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Soybean waste yields 3D-printable material that could help repair skin
Transforming a soybean processing byproduct into a material for skin protection and repair is the prospect outlined by a study that used okara, a residue from t...
Are transgender sports bans really about protecting women? Survey data tells a different story
Relatively few transgender athletes participate in high school and collegiate sports. Still, since 2020, 27 states have passed laws banning them from participat...
A hidden rivalry between two quantum states at the heart of superconductors
Transmitting electricity without losing any energy may sound impossible, yet this is precisely the promise of superconductivity. For nearly 40 years, scientists...
Feral—and threatened? Endangered camels, banteng and hog deer have found an unexpected refuge in Australia
Millions of large feral animals roam Australia. Pigs, camels, deer, horses, water buffalo, cattle and goats were introduced deliberately as transport, livestock...
Machine learning reveals potential warning signal for polar vortex disruptions
The polar vortex, a swirling mass of cold air encircling the North Pole, is sometimes disrupted by sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events, unleashing waves o...
'Terror of kings': Why the 1066 appearance of Halley's Comet terrified the medieval world
A sequence on the Bayeux Tapestry shows King Harold alongside a crowd gazing at the sky, beneath the embroidered caption Isti mirant stella ("those people marve...
New study reveals the high financial value of privacy in legal proceedings
A new Management Science study provides rare real-world evidence that people are willing to give up thousands of dollars to prevent sensitive information about...
Oxygen collisions show evidence of jet quenching, a signature of early-universe matter
New results from the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) provide strong evidence that smashing oxygen nuclei together at nearly the sp...
Tofu is the winner. Scientist creates new holistic scoring system to measure the impact of food
Consumers are increasingly confronted with conflicting information surrounding how much protein they should have and which protein sources are healthiest, most...
Using eyedrops in space—wearable patch offers a new approach
Applying eyedrops is difficult in space, where there is almost no gravity. A KAIST research team has developed a wearable patch that delivers eyedrops to the ey...
From seafloor depths to fishing activity, free software brings ocean data together
For scientists studying the ocean, finding the right data can sometimes be as challenging as figuring out what to do with it. Want to know seafloor depth, the l...
Why is it so hard to spot a liar? Expert explains the psychology of deception
From The Traitors to everyday life, we often mistake nervousness, confidence or group suspicion for signs of deception. Dr Nadja Heym, Associate Professor in Pe...