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Phys.org / A new and faster way to extract animal behaviors from video
Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behavior have introduced the method YOLO-Behaviour: a new computer vision framework to automatically identify animal behaviors from videos. The robust and easy-to-use ...
Phys.org / Leveraging a novel protein tagging strategy offers new route to cancer treatment
In a pioneering collaboration with AbbVie, Northwestern researchers have discovered a new way to potentially treat cancer by targeting and removing harmful proteins from cells.
Phys.org / Bacterial flagellar motors: Study sheds light on their ion-driven mechanisms
When speaking of motors, most people think of those powering vehicles and human machinery. However, biological motors have existed for millions of years in microorganisms. Among these, many bacterial species have tail-like ...
Phys.org / Researchers unlock new potential porcine virus treatment
UConn researchers have identified a novel small molecule for the development of a preventative treatment for a serious and costly disease in pigs.
Phys.org / Jamming rivals' love songs with wing flicks: How fruit flies flit between courtship and aggression
For fruit flies, finding the right mate is all about the right song. Now, research shows that male flies don't just try to impress their valentine by serenading her with song—they also go to great lengths to drown out the ...
Phys.org / Eliminating singularities: Physicists describe the creation of black holes through pure gravity
Traditional black holes, as predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity, contain what are known as singularities, i.e., points where the laws of physics break down. Identifying how singularities are resolved ...
Phys.org / Physicists find deformed nuclei when searching for 'dark forces'
When world-leading teams join forces, new findings are bound to be made. This is what happened when quantum physicists from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics ...
Phys.org / Cockatoos prefer their noodles dunked in blueberry yogurt: First evidence of non-primate food flavoring behavior
Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna are reporting that Goffin's cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana) engage in food flavoring behavior by dunking food into soy yogurt. Experimentally controlled tests have ...
Phys.org / Money may have originated through long distance trade, new theory suggests
Two of the most commonly accepted theories for the origin of money are the commodity theory and the chartalist theory. Both have drawbacks, but in recent years, the chartalist theory has gained much traction.
Phys.org / Astronomers uncover details of pulsar M53A's spin and motion
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) and by analyzing archival Arecibo Observatory data, astronomers have investigated a distant pulsar designated PSR B1310+18A. Results of the new study, ...
Phys.org / Astronomers unveil spectro-polarimetric properties of X-ray binary GX 9+1
Using the X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) and Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), Indian astronomers have observed an X-ray binary system known as GX 9+1. Results of the observational campaign, presented ...
Phys.org / Curiosity rover captures colorful clouds drifting over Mars
Red-and-green-tinted clouds drift through the Martian sky in a new set of images captured by NASA's Curiosity rover using its Mastcam—its main set of "eyes." Taken over 16 minutes on Jan. 17 (the 4,426th Martian day, or ...