Verified users on social media networks drive polarization and the formation of echo chambers, study finds
2024-10-22 11:00:00 phys.org Echo chamber formation sharpened by priority. Credit: iScience / Ferraz de Arruda et al. When X (formerly...
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Live imaging of ovulation in action reveals three distinct phases
2024-10-22 07:40:00 phys.org Live imaging reveals follicle expansion and contraction before egg release. Credit: Nature Cell Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41556-024-01524-6...
Scientists uncover how transcription drives motion within the genome
2024-10-22 05:00:00 phys.org Visualization of the genome (green) and a single gene (magenta) in a human cell nucleus, with genomic...
Researchers discover new mechanism in shade avoidance
2024-10-21 15:21:00 phys.org The plant on the left is under standard growth light, while the plant on the right exhibits...
Understanding the relationship between food waste, climate change and an aging population
2024-10-21 15:30:00 phys.org Researchers investigated how household food waste relates to various demographic and economic factors, revealing the intricate role...
Researchers use multi-phase composition and electrospinning to fabricate SiOC nanofibers
2024-10-21 15:59:00 phys.org The incorporation of Co and Ti significantly facilitated the nanostructuring of the fibers and enhanced the dielectric...
Absolute numbers of women matter more than proportion for achieving gender equity in STEM, study argues
2024-10-21 16:27:00 phys.org An international study visually highlights the level of gender equity in STEM fields, aiming to support the...
Fear of missing out may be based on concerns about future relationships, especially for those with social anxiety
2024-10-21 16:33:00 phys.org Overview of Prior Literature on FOMO and Current ResearchNote. FOMO = fear of missing out. Credit: Journal...
Artificial ‘nose’ can sniff out damaged fruit and spoiled meat
2024-10-21 14:21:00 phys.org At the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Gjøvik, researchers are combining sensors with antenna...
What makes Chinese students so successful by international standards?
2024-10-21 12:30:00 phys.org Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain There is a belief widely held across the Western world: Chinese students are...
‘Time capsule’ lunar samples link the moon’s past and present
2024-10-21 09:49:00 phys.org Astronaut John W. Young collects samples of lunar regolith. Credit: NASA Samples collected from the surface of...
Male stalk-eyed flies with short eyestalks are less attractive to females but fight more fiercely, scientists discover
2024-10-21 00:00:00 phys.org A confrontation between stalk-eyed flies. Image by Gerald Wilkinson. Credit: Gerald Wilkinson In stalk-eyed flies, longer eyestalks...
Investigating the impact of ultralight dark matter on gravitational wave signals
2024-10-20 09:00:00 phys.org Extreme-mass-ratio binary inspiralling in an environment of dark matter. The movement of small black holes creates a...
UN biodiversity conference: what’s at stake?
2024-10-20 05:29:00 phys.org The COP16 is being held in Cali, Colombia, from October 21 to November 1, 2024. The world's...
All-optical switch device paves way for faster fiber-optic communication
2024-10-19 13:21:00 phys.org Schematic of the optical cavity with a one molecule thick layer of tungsten diselenide (WSe2) at the...
Brown dwarf actually brown dwarfs; the adaptability of ice-age humans; archaeologists excited
2024-10-19 08:30:00 phys.org Al Khazneh, Petra, Jordan. Credit: Graham Racher, London, CC BY-SA 2.0 This week, researchers discovered a near-Earth...
Materials of the future can be extracted from wastewater
2024-10-18 11:43:00 phys.org Graphical Abstract. Credit: Current Opinion in Biotechnology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2024.103192 A group of researchers is on the...
Research reveals potential for community-led housing to empower black and minority ethnic communities
2024-10-18 11:43:00 phys.org Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Dr. Tom Moore, a housing and planning research expert at the University of...
New strategy unlocks magnetic switching with hydrogen bonding at molecular level
2024-10-18 11:51:00 phys.org By introducing a chiral carboxylic acid as a hydrogen-bond donor, the team induced precise magnetic switching behavior...
Five surprising ways that trees help prevent flooding
2024-10-18 22:20:00 phys.org Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Think of flood prevention and you might imagine huge concrete dams, levees or...
Uncovering new regulatory mechanisms in embryo implantation
2024-10-18 11:59:00 phys.org To facilitate proper implantation, endometrial stroma cells (ESC) differentiate into decidual cells in a process known as...
Schools for the blind can have positive psychological transformative effects on people with visual impairment
2024-10-18 12:43:00 phys.org Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered that for individuals with acquired visual...
Cellular senescence research identifies key enzyme to promote healthy aging
2024-10-18 13:01:00 phys.org ACLY is crucial for establishing and maintaining the pro-inflammatory SASP. The ACLY-BRD4 axis enhances the aging-related inflammatory...
Lignin molecular property discovery could help turn trees into affordable, greener industrial chemicals
2024-10-18 14:00:00 phys.org Bob Kelly (l) and Jack Wang look over poplar trees in a greenhouse on NC State's Centennial...
A faster way to identify drought-resistant plants for crop breeding research
2024-10-18 12:44:00 phys.org Credit: Field Crops Research (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109507 Climate change is making droughts more common and more severe—which...
First results from the Axion Dark-Matter Birefringent Cavity experiment establish a new technique for axion search
2024-10-18 06:40:00 phys.org Experimental setup at MIT, picture by Swadha Pandey. Our four-mirror detector is housed inside two steel vacuum...
