The U.S. Great Lakes—which make up the largest freshwater system in the world—provide drinking water to more than 40 million people. They also represent vast offshore wind energy potential. Credit:…
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Electron tunneling associated with ferritin in vivo in the retina, the cochlea, macrophages and other tissues
Evidence of electron tunneling in neural tissue containing ferritin. Credit: Chris Rourk Electron tunneling associated with ferritin was proposed as early as 1988, but it is still viewed skeptically despite…
A grisly trick helps snow flies survive freezing: self-amputation
A few years ago, John Tuthill was trail running in the Cascade mountains in Washington state when he spotted something dark skittering across the snow. It was about the size…
Researchers use light to make spins more efficient, easier to manipulate
“With light we can now optically address spins, which so far one could only learn about using magnetic measurements,” said Sascha Feldmann from the Rowland Institute. Credit: Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff…
New Driver for Shapes of Small Quark-Gluon Plasma Drops?
Newswise — UPTON, NY—New measurements of how particles flow from collisions of different types of particles at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) have provided new insights into the origin…
Public banks agree to check investments against countries’ climate plans
Ten multilateral development banks have agreed on how to make sure their investments meet climate goals. But experts told Climate Home the rules do not go far enough. A group…
A trauma-focused therapy is helping Ukrainian children besieged by war – a clinical psychologist explains how it could bring resilience to kids around the world
Childhood trauma is a global health problem. Every year, up to 1 billion children worldwide experience some form of emotional, physical or sexual abuse. More than two-thirds of children report…
Blue Chip Ads Feeding Unreliable AI-Generated News Websites
Advertising by more than 140 major global brands is supporting the proliferation of unreliable artificial intelligence-generated news and information websites (UAINs), according to an analysis released Monday by a misinformation…
Genomics- and image-guided subtyping refines characterization of Alzheimer’s disease
Right and left hemisphere brain surface plots showing the strength of the canonical vector, νƙ, for each subtype. Credit: Images created by Fan Yang, UMass Amherst, Ph.D. A new computational…
