Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Environmental conditions can influence evolution of gut microbiomes in African herbivores
A study of wild African herbivores offers new insight into how environmental conditions—not just diet and anatomy—can influence the evolution of gut microbes th...
Tapping the engines of cellular electrochemistry and forces of evolution
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have a unique resource in the form of the Center for Biomolecular Condensates at the McKelvey School of Engine...
3′UTR-derived small RNA couples acid resistance to metabolic reprogramming in Salmonella within macrophages
Acid resistance is a crucial property that enterobacteria must possess to withstand host acidic environments during infection, including the gastrointestinal tr...
Perceiving AI as a 'job killer' negatively influences attitudes towards democracy, study suggests
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing our society and economy. A new study shows that the majority of people believe that artificial intelligence is displ...
Checklist offers guide to verifying authenticity of nature and carbon credits
Global leaders have committed to halting and reversing the ongoing degradation of nature within the next few decades. But with tight public budgets, governments...
New DNA 'page numbers' method enables accurate assembly of long genetic sequences
The power of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing has made it possible to design genetic sequences encoding for diverse biological applications,...
US hospitality and tourism professors don't reflect the diversity of the industry they serve
White and male professors continue to dominate U.S. hospitality and tourism education programs, our new research has found, even as the industry is growing incr...
Bitter cold grips millions as US digs out of sweeping snowstorm
Millions of Americans were facing dangerously cold temperatures Monday in the wake of a massive winter storm that whipped snow and ice across the country, knock...
New sensor surface distinguishes aggressive cancer cells by physical behavior
A new study reveals a simple and fast, label-free way to distinguish aggressive cancer cells by how they physically behave. Researchers at the Hebrew University...
Personalized library model adapts book recommendations to readers' changing knowledge
University libraries hold vast collections of scholarly work, yet most academic books are borrowed only a handful of times each year. A study published in the I...
Lit bots beware: AI creative writing faces reader skepticism, study shows
When it comes to creative writing, score one for the humans over the machines. For now, anyway. New research finds that people evaluate creative writing less fa...
Watching atoms roam before they decay
Together with an international team, researchers from the Molecular Physics Department at the Fritz Haber Institute have revealed how atoms rearrange themselves...