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Kerr-enhanced optical spring for next-generation gravitational wave detectors
The detection of gravitational waves stands as one of the most significant achievements in modern physics. In 2017, gravitational waves...
Rapid, simultaneous detection of multiple bacteria achieved with handheld sensor
Hear the words E. coli or salmonella and food poisoning comes to mind. Rapid detection of such bacteria is crucial...
Cells engineered to produce immune-boosting amino acids in prizewinning research
Bacterial proteins often play a successful hide and seek game with the body’s immune system, making it difficult to combat...
Governance frameworks should address the prospect of AI systems that cannot be safely tested
In this Policy Forum, Michael Cohen and colleagues highlight the unique risks presented by a particular class of artificial intelligence...
Sylvester physician co-authors global plan to combat prostate cancer
MIAMI, FLORIDA (EMBARGOED UNTIL APRIL 4, 2024, at 6:30 pm EDT) – Annual prostate cancer cases worldwide are projected to...
Britain began industrializing in the 17th century – over a 100 years earlier than history books claim
Britain was already well on its way to an industrialised economy under the reign of the Stuarts in the 17th...
Flexible fiber, coupled to the human body, enables chipless textile electronics
A flexible electronic fiber that utilizes the human body as part of the circuit enables textile-based electronics without the need...
‘Diverse’ agriculture benefits people and the environment at the same time
Rotating crops, conserving soil nutrients and deploying other strategies to “diversify” agriculture all at the same time can yield major...
Researchers envision sci-fi worlds involving changes to atmospheric water cycle
Human activity is changing the way water flows between the Earth and atmosphere in complex ways and with likely long-lasting...
Stellar collisions produce strange, zombie-like survivors
Despite their ancient ages, some stars orbiting the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole appear deceptively youthful. But unlike humans,...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies