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Excessive Brain Fluid Can Lead to Risky Surgery. New Research Seeks to Change That

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered that fluid does not necessarily enter the brain the way one thought.

Major New Study Shows 'Concerning' Levels of Physical and Mental Health Problems Among Farmers and Agricultural Workers

A major new study shows “concerning” levels of physical and mental health problems among farmers and agricultural workers.

Major International Study Reports the Impact of Genetics on Epigenetic Factors

Understanding what causes epigenetic variation could be a step closer thanks to a new atlas of genetic effects on epigenetic factors.

Giving Performers Copyright Over Their Work Could Protect Them from Deepfake Technology, Study Shows

Giving performers copyright over their work could protect them from being cloned by deepfake technology, a study says.

How the Brain Develops: a New Way to Shed Light on Cognition

A new study introduces a new neurocomputational model of the human brain that could shed light on how the brain develops complex cognitive abilities and advance neural artificial intelligence research.

A New Window into Plants of the Past

Within the cabinets and drawers of the world’s herbaria are nearly 400 million dried plant specimens.

Catnip and Pea Aphid Came Up with Different Ways to Make the Same Molecule

While the chemical steps for the biosynthesis of nepetalactone appear to be identical in the plants and insects, they use different enzymes to catalyze them.

Bristol Researchers Make Important Breakthrough in Quantum Computing

Researchers from the University of Bristol, quantum start-up, Phasecraft and Google Quantum AI have revealed properties of electronic systems that could be used for the development of more efficient batteries and solar cells.

Decarbonization Leads to More Equable Air Quality in California

UCI study shows how climate mitigation options would affect health of various communities

Dust Plumes Observed Being ‘Pushed’ into Interstellar Space by Intense Starlight

Astronomers have observed directly for the first time how intense light from stars can ‘push’ matter.

Watching Lithium in Real Time Could Improve Performance of EV Battery Materials

Researchers have found that the irregular movement of lithium ions in next-generation battery materials could be reducing their capacity and hindering their performance.

Seawater Could Have Provided Phosphorous Required for Emerging Life

The problem of how phosphorus became a universal ingredient for life on Earth may have been solved by researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Cape Town, who have recreated primordial seawater containing the element in the lab.

UVA Discovers Key Driver of High Blood Pressure

School of Medicine researchers have identified a key contributor to high blood pressure that could lead to new treatments for a condition which affects almost half of American adults.

New Models Describe the Behavior of the Cometary Dust Trails and Their Shape

On May, researchers from an international research group from Finland, Canada, and Russia, publicized findings about the dust trail of the comet 17P/Holmes, which orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.

Young People’s Climate Anxiety Linked to Action Mitigating Environmental Change

In the study Climate anxiety, pro-environmental action and wellbeing: antecedents and outcomes of negative emotional responses to climate change in 28 countries, anxiety and concern about climate change among young people was predictably high, particularly in Finland, but the researchers found that the action taken to curb and tackle climate change was strong in Finland at the same time.

London, U.S. scientists suggest cognition far more than neuron processing in the brain

What if cognition--thinking--is not simply a function of neurons interacting in the brain, but a process involving the entire human organism?

Global Biobank Collaboration Revealed New Risk Genes for a Devastating Rare Lung Disease

The study, led by the University of Helsinki, identified seven previously novel genetic risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Endangered Fruit-Eating Animals Play an Outsized Role in a Tropical Forest — Losing Them Could Have Dire Consequences

A new study by researchers at the University of Washington shows that losing a particular group of endangered animals

Animals in National Parks Impacted by Even Just a Few People

People often visit U.S. national parks to catch a glimpse of wildlife. But how does our presence impact the animals we hope to see?

Seeing Electron Movement at Fastest Speed Ever Could Help Unlock Next-Level Quantum Computing

New technique could enable processing speeds a million to a billion times faster than today's computers and spur progress in many-body physics