Research: New Scientist Magazine – July 27, 2024
Tag Archives: Science Magazines
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – July 25, 2024
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Found: the hidden link between star-forming molecular clouds
Connections between three interstellar clouds of gas and dust offer a glimpse into their birth.
How the watermelon got its sweet taste and rosy hue
Genomic analysis reveals the complex roots of the modern fruit.
Massive cicada emergence prompted raccoons to run wild
Meanwhile, deer kept a low profile — perhaps because the deafening noise of the insects made it hard to hear predators.
Blowout! Satellites reveal one of the largest methane leaks on record
An oil well in Kazakhstan dumped more than 100,000 tonnes of the potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – July 18, 2024
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AI tool can pinpoint dementia’s cause — from stroke to Alzheimer’s
Algorithm that distinguishes among a host of underlying causes of dementia could be used for diagnosis in hospitals and clinics.
Most accurate clock in history made by ‘quieting’ atoms
Strontium-based timepiece gains or loses only one second every 40 billion years.
Storm-chasing seabirds served supper by cyclones
The ocean-going Desertas petrel often follows storms for days over thousands of kilometres.
Wine grapes’ sweetness reveals Europe’s climate history
Records on the quality of the grape harvest sheds light on 600 years of weather.
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – July 11, 2024
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The surprising driver of Amazon deforestation
Demand from Brazil itself accounts for more than half of the demand for crops and livestock from the Amazon and the savannah that surrounds it.
Fake jewellery from the Stone Age looks like the real deal
‘Amber’ beads dating to the Neolithic period, lasting from the fifth to the third millennium BC, are actually mollusc shells coated with resin and natural pigments.
Killer immune cells pile on the pressure to slay their foes
Immune-system assassins called killer T cells compress target cells, forming a destructive crater.
Ants amputate their nest-mates’ legs to save lives
The location of an injury determines whether ants bite off or preserve a damaged limb.
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – June 27, 2024
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‘Smart’ fabric protects against heat of city streets
Textile keeps its cool even when surrounded by urban surfaces that absorb and release heat.
How huge black holes sprouted just after the Big Bang
Hubble observations of faint galaxies suggest that such objects could have been the seeds of very early supermassive black holes.
Autoimmune antibodies tied to lower malaria risk in kids
Findings support one idea about why self-directed immune responses are more common in some populations.
A mighty river’s radical shift changed the face of ancient Egypt
Samples taken near a capital of the pharaohs reveal an overhaul of the Nile 4,000 years ago.
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – June 20, 2024
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Ancient graves reveal taxes’ sharp bite nearly 3,000 years ago
Buried items show that the poor got poorer as the Assyrian empire and its bureaucracy swelled.
CRISPR improves a crop that feeds billions
The gene-editing system, normally used to disrupt a gene, is applied to improve the function of a gene in rice.
How cutting-edge computer chips are speeding up the AI revolution
Engineers are harnessing the powers of graphics processing units (GPUs) and more, with a bevy of tricks to meet the computational demands of artificial intelligence.
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – June 13, 2024
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Mystery of huge ancient engravings of snakes solved at last
The depictions along South America’s Orinoco River are some of the biggest rock art known.AI finds huge cache of anti-bacterial peptides hidden in genomic data
Machine-learning technique uncovers nearly 900,000 microbe-fighting peptide sequences in genomes collected from soils and other sources.
‘Sugar world’ sweetens the Solar System’s remote reaches
The icy body Arrokoth has a sugary coating that gives the body its distinctive red appearance.Research Highlight03 Jun 2024
A huge outbreak of butterflies hit three continents — here’s why
Swarms of painted ladies that descended on the Middle East, northern Africa and Europe have been traced to their source.Research Preview: Nature Magazine – May 30, 2024
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How does ChatGPT ‘think’? Psychology and neuroscience crack open AI large language models
Researchers are striving to reverse-engineer artificial intelligence and scan the ‘brains’ of LLMs to see what they are doing, how and why.
Found at last: long-lost branch of the Nile that ran by the pyramids
Geological survey reveals the remains of a major waterway that ancient Egyptian builders could have used to transport materials.
Pig-organ transplants: what three human recipients have taught scientists
As researchers mark the loss of the first living recipient of a pig kidney, they share what they’ve learnt about xenotransplantation.
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Feb 29, 2024
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Move over, CRISPR: RNA-editing therapies pick up steam
Two RNA-editing therapies for genetic diseases have in the past few months gained approval for clinical trials, raising hopes for safer treatments.
200 years of naming dinosaurs: scientists call for overhaul of antiquated system
Some palaeontologists want more rigorous guidelines for naming species, along with action to address problematic historical practices.
MEGA-CRISPR tool gives a power boost to cancer-fighting cells
A system that edits RNA rather than DNA can give new life to exhausted CAR T cells.
Research: New Scientist Magazine – Feb 24, 2024
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