Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive since 1980, study finds
The lyrics of English-language songs have become simpler and more repetitive over the past 40 years, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.
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More than half of Colorado River's water used to irrigate crops, assessment shows
Irrigation for agriculture uses more than half of the Colorado River's total annual water flow, reports a paper published in Communications Earth & Environment. This finding is part of a new comprehensive assessment of how ...
Earth Sciences
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How extratropical ocean-atmosphere interactions can contribute to the variability of jet streams
The interaction between the oceans and the atmosphere plays a vital role in shaping the Earth's climate. Changing sea surface temperatures can heat or cool the atmosphere, and changes in the atmosphere can do the same to ...
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Research review suggests four key mechanisms are involved in changing one's personality
A pair of psychologists, one with Washington University in St. Louis, the other with the University of Zurich, has found via review of prior research that there are four key mechanisms involved when a person truly wants to ...
Doctors received approximately $12.1 billion from drug and device makers between 2013–2022, study reveals
Despite evidence that financial conflicts of interest may influence medical practice and research and may erode patient trust in medical professionals, these relationships remain pervasive. According to a new analysis of ...
Medical economics
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Researchers develop biomimetic olfactory chips to enable advanced gas sensing and odor detection
A research team led by the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has addressed the long-standing challenge of creating artificial olfactory sensors with arrays of diverse high-performance ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
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Discovery suggests new strategy against follicular lymphoma
A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine has identified important drivers of the transformation of a type of blood cancer called follicular lymphoma from a slow-growing form to the aggressive form it takes in some ...
Oncology & Cancer
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Cell phone video technology unveils new method for analyzing walking and gait
Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins Medicine have developed a new, accessible approach to analyze a patient's walking ability and stances more effectively. Following numerous tests, they determined ...
Sports medicine & Kinesiology
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Cell phone video technology unveils new method for analyzing walking and gait
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Babies attend to clues of meaning as they take in complex visual world
Researchers help spearhead changes to global anemia guidelines
For younger women, mental health now may predict heart health later
Malpractice trends involving active surveillance across cancers
Almost one in five Australians are suffering from long COVID, finds study
'Post-viral malaise': Why avoiding the term 'long-COVID' doesn't change anything for those affected
Study suggests maintaining optimism contributes to better mobility in women as they grow older
Clinical trial: Some sarcoma patients improve with T cell immunotherapy
Brain circuit that spoils appetite identified
Unlocking how to use mRNA to target Alzheimer's disease
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Researchers develop biomimetic olfactory chips to enable advanced gas sensing and odor detection
Team shows ion-induced field screening is a dominant factor in the operational stability of perovskite solar cells
White House sets policies for federal AI use
Paving new paths for sustainable construction
Critical materials assessment tags potential supply chain bottlenecks
Findings pave way for longer-lasting solid-state batteries
'Near perfect' control of single atoms is major advance toward quantum computing
A solar cell you can bend and soak in water
Japan unveils next-generation passenger plane project
Amount of protein consumed by pregnant women modulates the facial appearance of offspring, study finds
An international team of researchers has found that the amount of protein consumed by pregnant women can impact the facial development of their offspring. In their study, published in the journal Nature Communications, the ...
Going 'back to the future' to forecast the fate of a dead Florida coral reef
Rising temperatures and disease outbreaks are decimating coral reefs throughout the tropics. Evidence suggests that higher latitude marine environments may provide crucial refuges for many at-risk, temperature-sensitive coral ...
Ecology
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Fukushima fallout transport longevity revealed by North Pacific ocean circulation patterns
Fukushima is now notorious for the nuclear disaster that took place in March 2011, the second worst of its kind after the Chernobyl catastrophe of 1986. An earthquake-triggered tsunami off the Japanese coast damaged backup ...
Model suggests how ancient RNA may have gained self-cutting ability essential for life
Scientists have long pondered the beginnings of life on Earth. One theory is that RNA, which is ubiquitous across all domains of life, played a central role in early life. Similar to DNA, RNA possesses the ability to store ...
Evolution
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A method to compute the Rényi entanglement entropy in auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo simulations
Entanglement is a widely studied quantum physics phenomenon, in which two particles become linked in such a way that the state of one affects the state of another, irrespective of the distance between them. When studying ...
Realizing clean qubits for quantum computers using electrons on helium
Future quantum computers could be based on electrons floating above liquid helium, according to study by a RIKEN physicist and collaborators, appearing in Physical Review Applied.
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Scientists confirm that methane-processing microbes produce a fossil record
Communities of microbes that live in ocean sediments can consume methane. In oxygen-deprived sediments these microbes form clusters, called aggregates, that can have deposits of silica on their surfaces. It is not clear if ...
Cell & Microbiology
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A new coordinate system allows researchers to compare how limbs develop in chicks and frogs
To shed light on the principles that govern tissue dynamics across species, RIKEN biologists have developed a new method for analyzing the development of vertebrate limbs. These principles could help guide the development ...
Biotechnology
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Study suggests maintaining optimism contributes to better mobility in women as they grow older
A large team of social scientists, psychologists and geriatric specialists affiliated with a host of institutions across the U.S. reports that women who remain optimistic as they grow older tend to have better mobility as ...
Team discovers fundamentally new way to detect radiation involving cheap ceramics
The radiation detectors used today for applications like inspecting cargo ships for smuggled nuclear materials are expensive and cannot operate in harsh environments, among other disadvantages. Now, MIT engineers have demonstrated ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Instagram and Threads are limiting political content: Why this is terrible for democracy
Meta's Instagram and Threads apps are "slowly" rolling out a change that will no longer recommend political content by default. The company defines political content broadly as being "potentially related to things like laws, ...
Study reveals Pacific Islanders used fire to shape landscapes
Hawaiʻi is not the only Pacific island where wildfire is a concern. Using fire histories, vegetation and soil maps, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa wildfire expert Clay Trauernicht led new research that examined the relationships ...
Safe-guarding an ethical future for AI in education
Digital literacy experts are advocating for the need to change the way we engage with and teach Artificial Intelligence (AI), setting students up for success in the future.
Congestion pricing approved in New York City—expect it elsewhere soon, traffic expert says
At the end of each semester in his traffic engineering class, Northeastern University professor Peter Furth gives a lecture about transportation of the future.
Economic performance of wine production in the EU
A study of economic indicators in the wine industry across the European Union has shown significant variation between member states. Many of these are influenced by factors such as vineyard size and specialization.
Coastal dunes are retreating as sea levels rise. Research reveals the accelerating rate of change
In some parts of Australia, coastal dunes are retreating from the ocean at an alarming rate, as waves carve up the beach and wind blows the sand inland. But coastal communities are largely oblivious to the changes.
To manage chronic wasting disease, some animals die so more can live
Things are moving quickly, and they need to. On March 13, the Government of British Columbia announced that it would be harvesting 25 deer in the Kootenays. This announcement came six weeks after chronic wasting disease (CWD)—a ...
How can schools make sure gifted students get the help they need?
Earlier this month, the New South Wales government announced it would roll out programs for gifted students in every public school in the state.
The total solar eclipse in North America could shed light on a persistent puzzle about the sun
A total solar eclipse takes place on April 8 across North America. These events occur when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, completely blocking the sun's face. This plunges observers into a darkness similar to dawn ...
NASA's attempt to bring home part of Mars is unprecedented: The mission's problems are not
Massive cost overruns. Key deadlines slipping out of reach. Problems of unprecedented complexity, and a generation's worth of scientific progress contingent upon solving them.
New tomographic images shed light on the cessation of Indian continental subduction and ending the Himalayan orogeny
In a recent development in geology published in Science Bulletin, an international research team, including scientists from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Texas at ...
Plan to shoot thousands of West Coast owls ignites protest
A federal government plan for hunters to kill thousands of invasive owls to protect the rapidly declining northern spotted owl has ruffled the feathers of dozens of animal advocacy groups.
Texas county issues disaster declaration for solar eclipse, expects 200K people
A North Texas county issued a disaster declaration ahead of the April 8 solar eclipse, warning of traffic and potential gridlock as the celestial event ends.
How to enable insider social change agents to tackle social and environmental issues in organizations
Businesses play a crucial role in building a sustainable future, but it's the passionate individuals within these organizations who often lead the change. Known by many names— tempered radicals, social intrapreneurs, champions, ...
What can Charleston and other coastal cities teach South Florida about sea-level rise?
South Florida is considered one of the most at-risk areas of the U.S. when it comes to sea-level rise. But what can the region learn from other areas facing similar challenges?
China ships Tibetan glacier water to climate-threatened Maldives
China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said Thursday, a gift from the world's highest mountains to a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas.
Athens chokes in clouds of Sahara dust
Athenians are choking in clouds of thick dust blown in from the Sahara along with unseasonably warm weather, weather forecasters and doctors warned on Thursday.
Mexico delays ban on controversial herbicide
The Mexican government has postponed a ban on the use of glyphosate, saying it has not found an alternative for the controversial weed killer.
Saudi Aramco CEO calls energy transition strategy a failure
Pointing to the still paltry share of renewable energy in global supply, the head of Saudi Aramco described the current energy transition strategy as a misguided failure on Monday.
New Zealand's Maori King calls for whales to be given personhood
The King of New Zealand's Indigenous Maori people made an impassioned call Thursday for whales to be granted the same legal rights as people in a bid to protect the hallowed yet vulnerable species.