Scientists put forth a smarter way to protect a smarter grid
Scientists have put forth a new approach to protect the electric grid, creating a tool that sorts and prioritizes cyber threats on the fly.
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Modeling the origins of life: New evidence for an ‘RNA World’
Scientists provide fresh insights on the origins of life, presenting compelling evidence supporting the ‘RNA World’ hypothesis. The study unveils an RNA enzyme that can make accurate copies of other functional RNA strands, while also allowing new varia…
An evolutionary mystery 125 million years in the making
Plant biologists have uncovered an evolutionary mystery over 100 million years in the making. It turns out that sometime during the last 125 million years, tomatoes and Arabidopsis thaliana plants experienced an extreme genetic makeover. Just what happ…
3D-printed skin closes wounds and contains hair follicle precursors
Fat tissue holds the key to 3D printing layered living skin and potentially hair follicles, according to researchers who recently harnessed fat cells and supporting structures from clinically procured human tissue to precisely correct injuries in rats….
Webb unlocks secrets of one of the most distant galaxies ever seen
Looking deeply into space and time, astronomers have studied the exceptionally luminous galaxy GN-z11, which existed when our 13.8 billion-year-old universe was only about 430 million years old.
Advances in forensic science improve accuracy of ‘time of death’ estimates
Accurate ‘time of death’ estimates are a mainstay of murder mysteries and forensic programs, but such calculations in the real world are often complex and imprecise. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have discovered a group of common microbes t…
Spontaneous curvature the key to shape-shifting nanomaterials
Inspired by nature, nanotechnology researchers have identified ‘spontaneous curvature’ as the key factor determining how ultra-thin, artificial materials can transform into useful tubes, twists and helices.
Studies on coffee consumption: New biomarker proposed
In order to record coffee consumption in nutrition and health studies, researchers usually rely on self-reporting by participants. However, this is not always reliable. It would therefore be desirable to conduct additional studies to objectively verify…
Humans have driven the Earth’s freshwater cycle out of its stable state
New analysis shows that the global freshwater cycle has shifted far beyond pre-industrial conditions.
Exposure to different kinds of music influences how the brain interprets rhythm
The human brain appears biased toward hearing and producing rhythms with simple integer ratios, but the favored ratios can vary greatly between different societies, according to a 15-country study.