Research: New Scientist Magazine – Feb 24, 2024
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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Feb 22, 2024
Great ‘Stone Age’ wall discovered in Baltic Sea
Megastructure stretching nearly 1 kilometre long is probably one of the oldest known hunting aids on Earth.
The immune markers that predict who can keep SARS-CoV-2 in check
People infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 cleared the virus more quickly if they had high levels of certain immune cells.
Introducing meat–rice: grain with added muscles beefs up protein
The laboratory-grown food uses rice as a scaffold for cultured meat.
American Scientist Magazine – March 2024
Deconstructing DNA Beyond the Helix
An artist’s experimental approach to Rosalind Franklin’s Photo 51 reveals the molecule’s intricate biochemistry.
When Sharks Eat an Angler’s Haul
Tensions are rising as the ocean’s great predators nab fish on the line, inciting a major new challenge in human–wildlife conflict.
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Feb 15, 2024
First passages of rolled-up Herculaneum scroll revealed
Researchers used artificial intelligence to decipher the text of 2,000-year-old charred papyrus scripts, unveiling musings on music and capers.
Deepfakes, trolls and cybertroopers: how social media could sway elections in 2024
Faced with data restrictions and harassment, researchers are mapping out fresh approaches to studying social media’s political reach.
Research Preview: Nature Magazine- February 8, 2024
Surprise find: a blood-based immune system is discovered in the gut
Immune guardians called complement proteins are manufactured by gut cells and help to protect against pathogens.
Black-hole observations solve cosmic-ray mystery
Data from an African observatory show that jets from a collapsed star are capable of producing some of the Galaxy’s fastest particles.
Obesity drugs have another superpower: taming inflammation
The blockbuster medications that reduce body weight also reduce inflammation in organs such as the brain, raising hopes that they can treat Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.
Research Preview: Nature Magazine- February 1, 2024
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How does chronic stress harm the gut? New clues emerge
A bacterium in the intestines of stressed mice interferes with cells that protect against pathogens.
How cancer hijacks the nervous system to grow and spread
A new wave of research is unpicking the relationship between cancer and neurons — and looking for ways to stop the crosstalk.
The clever system that gave Roman wines an amber colour and nutty aroma
Wine-fermentation jars used in Georgia today hint at the properties of ancient vintages.
Research Preview: Nature Magazine- January 25, 2024
A quantum fix makes e-commerce more tamper-resistant
Light pulses with specific quantum properties could be harnessed to send digital ‘contracts’ between buyer and seller.
How an exercise habit paves the way for injured muscles to heal
Mice that work out regularly have higher levels of a molecule that promotes muscle regeneration than sedentary mice do.
Flexible geothermal power makes it easier to harness Earth’s inner heat
Next-generation plants that respond to demand could be key to making a low-carbon energy source more economically appealing.
Research Preview: Nature Magazine- January 18, 2024
Why the immune response to a vaccine varies from person to person
A dormant immune system before receiving the BCG vaccine is tied to a greater innate immune response afterwards.
The Higgs boson is caught in a singular transformation
Detectors at the Large Hadron Collider spot the famed particle decaying into a photon and a ‘Z boson’.
Research Preview: Nature Magazine January 11, 2024
Cancer-fighting CAR T cells could be made inside body with viral injection
Scientists are devising ways to edit the genomes of immune cells without having to extract them from the people being treated.
Japan earthquakes: the science behind the deadly tremors
A massive quake that triggered tsunamis, fires and multiple aftershocks was the largest on the country’s west coast in more than a century.
Boosting microbiome science worldwide could save millions of children’s lives
Studies of the microbes living on and in our bodies are conducted mainly in a few rich countries, squandering opportunities to improve the health of people globally.
Research Preview: Nature Magazine January 4, 2024
US nuclear-fusion lab enters new era: achieving ‘ignition’ over and over
Researchers at the National Ignition Facility are consistently creating reactions that make more energy than they consume.
In December 2022, after more than a decade of effort and frustration, scientists at the US National Ignition Facility (NIF) announced that they had set a world record by producing a fusion reaction that released more energy than it consumed — a phenomenon known as ignition. They have now proved that the feat was no accident by replicating it again and again, and the administration of US President Joe Biden is looking to build on this success by establishing a trio of US research centres to help advance the science.
DeepMind AI outdoes human mathematicians on unsolved problem
Large language model improves on efforts to solve combinatorics problems inspired by the card game Set.
The card game Set has long inspired mathematicians to create interesting problems.
Now, a technique based on large language models (LLMs) is showing that artificial intelligence (AI) can help mathematicians to generate new solutions.
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