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Phys.org / Mutations driving evolution are informed by the genome, not random, study suggests
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in the human APOL1 gene arises not randomly but more frequently ...
Phys.org / New modeling indicates 100-year-old geological theory on the Himalayas may have been wrong all along
For the last century, Émile Argand's theory on the formation and geological support system of the massive Himalayan mountain range has remained the predominant explanation widely accepted among geologists. This theory states ...
Phys.org / The growing threat of vast ravines swallowing streets and homes
Deep, gigantic cracks in the Earth known as gullies are tearing through African cities, swallowing up houses and streets, destroying infrastructure and displacing tens of thousands of people. Left unchecked, this new geological ...
Phys.org / Polaritons enable tunable and efficient molecular charge transfer across broader spectrum of light
Polaritons are quasiparticles emerging from strong interactions between light particles (i.e., photons) and matter excitations (e.g., excitons). Over the past few years, researchers have found that these quasiparticles can ...
Phys.org / How the palmette motif shifted from elite status symbol to royal emblem in Iron Age Judah
In a study published by Reli Avisar in the Levant journal, the author examines the symbol of the palmette and how its meaning changed together with the local political and social atmosphere.
Phys.org / Quantum emitter discovery in diamonds enables a new type of coupling
Researchers at The City College of New York have shown how a quantum emitter, the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond, interacts in unexpected ways with a specially engineered photonic structure when moved around with ...
Phys.org / Lost for 50 years, Nobel patents found in Swedish summer home
A dozen patents belonging to Swedish inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel and lost for almost 50 years were recently found in a Swedish couple's summer house, the Nobel Foundation told AFP.
Phys.org / Particle detector proves precision as it prepares to probe properties of quark-gluon plasma
A new and powerful particle detector just passed a critical test in its goal to decipher the ingredients of the early universe. The sPHENIX detector is the newest experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory's Relativistic ...
Phys.org / Deep learning method enables efficient Boltzmann distribution sampling across a continuous temperature range
A research team has developed a novel direct sampling method based on deep generative models. Their method enables efficient sampling of the Boltzmann distribution across a continuous temperature range. The findings have ...
Phys.org / Seeking a carbon-capture breakthrough: Solar-activated molecules rapidly trap CO₂, pointing to scalable solution
What tricks can organic molecules be taught to help solve our planet's biggest problems? That's the question driving Assistant Professor Richard Y. Liu as he pushes the frontiers of organic chemistry in pursuit of cleaner ...
Phys.org / DNA-based neural network learns from examples to solve problems
Neural networks are computing systems designed to mimic both the structure and function of the human brain. Caltech researchers have been developing a neural network made out of strands of DNA instead of electronic parts ...
Phys.org / Starfish break the rules of animal distribution
Animals and plants around the world are not randomly distributed. They appear to follow trends and patterns. But it's often difficult to figure out if the patterns we see in the natural world actually hold true. To prove ...
