Mindfully Curated
A new study has examined the role of several cognitive functions in young students learning to write English, their second language. The study conducted a battery of cognitive tests, gauged the writing skills of the students and then tested the functio…
A rapid, high-heat electrothermal soil remediation process flushes out both organic pollutants and heavy metals in seconds without damaging soil fertility.
Researchers tested a molecular energy harvesting device that captures the energy from the natural motion of molecules in a liquid. Their work showed molecular motion can be used to generate a stable electric current. To create the device, they submerge…
Researchers say they have found ‘definitive’ archaeological evidence that seaweeds and other local freshwater plants were eaten in the mesolithic, through the Neolithic transition to farming and into the Early Middle Ages, suggesting that these resourc…
Climate change and the rapid increase in frequency of extreme weather events around the globe reinforces the reality that these events are interconnected. Researchers now describe a climate network analysis method to explore the intensity, distribution…
Animal sounds are a very good indicator of biodiversity in tropical reforestation areas. Researchers demonstrate this by using sound recordings and AI models.
The legendary Alexander Fleming, who famously discovered penicillin, once said ‘never to neglect an extraordinary appearance or happening.’ And the path of science often leads to just that. New research is turning the page in our understanding of harmf…
The link between high blood pressure and a range of health problems is well known, and researchers have now found that fluctuating blood pressure can be just as risky and a potential precursor to dementia and vascular disease.
A new method uses a hydrogel — a polymer network that holds its shape and can expand when it takes in a large amount of water — to retain ‘high-affinity,’ or well-fitting, aptamers while the rest of the aptamer candidates leave the gel in 60 hours.
Rising lake water temperatures threaten the survival of marimo, unique algal balls found only in cold lakes. Researchers clarified that the warmer it gets, the more the inward decomposition outpaces the outward growth of these life forms, making them i…
Clinicians who show more empathy promote better psychological health among breast cancer patients, according to a new study examining how oncology doctors facilitate psychological well-being.
Nanozymes are synthetic materials that mimic the properties of natural enzymes for applications in biomedicine and chemical engineering. They are generally considered too toxic and expensive for use in agriculture and food science. Now, researchers hav…