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Tech Xplore / Solar-powered desalination system turns ocean water into drinking water, without waste
The United Nations estimates that 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water, and communities from California to the Middle East rely on desalination plants to convert ocean water to fresh water. Common desalination ...
Phys.org / NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list
NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround.
Medical Xpress / Years after polyp removal, gut microbiome changes may still shape colorectal cancer risk
More than a decade after removal of an adenoma—a precancerous mass—from the colon, alterations to the gut microbiome and metabolites remain and may drive heightened risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study led ...
Phys.org / Reconstructed 1.5‑billion‑year‑old protein network reveals hundreds of hidden disease‑linked genes
A University of Texas at Austin-led team has reconstructed the most detailed map to date of the molecular machines that carried out the functions of life in an ancient ancestor that gave rise to all complex life on Earth, ...
Medical Xpress / Extreme trait values may trace to rare genes with outsized effects, analysis suggests
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found evidence that people who fall at the extreme high or low ends of certain traits, such as cholesterol, blood glucose, height, and age at menopause, are ...
Tech Xplore / Privacy isn't dead, it's just that tech companies have made it inconvenient
"You have zero privacy … Get over it," Scott McNealy, then CEO of Sun Microsystems, declared in 1999.
Medical Xpress / Virtual reality pathfinding errors may flag early Alzheimer's risk before symptoms appear
Alzheimer's disease (AD) often begins long before it is clinically recognized, with subtle brain changes emerging years before noticeable memory loss or cognitive decline. Among the earliest regions affected are the hippocampus ...
Phys.org / Which of your climate actions make the biggest difference? Here's how to find out
Go vegan, ditch the car, avoid air travel. Or forget all that—because it's corporations and governments that are really to blame. This argument can feel quite paralyzing, but what if this is the wrong debate to have?
Medical Xpress / Study urges inclusive urban design for dementia
Navigating Vancouver's streets on foot can feel somewhat perilous. Cars, cyclists and e-scooters come at you from all directions. Construction shuts off walkways leading to diversions. Sidewalks are often uneven and in need ...
Phys.org / Fish have no necks, yet this ancient balancing trick keeps their heads startlingly steady in motion
Postural control is a fundamental behavior for most animals, and head stability in particular plays a crucial role in achieving stable sensory input, accurate spatial perception, and efficient motor output. Tetrapods, including ...
Medical Xpress / Naturally occurring molecule may help outsmart melanoma
Melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer, due in large part to its ability to rapidly develop resistance to treatment. Now, researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified a naturally occurring ...
Science X / Why 'football' beats 'shamrock' when your brain is dismantling every word at lightning speed
Before you even know what a word means, your brain is already playing a rapid-fire game of linguistic LEGO. Discover how our minds secretly dissect words, piece by orthographic piece, in the blink of an eye.
