A new study leverages detrital zircons to unveil the ancient geological processes shaping Earth, from crust-to-mantle recycling to the formation of supercontinents. The research was… Read More
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A Troubling Trend: US Adults Face Higher Death Rates Than Other Wealthy Nations
A new study by researchers at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science (LCDS) and Princeton University reveals that US working-age adults are dying at higher… Read More
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If it walks like a particle, and talks like a particle… it may still not be a particle. A topological soliton is a special type… Read More
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At least one in a dozen stars show evidence of planetary ingestion. At least one in a dozen stars show evidence of planetary ingestion according… Read More
Read More »Unlocking TNA: Researchers Develop Artificial Building Blocks of Life
Groundbreaking research has led to the creation of threofuranosyl nucleic acid (TNA), offering enhanced stability and therapeutic potential, with applications in drug delivery and diagnostics…. Read More
Read More »Unlocking the Secret of Aging: Scientists Uncover Surprising Role of Long Genes
What causes our body to age? Four complementary studies, including one from Northwestern Medicine, have come to the same conclusion: long genes. In a new… Read More
Read More »Warning: Sweetened Drinks Linked to Irregular Heart Rhythms
Drinking sugar- or artificially sweetened beverages was associated with increased risk of irregular heart rhythms, finds a study in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. An analysis… Read More
Read More »The “Death Zone” – Decoding the Secrets of the Namib Desert’s Fairy Circles
Researchers describe topsoil as “death zone” for fresh grass in the fairy circle. Namibia’s legendary fairy circles are mysterious, circular, bald patches in the dry… Read More
Read More »Mathematicians Use AI and New Clustering Algorithm To Identify Emerging COVID-19 Variants
An AI framework aids in identifying and tracking new COVID-19 variants, using a novel algorithm named CLASSIX to efficiently process large genomic datasets and enhance… Read More
Read More »MIT’s Self-Powered Sensor Automatically Harvests Ambient Magnetic Energy
A system designed at MIT could allow sensors to operate in remote settings, without batteries. MIT researchers have developed a battery-free, self-powered sensor that can… Read More
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