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Pioneering Research Shows When Processing Misinformation, British Voters Are Divided More Along Party Lines Than Over Brexit

A new study has shown voters are more concerned about which party a politician belongs to than their position on Brexit – and this holds more sway with their future voting intentions when they encounter misinformation.

Researchers Develop Elastic Material That Is Impervious to Gases and Liquids

An international team of researchers has developed a technique that uses liquid metal to create an elastic material that is impervious to both gases and liquids.

Robot: I’m Sorry. Human: I Don’t Care Anymore!

Humans are less forgiving of robots after multiple mistakes—and the trust is difficult to get back, according to a new University of Michigan study.

Answering a Question That Has Bugged Ecologists for Decades

Researchers have produced the first global estimate of the combined weight of all land insects and related arthropods

Evaluating Terms Americans Use To Refer To “Carbon Emissions”

Evaluating terms Americans use to refer to ‘carbon emissions

Study Shows Persistent Symptoms Are Common Three Months After Testing for COVID-19

In a new study from INSPIRE (Innovative Support for Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infections Registry), researchers compared new and ongoing symptoms and outcomes in both COVID-positive and COVID-negative adults who were tested because of acute COVID-19-like symptoms.

Yale Study Finds Aging of Bone Marrow Accelerates Atherosclerotic Plaque Formation

Aged bone marrow promotes the expansion of arterial smooth muscle cells and exacerbates the build-up of fatty deposits in artery walls, a new Yale study found.

Building Off the "Anti-laser," a Device That Directs Waves

Building off a breakthrough “anti-laser,” a team of researchers has developed a system that can direct light and other electromagnetic waves for signal processing without any unwanted signal reflections - an innovation that could advance local area networks, the field of photonics, and other applications.

Machine Learning Model Predicts Physician Turnover

Yale researchers’ machine learning model identifies contributors to physician departure, which could help improve job satisfaction and stem costly turnover.

Artificial Intelligence Aids Discovery of Super Tight-Binding Antibodies

Tools developed by UC San Diego scientists could accelerate the development of new antibody drugs.

SalpPOOP Study Highlights Biogeochemical Importance of Zooplankton Fecal Pellets

Blooms of marine organisms transfer loads of atmospheric carbon into the deep ocean

Biorefinery Uses Microbial Fuel Cell To Upcycle Resistant Plant Waste

Organic waste turns into antioxidant flavonoids for nutrition and medicine

Mating Causes ‘Jet Lag’ In Female Fruit Flies, Changing Behavior

A seminal fluid protein transferred from male to female fruit flies during mating changes the expression of genes related to the fly’s circadian clock, an innovative technique has revealed.

Tweezers Untangle Chemotherapeutic’s Impact On DNA

New Cornell research is providing a fresh view into the ways a common chemotherapy agent, etoposide, stalls and poisons the essential enzymes that allow cancer cells to flourish.

Bot Gives Nonnative Speakers The Floor In Videoconferencing

Native speakers often dominate the discussion in multilingual online meetings, but adding an automated participant that periodically interrupts the conversation can help nonnative speakers get a word in edgewise, according to new research at Cornell.

Deer Carry SARS-Cov-2 Variants That Are Extinct In Humans

White-tailed deer ­– the most abundant large mammal in North America – are harboring SARS-CoV-2 variants that once widely circulated but are no longer found in humans.

‘Birdflow’ Model Could Reveal Mysteries Of Bird Migration

A new computer model using machine learning to predict migratory bird movement could open the door to new insights on migration timing, stopover sites, bird response to climate change, light pollution and more, as it learns the patterns and variations in movement for individual species.

Long-Standing Mystery About Mrnas Resolved

Messenger RNAs (mRNAs) contain chemical marks that are critical for antiviral defense in cells, according to a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

The Nutrient That Cancer Cells Crave

Arginine is an amino acid naturally produced by our bodies and plentiful in the fish, meat, and nuts that we eat.

Researchers Using $2.1 Million Grant To Identify Differences In Preschoolers’ Math Skills

The grant from the National Institutes of Health will also help the University of Missouri researchers develop targeted interventions and inform future public policy decisions.