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New detector fails to confirm would-be evidence of dark matter
Almost 20 years ago, the DAMA/LIBRA experiment at Italy's Gran Sasso National Laboratory—LNGS began publishing data showing that it had detected a signal modulation...
It may be possible to restore memory function in Alzheimer’s, preclinical study finds
Research published today (Jan. 22) in the journal Brain reveals a new approach to Alzheimer's disease (AD) that may eventually make it possible to...
The price we pay for our advanced brains may be a greater tendency to...
Prof. Rony Paz of the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests that our brains are like modern washing machines—evolved to have the latest sophisticated programming,...
Mechanical engineers develop process to 3-D print piezoelectric materials
The piezoelectric materials that inhabit everything from our cell phones to musical greeting cards may be getting an upgrade thanks to work discussed in...
Antarctic krill population contracts southward as polar oceans warm
The population of Antarctic krill, the favourite food of many whales, penguins, fish and seals, shifted southward during a recent period of warming in...
Humpback whales’ songs at subarctic feeding areas are complex, progressive
Humpback whales overwintering in feeding areas may sing complex, progressive songs which closely resemble those associated with breeding grounds, according to a study published...
Targeted treatment shrinks deadly pediatric brain tumors
Chemotherapy and radiation are effective cancer treatments because they kill rapidly dividing cells, including tumor cells. But for children—whose tiny bodies are still growing—these...
Dual control: Plant peptide hormone generates distinct cell structures for water flow
Water flow through plants is critical to our food supply: without proper water flow, plants cannot carry out photosynthesis, or grow or reliably produce...
Scientists engineer new CRISPR platform for DNA targeting
A team that includes the scientist who first harnessed the revolutionary CRISPR-Cas9 and other systems for genome editing of eukaryotic organisms, including animals and...
Collision resonances between ultracold atom and molecules visualized for the first time
For the first time, a team led by Prof. Jian-Wei Pan and Prof. Bo Zhao at the University of Science and Technology of China,...
Astronomers use split images of quasars to produce a new estimate of the Hubble...
The question of how quickly the universe is expanding has been bugging astronomers for almost a century. Different studies keep coming up with different...
