Ecology
Drift logs destroy intertidal ecosystems, study shows
Logs are a familiar sight on the beaches along the coast of Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii and are often viewed positively, as they can stabilize the banks, be used for firewood or act as benches by beach-goers. However, ...
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Biochemistry
New technique enables faster drug design for diseases linked to ion channels
An international team involving the Institute of Chemical Research, a joint center of the University of Seville and the Spanish National Research Council, has developed a new technique that will accelerate the design of drugs ...
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Saturday Citations: Humans have sensitive hands; solar system travels 3 times faster than predicted
It's the third of a generous five Saturdays in the month of November. What did we do to deserve such a bounty of days off? In the last week, we reported on hundreds of developments in science. Here is a more or less arbitrary ...
Raman quantum memory demonstrates near-unity performance
Over the past decades, quantum physicists and engineers have developed numerous technologies that harness the principles of quantum mechanics to push the boundaries of classical information science. Among these advances, ...
Small group counseling boosts students' emotional skills and school connectedness
Across the United States, children spend more than 1,100 hours in school each year—time that shapes not only their academic success but also their emotional and social growth. Yet, for many students, the school environment ...
Social Sciences
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Rediscovery of lost fish species provides a second chance for conservation
Researchers have announced the rediscovery of Moema claudiae, a species of seasonal killifish in Bolivia that was previously thought to be possibly extinct. This rediscovery provides new hope for the conservation of this ...
Plants & Animals
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Exercise-induced vesicles boost neuron growth when transplanted into sedentary mice
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report that extracellular vesicles released into the bloodstream during aerobic exercise can, on their own, drive a robust increase in adult hippocampal neurogenesis ...
Gut bacterium could be key to tackling obesity crisis
The internet, libraries and bookshops are full of plans and advice on how to lose weight, from fad diets to intense exercise routines. But there could be another route to keeping the pounds away, and that's with a gut bacterium ...
Ultra-strong, lightweight metal composite can withstand extreme heat
University of Toronto researchers have designed a new composite material that is both very light and extremely strong—even at temperatures up to 500 Celsius.
Engineering
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Software optimizes brain simulations, enabling them to complete complex cognitive tasks
A new software enables brain simulations which both imitate the processes in the brain in detail and can solve challenging cognitive tasks. The program was developed by a research team at the Cluster of Excellence "Machine ...
Neuroscience
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Medical Xpress
Washington resident is infected with a different type of bird flu
Scientists document a death from a meat allergy tied to certain ticks
Gut bacterium could be key to tackling obesity crisis
Traces of bacteria inside brain tumors may affect tumor behavior
Ethiopia confirms first Marburg outbreak as WHO lauds country's fast action
Inequalities in mental health compulsory admissions worsened during the pandemic, UK study finds
Common cesarean closure method linked to long-term complications, experts suggest change
Unusual days signal rising migraine risk
Neural 'barcodes': Intra-regional brain dynamics linked to person-specific characteristics
Tech Xplore
Newsom touts California's record battery energy gains at UN climate conference
Low-grade heat from renewable sources could be used to desalinate water
AI-powered LED system delivers stable wireless power for indoor IoT devices
Cracking the code of complexity in computer science's P vs. NP problem
Cheaper cars emit more pollution, creating urban air quality inequality
New pathways to green hydrogen use seawater without additional reagents
AI at the speed of light just became a possibility
New cathode chemistry slashes self-discharge in grid-scale zinc-iodine batteries
Solid-state sodium batteries could be safer, cheaper, more powerful option
Combining nuclear waste disposal with mobile energy generation
Electrical control of spin currents in graphene via ferroelectric switching achieved
A collaborative European research team led by physicists from Slovak Academy of Sciences has theorized a new approach to control spin currents in graphene by coupling it to a ferroelectric In2Se3 monolayer. Using first-principles ...
Condensed Matter
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Catalyst turns methane into bioactive compounds for the first time
Natural gas—one of the planet's most abundant energy sources—is primarily composed of methane, ethane, and propane. While it is widely burned for energy, producing greenhouse gas emissions, scientists and industries have ...
Biochemistry
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Chang'e-6 samples reveal first evidence of impact-formed hematite and maghemite on the moon
A joint research team from the Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGCAS) and Shandong University has for the first time identified crystalline hematite (α-Fe2O3) and maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) formed ...
Planetary Sciences
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Bacterial enzyme uses vitamin C to neutralize immune defenses, study finds
Throughout evolution, pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi, have developed sophisticated defense strategies to survive and multiply in the hostile environment of their hosts. These mechanisms increase ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Shocked galaxy clusters: Unraveling the mysteries of radio relics
Galaxy clusters are the largest gravitationally bound structures in the universe, with each containing hundreds or even thousands of galaxies. When two of these giants collide, they send powerful shock waves through one another, ...
Astronomy
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Low-grade heat from renewable sources could be used to desalinate water
A McGill University-led research team has demonstrated the feasibility of a sustainable and cost-effective way to desalinate seawater. The method—thermally driven reverse osmosis (TDRO)—uses a piston-based system powered ...
Energy & Green Tech
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AI-powered LED system delivers stable wireless power for indoor IoT devices
The world's first automatic and adaptive, dual-mode light-emitting diode (LED)-based optical wireless power transmission system, that operates seamlessly under both dark and bright lighting conditions, has been developed ...
Energy & Green Tech
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Inflammasome found to drive male-specific bone loss in gum disease
A study out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has unveiled new insights into the inflammatory processes behind periodontitis, a common and debilitating gum disease. Research conducted by UNC Adams School ...
Dentistry
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Fighting poverty may require cultural wisdom, not just cash
Most poverty-fighting efforts focus on meeting basic material needs, such as food and shelter. But this overlooks the psychological and cultural factors that shape how people take action in their lives.
Social Sciences
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HD⁺ ions cooled to 18 mK yield most precise vibrational-rotational spectra to date
A research team from the Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology (APM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made significant progress in precisely measuring the vibrational-rotational spectra ...
General Physics
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If the supernova standard candle is wrong, it could solve the Hubble tension
Last time I wrote about new data that overturns the standard cosmological model. Before anyone starts dusting off their fringe cosmological models, we should note what this new study doesn't overturn. It doesn't say the Big ...
How adolescents can become resilient to digital misinformation
Young people are particularly susceptible to misleading information on social media. Yet insights from developmental psychology show that they also have unique strengths to build resilience. In a new perspective paper led ...
A single gene may shape the taste of tea
Tea (Camellia sinensis) is one of the world's most widely consumed beverages, and the size of young buds directly influences both yield and quality. Larger buds can increase leaf mass, while different tea types require specific ...
Tourists give restaurants higher ratings than locals, new study finds
Tourists don't just bring cameras and appetites on vacation, they also bring rosier opinions. A new study in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research finds that travelers systematically give restaurants higher online ...
How deep does it go? World-first mapping reveals the true depth of Australia's deepest lake
A high-tech mapping team from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has produced an incredible new view of one of Tasmania's most iconic natural features and Australia's deepest lake, Lake St Clair in Tasmania's central ...
Ethics should lead, not play catch-up, expert emphasizes as Japan panel OKs making human embryos from stem cells
A leading bioethicist at Hiroshima University is calling for an anticipatory, rather than reactive, approach to ethics after a Japanese government panel in August backed a report that brings the country a step closer to becoming ...
Baby sea otter is reunited with mother in central California after dramatic rescue
It was a foggy October afternoon on the central California coast when the Marine Mammal Center got a call on their public hotline: there were distressed cries coming from the frigid waters in Morro Bay.
Satellites play critical role in tracking climate adaptation, researchers say
Satellite-based Earth observation provides a unique and powerful tool in tracking climate adaptation, an international study involving University of Galway researchers has shown.
Global review identifies 57 new living species of tiny marine foraminifera
A global review of tiny sea animals called foraminifera has identified 57 new living species, including three from NZ waters. The NZ-led research team used DNA sequencing and physical structure to describe types of foraminifera ...
Thais navigate flooded homes and ancient temples by boat
For three months, Thai retiree Somkid Kijniyom has been sleeping in a small boat surviving on dry food handouts in the waist-high floodwaters that have filled his home.
Arachnid super-web reveals the surprising 'constant party' life of cohabiting spiders
What is thought to be the world's largest-known spider's web, housing tens of thousands of arachnids, has been discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border.
Climate leaders are talking about 'overshoot' into warming danger zone. Here's what it means
The world's climate leaders are conceding that Earth's warming will shoot past a hard limit they set a decade ago in hopes of keeping the planet out of a danger zone. But they're not conceding defeat.
Demand for JWST's observational time hits a new peak
Getting time on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the dream of many astronomers. The most powerful space telescope currently in our arsenal, the JWST has been in operation for almost four years at this point, after ...
ESA pinpoints 3I/ATLAS's path with data from Mars
Since comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object, was discovered on 1 July 2025, astronomers worldwide have worked to predict its trajectory. ESA has now improved the comet's predicted location by a factor of 10, ...
Higher CO₂ levels are making our food more calorific and less nutritious
More CO2 in the atmosphere is making food crops more caloric, less nutritious and potentially more toxic. If we do not intervene, this could cause malnutrition, even in population groups that currently have enough to eat. ...
Image: A robotic helping hand at the ISS
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim took this photo on July 23, 2025, as the International Space Station orbited 259 miles above a cloudy Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico. Visible in the image is the 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2 robotic ...
A new way to measure the age of dolphins opens a window onto the lives of these iconic animals
Knowing the age of an animal reveals key information about how long it lives and when it reproduces.
Studies call for state accountability for state harms
University of Otago, Wellington—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Pōneke researchers believe the government is breaching the rights of imprisoned and recently-released Māori.
Fight over fossil fuels drawdown looms at UN climate summit
Two years after nations agreed to transition away from fossil fuels, dozens are pushing to go even further at the COP30 climate summit, setting up a showdown with oil powers.
Italian fruit detective racing to save forgotten varieties
Isabella Dalla Ragione hunts in abandoned gardens and orchards for forgotten fruits, preserving Italy's agricultural heritage and saving varieties which could help farmers withstand the vagaries of a changing climate.
