Research: New Scientist Magazine – July 27, 2024
Tag Archives: Brain
Research Preview: Science Magazine – July 19, 2024
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The benefits of GLP-1 drugs beyond obesity
Glucagon-like peptide–1–based medicines have weight loss–independent actions
A hard fruit to swallow
Foraging niches become more specialized toward bird range limits
Scientists at odds over wild plans to slow melting glaciers
Call to study glacial geoengineering stirs up “civil war” among polar scientists
Research Preview: Science Magazine – July 12, 2024
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Can ‘cow flu’ be eliminated—or is it too late?
Feeble government response and lack of industry cooperation hamper U.S. control efforts
Accusations sting bee ‘odometer’ studies
Scientists allege irregularities in papers on how honey bees gauge distance
Ancient crystals show plate tectonics began early
Hardy zircons suggest subduction of ocean crust began 4 billion years ago
Stunning 3D chromosomes preserved in thawed mammoths
“New type of fossil” may boost efforts to bring beasts back
Research Preview: Science Magazine – June 28, 2024
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The perfect pesticide? RNA kills crop-destroying beetles with unprecedented accuracy
Could super-Earths or mini-Neptunes host life among the stars?
As the hunt for habitable Earth-like planets stalls, astronomers are turning to bigger worlds
This biologist aims to solve the cell’s biggest mystery. Could it help cancer patients, too?
Four decades after his lab found odd, massive particles inside cells, Leonard Rome is still determined to figure out what “vaults” do
Research Preview: Science Magazine – June 21, 2024
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Wild poliovirus makes comeback in Afghanistan and Pakistan
2024 target of ending all transmission will likely be missed
Ancient earthquake likely rerouted the Ganges
Discovery of new seismic concern stokes flooding fear for densely populated delta region
No place like home
The hunt for Earth-like planets has run into headwinds. Some astronomers are looking for signs of habitability on bigger worlds
Research Preview: Science Magazine – June 14, 2024
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Hubble telescope down to last gyroscopes, limiting science
Despite failing hardware, NASA has no plans to pursue a servicing mission to the aging, iconic instrument
Astronauts face health risks—even on short trips in space
New studies include health data collected from space tourists on first privately funded orbital mission
Sacrificed Maya boys tied to myth of ‘Hero Twins’
Ancient DNA shows continuity between living and ancient Maya communities
Ideas & Research: Harvard Magazine July/Aug 2024
HARVARD MAGAZINE July/August 2024 :
Decoding the Deep
Project CETI’s pioneering effort to unlock the language of sperm whales
by Jonathan Shaw
Mechanical Intelligence and Counterfeit Humanity
Reflections on six decades of relations with comptuers
by Harry R. Lewis
Research Preview: Science Magazine – June 7, 2024
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Little-known virus is on the rise in South America
Deforestation and climate change may be helping Oropouche virus spread far beyond the Amazon Basin
‘Google for DNA’ indexes 10% of world’s known sequence data
Achievement demonstrates feasibility of making all of life’s code easily searchable, researchers say
The evolution of thermogenesis in mammals
Comparative genomics elucidates the steps enabling heat production in fat tissue
Research Preview: Science Magazine – May 31, 2024
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After crisis in interstellar space, stream of Voyager 1 data resumes
Before its computer crashed, venerable NASA probe may have entered mysterious new region beyond the Solar System
Theory of sleep as a brain cleanser challenged
Mouse study contradicts landmark finding, but some question its methodology
Mysterious sea urchin plague is spreading rapidly
Pathogen that kills victims within days leaps from Caribbean to Red Sea
Research Preview: Science Magazine – May 24, 2024
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Decoding the Brain
A cell-by-cell look at neuropsychiatric diseases
Mapping the brain’s gene-regulatory maze
DNA sequences are connected to genes and functions in the developing and adult brain
How the German cockroach conquered the world
DNA study implicates medieval warfare and colonial trade
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