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Behavioural Science

Secret to waking up alert and refreshed

December 7, 2022
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Study reveals that you can wake up each morning without feeling sluggish by paying attention to three key factors: sleep, exercise and breakfast.

Evolutionary Science

Male orb-weaving spiders fight less in female-dominated colonies

December 7, 2022
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When there are more females than males in colonies of orb-weaving spiders, males fight less with each other — and that females fight less in female-dominated colonies than in male-dominated ones.

Biomedical Science

Self-powered ingestible sensor opens new avenues for gut research

December 7, 2022
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Researchers develop a self-powered ingestible sensor system designed to monitor metabolites in the small intestine over time

Behavioural Science

Tropical wildlife follows the same daily patterns worldwide

December 7, 2022
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Isolation no barrier as rainforest animals follow the daily dictates of time and temperature

Food/Nutrition

Peanuts and herbs and spices may positively impact gut microbiome

December 7, 2022
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Two studies show that adding peanuts and herbs and spices to the American Diet can increase the abundance of gut bacteria associated with better health.

Biochemistry

New clues about how carbon dioxide affects bumble bee reproduction

December 7, 2022
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Study revealed clues about how the chemical compound affects bee physiology, including reproduction.

Biology

T. Rex’s fancy footwork owed to special ligaments

December 7, 2022
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Study revealed that tyrannosaurs had unique ligaments that supercharged their feet, allowing them to move swiftly across vast distances.

Chemical Engineering

New process shows promise turning plastic trash into pharmaceuticals

December 7, 2022
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The novel method developed by researchers has exciting implications for plastic waste collecting on Catalina Island and L.A.-area beaches.

Medical Science

Deaths from firearms are reaching unprecedented levels in the U.S.

December 7, 2022
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A new study the first analysis shows both the sheer magnitude of firearm fatalities in the U.S. over the past 32 years and the growing disparities by race/ethnicity, age, and geographic location. 

Psychology

Managers exhibit bias based on race, gender, disability and sexual orientation

December 7, 2022
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Study shows that those in management positions demonstrate explicit and implicit bias toward others from marginalized groups and often express more implicit bias than people who are not in management. 

Material Science

Learning from pangolins and peacocks

December 7, 2022
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Researchers explore next-gen structural materials- from pangolin scales that can stand up to hard hits to colorful but sturdy peacock feathers, nature can do a lot with a few simple molecules.

Physics

Ways to control noise in the domain of quantum technology

November 30, 2022
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New study on behaviour of charged particles in a magnetic field under ultra-cold temperatures can help control noise in quantum technology.

Astronomy

Astronomers have spotted a recurrent nova system

November 30, 2022
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Study of data from the outburst of the star called RS Ophiuchi detected on August 8, 2021, which shows hot, may hold the key to understanding the formation of Type 1a supernovae.

Astronomy

Shock waves trigger black holes’ powerful jets

November 30, 2022
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Powerful jets of material released by black holes are accelerated far into space by shock waves within the jets

Microbial Science

Antimicrobial resistant bacteria migrating from a patient’s gut microbiome to the lungs

November 30, 2022
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First evidence drug resistant bacteria can travel from gut to lung, increasing infection risks

Geological Science

Mars crater rocks contain presence of organic compounds

November 30, 2022
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Rock samples from the Jezero crater analysed by the Perseverance rover show evidence of liquid water and signatures that could be organic compounds.

Biotechnology

Protein shapes could be new biomarker for Parkinson’s disease.

November 30, 2022
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Researchers have found that a set of proteins have different shapes in the spinal fluid of healthy individuals and Parkinson’s patients.

Environmental Science

Toxicity of tire-particle compounds absorbed by living organisms

November 30, 2022
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Research study looks at the solubilization and bio accessibility of tire-particle compounds in the digestive systems of rainbow trout.

Evolutionary Science

New clues about the physiology of earliest animal ancestors

November 30, 2022
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The contents of the last meal consumed by the earliest animals known to inhabit Earth more than 550 million years ago has unearthed

Robotics

Flocks of assembler robots show potential for making larger structures

November 30, 2022
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Researchers make progress toward groups of robots that could build almost anything, including buildings, vehicles, and even bigger robots.