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Metal in your ordinary kitchen foil could soon replace some of world’s most expensive metals like platinum & palladium: Here’s what researchers have found

Researchers from King's College London and Trinity College Dublin have developed a new aluminium compound called cyclotrialumane that could potentially replace expensive rare metals like platinum and palladium in industrial catalysts. According to reports published in Nature Communications, the breakthrough could lead to cheaper, cleaner and more sustainable manufacturing processes…

The Economic Times

A 220,000-year-old ‘stone workshop’ found in South Africa is changing what we know about early humans

New research has revealed that the early humans quarried metamorphic rock as far back as 220,000 years ago. A revolutionary study in Nature Communications uncovers that early humans in South Africa were involved in organised stone quarrying as long ago as 220,000 years. At the Jojosi site, located in eastern…

The Times of India

The brain's memory center doesn't start as a blank slate, study suggests

Early in life, neural networks in the brain's memory center are highly connected, and they are only later refined into precise systems, a mouse study finds.

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This Atlantic island came close to a volcanic eruption without warning, scientists reveal

In March of 2022, there was an unexpected seismic crisis in Portugal's São Jorge Island in the Azores province, plunging residents into a state of confusion and fear. The recent publication of an international study in the journal Nature Communications has revealed that the seismic activity was caused by a…

The Times of India

Did NASA’s Curiosity rover find signs of ancient life on Mars? An astrobiologist explains how we determine ‘life’

NASA’s Curiosity rover has identified seven new organic compounds on the planet Mars, according to new research published in Nature Communications.

The Conversation

'Really, really weird': Physicists entangle two moving atoms for the first time, validating 'spooky' quantum theory

For the first time, scientists have observed quantum entanglement in the momentum of massive particles. The result, decades in the making, could help physicists probe the relationship between quantum mechanics and gravity.

LiveScience

Fantastic bees and where to find them: Study reveals ‘treasure map’ of thousands of undiscovered species

Scientists say it could take 30 to 45 years to discover all bee species

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Some of the oldest harpoons ever found reveal Indigenous people in Brazil were hunting whales 5,000 years ago

The origins of whaling are highly debated. Now, some of the earliest signs of active whale hunting have appeared somewhere unexpected: southern Brazil.

LiveScience

Groundbreaking study could rewrite textbooks about how hair grows and spark new treatments

Advanced microscopy technique enables scientists to peer into follicles in real time

The Independent UK

Studies link some food preservatives to higher diabetes and cancer risk

Of 17 preservatives studied, higher consumption of 12 of them linked with increased risk of type 2 diabetes

The Guardian - UK

'This has re-written our understanding of Roman concrete manufacture': Abandoned Pompeii worksite reveal how self-healing concrete was made

The discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete.

LiveScience

A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete

Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It’s among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many structures built by the Romans still survive, in some form, thanks to their ingenious concrete and construction techniques.

The Conversation

This surprisingly simple way to hide hardware security keys in mainstream flash memory could pave the way for ultra-secure storage very soon

New security tech hides encryption keys in ordinary flash memory, promising ultra-secure storage without changing hardware.

TechRadar

After the smoke clears, a wildfire’s legacy can haunt rivers for years, putting drinking water at risk

Picture a wildfire raging across a forested mountainside. The smoke billows and the flames rise. An aircraft drops vibrant red flame retardant. It’s a dramatic, often dangerous scene. But the threat to water supplies is only just beginning.

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Earth’s oldest impact crater was just found in Australia – exactly where geologists hoped it would be

We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The crater formed more than 3.5 billion years ago, making it the oldest known by more than a billion years. Our discovery is published today in Nature Communications.

LiveScience

9 of the most 'genetically isolated' human populations in the world

Geographical barriers and cultural differences can prevent people from mingling with their neighbors, leading to genetic isolation — and the phenomenon is more common than most people think.

The Conversation

Surging global tourism emissions are driven by just 20 countries – major new study

Surging global tourism emissions are driven almost entirely by 20 countries, and efforts to rein in the trend aren’t working.

The Conversation

We’ve bred corals to better tolerate lethal heatwaves, but rapid climate action is still needed to save reefs

Our research group has bred corals able to better survive marine heatwaves. Our work, now published in Nature Communications, shows that it is possible to improve coral heat tolerance even within a single generation.

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Plants can grow in near-darkness, new research shows – here are three promising benefits

Plants can grow with much less light than previously thought, according to a new study on tiny water-based organisms called microalgae that has been published in Nature Communications. The German-led team of researchers lowered light sensors into Arctic water to a depth of 50 metres to test how low light…

Tom’s Hardware

New 3D printer ink makes recyclable electric circuits without heat or light

Researchers from the US and Korea have developed a new 3D printable ink that solidifies in salt water and is easily recyclable using just fresh water

The Conversation

Tiny fossil arm bone sheds light on evolution of ancient Indonesian ‘hobbits’

We have discovered rare and very old human fossils on the Indonesian island of Flores, including an astonishingly small adult limb bone. Our finds are reported in a new paper out today in Nature Communications.

The Conversation

Alaska’s top-heavy glaciers are approaching an irreversible tipping point

The melting of one of North America’s largest icefields has accelerated and could soon reach an irreversible tipping point. That’s the conclusion of new research colleagues and I have published on the Juneau Icefield, which straddles the Alaska-Canada border near the Alaskan capital of Juneau.

The Guardian - UK

Women may be more resilient than men to stresses of spaceflight, says study

US study suggests gene activity is more disrupted in men, and takes longer to return to normal once back on Earth

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New Studies Are Demonstrating How Actin Is Crucial For Creating Butterflies’ Colors

Actin participates in many important cellular processes and appears to also play a vital and direct role during structural color formation in butterfly scales. The post New Studies Are Demonstrating How Actin Is Crucial For Creating Butterflies’ Colors first appeared on Bored Panda.