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Scientific discoveries and research
Ultrafast laser pulses reveal a material's hidden state of matter
What would it take to instantly transform a material from an electrical insulator into a conductive state without ever touching it? Using ultrafast laser pulses...
Newfound rice gene shifts flowering by 1.5 hours to dodge heat damage
With El Niño-driven heat and prolonged dry spells threatening rice production, scientists from Japan's National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO...
Efforts to combat climate change often exclude Indigenous people—and they may not have any recourse
Imagine living in the same forest as your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and all your ancestors as far back in time as stories can tell, and dependin...
The galaxy's spin is hiding in the hum of gravitational waves
Picture the Milky Way not as a silent pinwheel of stars but as something that quietly sings. Scattered through it are millions of pairs of dead stars, mostly wh...
Listening to political opponents who share common values can ease polarization
Listening to someone who disagrees with you on a controversial topic, but shares basic values, might not change your mind—but it could moderate an extreme posit...
Critical cellular system discovery may lead to treatment of some cancers
A molecular geneticist at Montana State University has discovered a cellular process once believed impossible by scientists—the creation of the amino acid cyste...
Brain scans predict how fast adults learn new languages
Adults vary in how easily they learn new languages. While previous studies suggest this variability may be due to the distribution of groups of brain areas invo...
Northern permafrost switches from carbon sink to carbon source earlier than thought in models including deep soil carbon
The Arctic and northern high latitudes are warming about 2–4 times faster than the global average, allowing ancient permafrost to thaw and release stored carbon...
Scientists improve nearly every aspect of prime editing, moving it closer to treating more genetic diseases
Prime editing can potentially repair the vast majority of known disease-causing human mutations, but the technology, first developed in 2019, has not yet been w...
How morals influence food, health decisions
Growing up in Los Angeles, Sydney Scott was accustomed to Whole Foods and "organic" labels. Yet instead of simply filling her cart, she found herself asking why...
Unintended consequences: When AI backfires in the workplace for employees
While most businesses have introduced AI in the workplace to enhance employee productivity, an Auburn University information systems researcher cautions that un...
Most precise measurement of the force that binds nuclear matter achieved
Trinity's Prof. Stefan Sint, along with collaborators from Germany, Spain and Italy, has published the most precise determination to date of the strong coupling...