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Nascent Gas Giant Planets May Be Lurking In Dusty Disk

Clumps of matter in a protostellar disk cast a cold shadow that could affect how some planets gestate

Empowering Social Media Users To Assess Content Helps Fight Misinformation

An experimental platform that puts moderation in the hands of its users shows that people do evaluate posts effectively and share their assessments with others.

Single-Electron Devices Could Manage Heat Flow In Electronic Components

A nanoscale device offers insights into how single electrons interact with vibrations in the presence of a temperature gradient

One Catalyst Generates Four Nitrogen-Containing Products At High Selectivities

A new approach to electrocatalysis allows researchers to selectively produce various nitrogen-containing compounds

Earth Can Regulate Its Own Temperature Over Millennia, New Study Finds

Scientists have confirmed that a “stabilizing feedback” on 100,000-year timescales keeps global temperatures in check.

Using ‘Cat States’ To Realize Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers

A proposal to use cat states promises to make more quantum computers less prone to errors

Study: Zebrafish Are Smarter Than We Thought

Researchers have discovered that the brains of these simple fish can create three-dimensional maps of their surroundings.

Are Covid-19 “Comas” Signs Of A Protective Hibernation State?

Scientists hypothesize that, as in a hibernating turtle, the brain under sedation and deprived of oxygen may assume a protective state.

How “2D” Materials Expand

A new technique that accurately measures how atom-thin materials expand when heated could help engineers develop faster, more powerful electronic devices.

Study: Automation Drives Income Inequality

New data suggest most of the growth in the wage gap since 1980 comes from automation displacing less-educated workers.

Scientists Unveil The Functional Landscape Of Essential Genes

Researchers harness new pooled, image-based screening method to probe the functions of over 5,000 essential genes in human cells.

Spanish researchers probe role of protein RBP33 in trypanosome parasite

Understanding the mechanism of microscopic parasites that can sicken and kill humans and animals is essential for controlling their spread.

An Experimental Strategy For Recreating Organ Formation In The Lab

Organ development has been modeled in the lab by selectively activating signaling pathways in the embryo

A Robust Self-Healing Polymer Made From A Common Chemical

A polymer that heals itself has been made from a readily available building block

Ethanol Preps Rice And Wheat For Drought

A cost-effective soil treatment could increase the survival rate of water-stressed crops more than ten-fold by reducing water loss and increasing sugar production in the aftermath.

Deep Learning Can Predict Tsunami Impacts In Less Than A Second

Deep learning could save lives by slashing the time needed to predict the height and reach of large tsunamis

Novel Fluorescent Compound Could Massively Boost The Efficiency Of Device Screens

A fluorescent molecule overcomes a critical quantum-mechanical hurdle to realizing highly energy efficient displays

Complex Flows Of Cold Gas Are Shedding Light On Stellar Nurseries

Astronomers have observed flows of cold gas feeding the formation of stars in a multiple-protostar system

Gut Microbe Degrades Digestive Enzyme Trypsin In The Large Intestine

A gut bacterium in the large intestine may help keep a digestive enzyme in check and provide higher protection from viruses

Understanding A Cerium Quirk Could Help Advance Grid-Scale Energy Storage

It turns out cerium flow batteries lose voltage when electrolyte molecules siphon off energy to form different complexes around the metal