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Sources Of Staph, Fecal Bacteria Washing Into Hilo Bay Detected By UH Scientists

A newly published University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo study identifies the origins of the high levels of harmful bacteria that wash into Hilo Bay following heavy rainfall.

Elusive Atmospheric Wave Detected During Tonga Volcanic Eruption

The catastrophic eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano in 2022 triggered a special atmospheric wave that has eluded detection for the past 85 years.

Atlas Of Human Brain Blood Vessels Highlights Changes In Alzheimer’s Disease

MIT researchers characterize gene expression patterns for 22,500 brain vascular cells across 428 donors, revealing insights for Alzheimer’s onset and potential treatments.

Robotic Exoskeleton Uses Machine Learning to Help Users Stand Up

Researchers from the RIKEN Guardian Robot Project and collaborators have used a combination of lightweight material engineering and artificial intelligence to create an exoskeleton robot that could help people with mobility impairments

Hidden Mechanism Connects Cancer And Diabetes

CANCER Insulin resistance is usually associated with type 2 diabetes. Now researchers have found it in cancer patients and learned that it can cause cancer to spread faster.

Rice U. Bioengineering Ph.d. Named Schmidt Science Fellow

Prestigious award supports world’s best emerging scientists

Thermal Electrons Play Key Role in Determining Emissions from Gamma-Ray-Burst Afterglows

Theoretical model probes the origins of unexpectedly high-energy radiation from the aftermath of cosmic explosions

Researchers Develop A New Source Of Quantum Light

The device emits a stream of single photons and could provide a basis for optical quantum computers.

Fish Thought to Help Reefs Have Poop That’s Deadly to Corals

Study: Feces of ‘grazer’ fish contains high levels of coral pathogens

Study: Endometrial Cancer Treatment Has Significant Results

The combination of immunotherapy and chemotherapy showed a significant reduction in disease growth in patients with advanced endometrial cancer

Surprise! Weaker Bonds Can Make Polymers Stronger

By adding weak linkers to a polymer network, chemists dramatically enhanced the material’s resistance to tearing.

Ringing Black Holes Could Put General Relativity to the Test

Gravitational waves could reveal whether general relativity must be modified at the edges of black holes

Kona’s Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems’ Deep Value Described

The social and cultural values of groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs) on the west coast of Hawaiʻi Island were described in a new article published in Ecology & Society by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers.

“Bizarre” Yoda Acorn Worm Makes Top 10 Marine Species List

Scripps Oceanography scientists officially described the deep-sea worm in 2022; now it’s among the top 10 new species acknowledged by the World Register of Marine Species

Doctors Diagnosing Fetal Heart Disease Benefit from Explanatory Ai

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) and colleagues have tested AI-enhanced diagnosis of fetal congenital heart disease in a clinical setting.

Quantum Computing and Deep Learning Could Help Solve the Mysteries of Quantum Gravity

Emerging technologies are promising for helping physicists develop a theory that unites quantum physics and gravity

A New Mathematical “Blueprint” Is Accelerating Fusion Device Development

New research explores how Dyson maps are putting quantum computers to work in designing fusion energy devices.

Visualizing Spin Angular Momentum in Water Waves

An important concept in quantum physics known as spin can be seen in water waves

Current Conservation Policies Risk Damaging Global Biodiversity, Researchers Argue

‘Green’ farming policies may accelerate global biodiversity loss, two leading academics have warned.

Unraveling Connections Between The Brain And Gut

MIT engineers’ new technology can probe the neural circuits that influence hunger, mood, and a variety of diseases.