The Furrowed Face Condition displaying lowered brows and narrowed eyes. Credit: Shushi Namba/Hiroshima University Ever asked a question and been met with a blank stare? It’s awkward enough with a…
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KiDS dataset doesn’t shake up cold dark matter model after all, say researchers
The OmegaCAM camera lies at the heart of the VST. It is built around 32 CCD detectors that together create 268-megapixel images. The camera contains extra CCDs to control the…
Rural communities need support to decrease health disparities and improve access to care, say researchers
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Rural communities in the United States face a dire health crisis that threatens the population’s well-being, says the American College of Physicians, in a new policy…
Hidden side channels in quantum sources could compromise secure communication
University of Toronto Engineering Ph.D. student Amita Gnanapandithan used both practical experiments and computer modeling to demonstrate the existence of “hidden” side channels in devices that produce photons used in…
Watch live plant cells build their cell walls
Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.
Finance for renewables in sub-Saharan Africa is defying the odds
Daniel Duma is a research fellow and Miquel Muñoz Cabré is a senior scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). Large-scale renewable energy is an unlikely success story in sub-Saharan…
Childhood Adversity Dulls Joy and Deepens Daily Emotional Swings
Summary: A new study reveals that adverse childhood experiences make adults more emotionally reactive—not only to negative events, but also to positive ones. People with a history of abuse or…
Study reveals stark racial disparities in IBD care across the United States
Micrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 A study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology reveals…
2 decades of Hubble Space Telescope data track changing seasons on Uranus
An analysis of two decades of data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has provided fresh insights into the complex atmospheric changes on Uranus that are largely driven by the effects…
Political support leading to increasing fallout for crypto
The Bitcoin cryptocurrency has had a rocky ride since launching in 2008, and support from world leaders such as US President Donald Trump could do it more harm than good.…
