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Phys.org / The ship-timber beetle's fungal partner: More than just a food source

The ship-timber beetle (Elateroides dermestoides) is a species of ambrosia beetle. Unlike many of its relatives, which are social insects that live in colonies, it is solitary and does not live with other members of its species.

15 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Oldest mule in western Europe found in early Iron Age burial site

Researchers from the Prehistoric Studies and Research Seminar and the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Barcelona have identified the oldest mule documented in the western Mediterranean and continental Europe, ...

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / New test distinguishes vaccine-induced false positives from active HIV infection

Since the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was identified in 1983, roughly 91.4 million people around the world have contracted the virus and an additional 44.1 million have died from related causes. Currently, nearly 40 ...

14 hours ago in HIV & AIDS
Phys.org / Tightening the net around the elusive sterile neutrino

Neutrinos, though nearly invisible, are among the most numerous matter particles in the universe. The Standard Model recognizes three types, but the discovery of neutrino oscillations revealed they have mass and can change ...

17 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / Extracellular vesicles: Key to halting aging?

Researchers at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) are a step closer to finding the fountain of youth.

15 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Video-call glitches can have serious consequences

A technical glitch during a Zoom call shouldn't be that big a deal, or lead someone to make a judgment about the person on the other end. But in actuality, glitches during face-to-face video calls—even when the glitch does ...

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Pinning down spinless glueballs: New look at hidden structure inside subatomic particles

SUNY Poly Professor of Physics Dr. Amir Fariborz recently published a paper in Physical Review D titled "Spinless glueballs in generalized linear sigma model." The work takes on a central challenge in modern physics: understanding ...

16 hours ago in Physics
Tech Xplore / Data centers in space: Will 2027 really be the year AI goes to orbit?

Google recently unveiled Project Suncatcher, a research "moonshot" aiming to build a data center in space. The tech giant plans to use a constellation of solar-powered satellites which would run on its own TPU chips and transmit ...

9 hours ago in Hi Tech & Innovation
Medical Xpress / New vaccine sparks hope in whooping cough control

A human challenge trial has shown a new vaccine could offer better protection against whooping cough. The new study, delivered in partnership between the University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton, and the ...

Phys.org / Decoding how the human proteasome recognizes branched ubiquitin chains

Researchers at National Taiwan University have uncovered, for the first time at atomic resolution, how the human proteasome recognizes branched ubiquitin chains. Their finding reveals a multivalent decoding mechanism that ...

15 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / Guided learning helps previously 'untrainable' neural networks learn effectively

Even networks long considered "untrainable" can learn effectively with a bit of a helping hand. Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have shown that a brief period of alignment ...

15 hours ago in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Long-standing puzzle in electron scattering deepens with new measurement

Why does lead behave so differently from every other atomic nucleus when struck by electrons? A team of physicists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has taken an important step toward answering this question, only ...

18 hours ago in Physics