Two brain regions help humans to filter out irrelevant information and concentrate on the right stuff in social situations.
Export of minerals, wood and energy drives a surprisingly high fraction of deforestation.
Magma chamber is discovered beneath Kolumbo volcano, near the Greek island of Santorini.
Big outbreak at a Spanish farm reignites fears of an H5N1 influenza pandemic
Plans to drown orchards and farm fields to boost groundwater supplies get off to a slow start
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It’s unacceptable that millions living in poverty still lack access to safe water and basic sanitation. Nature Water will help researchers to find a way forward.
Repeating bursts of X-rays lead scientists to a black hole that eats in spurts.
At least four articles credit the AI tool as a co-author, as publishers scramble to regulate its use.
“Even more importantly, we’ve shown you can collect the blood drop at home and mail it into the lab,” said Michael Snyder, PhD, director of the Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine and senior author on the research, which was published in Nature Biomedical Engineering on Jan. 19.
Stanford Medicine (January 19, 2023) – Researchers at Stanford Medicine have shown they can measure thousands of molecules — some of which are signals of health — from a single drop of blood.
Unlike finger-prick testing for diabetes, which measures a single type of molecule (glucose), multi-omics microsampling gives data about thousands of different molecules at once.
The new approach combines a microsampling device — a tool used to self-administer a finger prick — with “multi-omics” technologies, which simultaneously analyze a vast array of proteins, fats, by-products of metabolism and inflammatory markers.
Will reprogramming technique one day help people?
Data from citizen scientists reveal a worrying growth in light pollution over the past decade
An anthropologist argues that experimental communities in Madagascar influenced the European Enlightenment
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New Scientist Magazine – 21 January 2023:
There’s a lot of hype surrounding the idea of a decentralised version of the internet that would give more power to ordinary users. Here’s what it would take to make it happen
By upending the idea that a chemical imbalance in the brain is behind depression, we are starting to understand some of its mysteries and develop better treatments
Where European eels start and end their lives was long a mystery, but an audacious expedition has finally revealed the last details of their incredible migration
A century ago, the discovery of hafnium confirmed the validity of the periodic table — but only thanks to scientists who stood up for evidence at a time of global turmoil.
A metal–polymer composite conducts electricity and conforms to the skin, making it suitable for medical devices applied directly to the body.
Dwarf planet Eris’ rotation is constrained by its large moon Dysnomia, named after the Greek goddess of lawlessness.
Analysis of more than one million people suggests that roughly 16% of the condition can be attributed to genetic factors.
Scientists are abandoning conventional thinking to search for extraterrestrial creatures that bear little resemblance to Earthlings
Growing swarms of spacecraft in orbit are outshining the stars, and scientists fear no one will do anything to stop it
New techniques and novel ingredients can greatly reduce the immense carbon emissions from cement and concrete production
Habitable Worlds Observatory would be designed for robotic servicing
Silt overload and mercury pollution endanger river ecosystems—and the people who depend on them
Agency warns about brain swelling and bleeding on drug’s label, but imposes few restrictions on lecanemab’s use
It also shows that restoring the integrity of the epigenome reverses age-related symptoms.
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