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Rocket Scientists And Brain Surgeons Are No Smarter Than You, Study Finds
The expressions “it’s not rocket science” and “it’s not brain surgery” are widely used to describe tasks that any old pleb could complete, yet new research suggests that these old adages may be somewhat inapt. Appearing in the Christmas issue of The BMJ, the
Research demonstrates that cells with cancer-associated mutations overtake human tissue with age
Recently published research has found that most cancer-free individuals over age 60 carry at least 100 billion cells harboring at least one oncogenic, or tumor-causing, mutation. <!-- more --> ...
Experimental gene therapy reverses sickle cell disease for years
An experimental gene therapy for sickle cell disease restored blood cells to their normal shape and eliminated severe pain crises for years after treatment, a multicenter study has found. <!-- more --> ...
With fuzzy nanoparticles, researchers reveal a way to design tougher ballistic materials
Researchers have discovered a new method to improve the toughness of materials that
Climate change record in clam shells
The tiny, pale surf clam about the size of a fingernail that most people have
Asahel Diaz honored by Red Bluff High science faculty
Red Bluff High School senior Asahel Diaz was recognized recently by the science faculty as a student of distinction for the second grading period
The AP Interview: Japanese tourist says space trip ‘amazing’
MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese space tourist on Monday rejected criticism from those who questioned his decision to pay a fortune for a trip to the International Space Station, saying the “amazing” experience was worth it. Speaking to The Associated Press in a live
Study: Winter tornadoes to get more powerful as world warms
Nasty winter tornadoes — like the deadly ones last week that hit five states — are likely to be stronger and stay on the ground longer with a wider swath of destruction in a warming world, a new study shows. The combination of a longer and wider track with
Farmers divided on what makes Australia's tastiest lamb, but 120,000 tasters can't be wrong
Selecting tasty, juicy and tender lamb is set to become easier with new grading standards, but the move is dividing the sheepmeat industry. ...
Car vs. World’s Strongest Trampoline
Most things gain a new meaning when built on a larger scale. Still image from YouTube video This time we are
Blue Biofuels Appoints Expert in Engineering and Machine Automation to Accelerate Commercialization of the CTS Systems
(MENAFN - GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL, Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Biofuels , Inc. ( PINK: BIOF ) . Blue Biofuels, Inc. (the–Company–) has appointed Kevin ... ...
The Toro Company: Manufacturing Engineering Intern
The Toro Company: JOB SUMMARY: This employee: Designs production equipment and/or helps plan production facilities (including workflow); conducts studies of methods, co Perry, OK ...
The Toro Company: Designer - Commercial Engineering
The Toro Company: Job Purpose: Engineering design, or portions of a design, for new or revised product. Meet established customer requirements and schedules. Assists i Bloomington, MN ...
The Tornado - Climate Change Debate Is Distracting - 5 Questions That Should Be Asked
Don'g get distracted with the tornado - climate change debate. Deadly tornadoes should prompt focus on these 5 questions. ...
This Incredible Photo of the Sun is Made up of 150,000 Individual Photographs
You’re looking at a 300-megapixel photo of our Sun. Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy used a specially modified telescope, taking over 150,000 individual photos and combing them into this magnificent image. “It took about 10 hours to stack all the data, and
LGBTQ Advocates Hail Canada's Ban of Conversion Therapy
In a major victory for sexual minority advocates, Canada last week banned conversion therapy, a widely discredited practice that aims to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. The law makes it a crime to subject anyone in Canada to
Sea Otters Demonstrate that There Is More to Muscle than Just Movement--It Can Also Bring ...
Sea otters are born with a supercharged metabolism that helps them stay warm in chilly waters. ...
Horror discovery behind bathroom wall
A Florida bee removal expert sent entomophobes’ skin crawling after she discovered a bee-hemoth 2m-tall hive behind a client’s bathroom. ...
Environmental Indicators Show Indigenous Species Under Pressure
Updated environmental indicators show
Potential cure for tropical parasitic disease found in soil
Combining two agents to block a parasitic worm's life cycle boosted survival from a potentially deadly tropical disease to 85% in animal models, far better than either treatment alone, according to a proof-of-concept study. <!-- more --> ...
Tooth cavities provide unique ecological insight into living primates and fossil humans
Tooth decay is a common and unfortunate problem for many of us, but two University of Otago studies show it is also an issue for other primates, as well as our fossil relatives and ancestors. <!-- more --> ...
Want to limit carbon and curb wildfire? Create a market for small trees
Thinning treatments reduce the risk of wildfire and provide ecological
Zooming in on tiny defects
Researchers have looked at what limits the efficiency of a promising solar material to reveal the nature of multiple different kinds of defects, their varied roles in device efficiency and their responses to treatment. <!-- more --> ...
Warm-bodied ties between mammals and birds more ancient than previously recognized
The evolutionary origin of endothermy
Survivors of deadly tornadoes may go weeks without heat, water, electricity, Kentucky officials say
Residents of Kentucky counties where tornadoes killed several dozen people could be without heat, water or electricity in frigid temperatures for weeks or longer, state officials warned Monday. ...
UberEats becomes the first delivery service to send food to SPACE: Firm teamed up with ...
UberEats' food can officially be described as out of this world after the firm announced on Monday that it had sent a food order to the International Space Station (ISS). The company teamed up with Yusaka Maeawa, the
NASA to launch four Earth science missions in 2022
NASA will launch four Earth science missions in 2022 to provide scientists with more information about fundamental climate systems and processes including extreme storms, surface water and oceans, and atmospheric dust. Scientists will discuss the upcoming
Vehicle emission declines decreased deaths, study finds
Researchers say that thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars have been saved in the United States by recent reductions in emissions from vehicles. Harvard University researchers who study the environment and public health examined the impact of
Dow Drops More Than 300 Points Ahead Of Fed Meeting, Tesla Sinks While Pfizer, Moderna Jump
The market moved lower ahead of a key central bank meeting later this week. ...
Adaptations in metabolism and protein translation give rise to the Crabtree effect in yeast [Systems Biology]
Aerobic fermentation, also referred to as the
Fractalkine-induced microglial vasoregulation occurs within the retina and is altered early in diabetic retinopathy [Cell Biology]
Local blood flow control within the central
Multiplexed sensing of biomolecules with optically detected magnetic resonance of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond [Applied ...
In the past decade, a great effort has been
Genome instability drives epistatic adaptation in the human pathogen Leishmania [Evolution]
How genome instability is harnessed for fitness gain
Complete biosynthesis of the bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids guattegaumerine and berbamunine in yeast [Applied Biological Sciences]
Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are a diverse class of
Lithium superoxide encapsulated in a benzoquinone anion matrix [Chemistry]
Lithium peroxide is the crucial storage material in
Theta activity paradoxically boosts gamma and ripple frequency sensitivity in prefrontal interneurons [Statistics]
Fast oscillations in cortical circuits critically depend
Discovery of an ancient MHC category with both class I and class II features [Evolution]
Two classes of major histocompatibility complex
Structure and RNA template requirements of Arabidopsis RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE 2 [Biochemistry]
RNA-dependent RNA polymerases play essential roles in
Health benefits of decreases in on-road transportation emissions in the United States from 2008 to ...
Decades of air pollution regulation have yielded enormous
Substantial accumulation of mercury in the deepest parts of the ocean and implications for the ...
Anthropogenic activities have led to widespread
Historical redlining and cardiovascular health: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [Statistics]
We investigated historical redlining, a
The cyclic dinucleotide 2'3'-cGAMP induces a broad antibacterial and antiviral response in the sea anemone ...
In mammals, cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) bind and
Herpesvirus-mediated stabilization of ICP0 expression neutralizes restriction by TRIM23 [Microbiology]
Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection relies on
Reply to McGrew: Chimpanzees do not exhibit widespread cultural diffusion [Social Sciences]
McGrew (1) objects to the proposal that Middle
Components of the phosphatidylserine endoplasmic reticulum to plasma membrane transport mechanism as targets for KRAS ...
KRAS is mutated in 90% of human pancreatic ductal
Genomic basis of fishing-associated selection varies with population density [Genetics]
Fisheries induce one of the strongest anthropogenic
Epidemic tracking and forecasting: Lessons learned from a tumultuous year [Medical Sciences]
Epidemic forecasting has garnered increasing interest
High-impact rare genetic variants in severe schizophrenia [Genetics]
Extreme phenotype sequencing has led to the
Enhanced heterozygosity from male meiotic chromosome chains is superseded by hybrid female asexuality in termites [Evolution]
Although males are a ubiquitous feature of
hox gene expression predicts tetrapod-like axial regionalization in the skate, Leucoraja erinacea [Developmental Biology]
The axial skeleton of tetrapods is organized into
SARS-CoV-2 expresses a microRNA-like small RNA able to selectively repress host genes [Biochemistry]
Screening human lung cancer with predictive models of serum magnetic resonance spectroscopy metabolomics [Medical Sciences]
The current high mortality of human lung cancer stems
Competitive dynamics underlie cognitive improvements during sleep [Psychological and Cognitive Sciences]
We provide evidence that human sleep is a competitive
The hypothalamic link between arousal and sleep homeostasis in mice [Neuroscience]
Sleep and wakefulness are not simple, homogenous
Constructing local cell-specific networks from single-cell data [Biophysics and Computational Biology]
Gene coexpression networks yield critical insights into
Data science and analytics job offers trump IT services during phase I of IIT-M placements
While core engineering constituted the largest
Stargazing: Geminid meteor shower peaks early Tuesday morning
The yearly spectacle of the Geminids meteor shower peaks December 13-14. ...
The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight. Here's how to watch.
It's one of the most anticipated meteor showers of the year. ...
New inexpensive method to detect lime in soil
Scientists have developed a new simple, inexpensive and fast method to detect and measure very low concentrations of agricultural lime in soils, which is generally a time consuming and difficult exercise. <!-- more --> ...
Losing isn’t always bad: Gaining topology from loss
Losing particles can lead to positive, robust effects. An international
Challenge brought over Garda retention of convicted criminal’s car
A High Court challenge has been taken over the gardaí’s alleged seizure and continued retention of a car belonging to convicted criminal Stephen Fowler. Fowler, jailed earlier this year for his role in a failed attempt by the Kinahan organised crime
Ghana Consulting Engineers elect Magnus Lincoln Quarshie as new president
The Ghana Consulting Engineers Association (GCEA) has elected Ing. Magnus Lincoln Quarshie as its 5th President. This occurred at its 2021 Annual General Meeting, held on the 9th December, 2021. Ing. Magnus Lincoln Quarshie takes over the leadership mantle of
Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” is Elon Musk
NEW YORK (AP) — Calling him a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman,” Time magazine has named Tesla CEO Elon Musk as its Person of the Year for 2021. Musk, who is also the founder and CEO space exploration company SpaceX, recently
Advised to extend moratorium on new engineering colleges, govt tells Parliament
A committee constituted to look ways to overhaul
Titanium Sponge for Aerospace & Defense Market Size, Share, Growth & Forecast Analysis to 2028
(MENAFN - EIN Presswire) Reports and Data The Titanium Sponge for Aerospace & Defense Market is forecast to reach USD 2.27 Billion by 2028, according to a new report by Reports and Data NEW YORK, ... ...
Increasing Arctic Fires Are Melting Permafrost That Keeps Carbon Underground
Few things signal something’s gone haywire on the planet quite like frozen land on fire. Now scientists have determined that Arctic fires, even milder ones, can reshape a landscape for decades, in ways that may make it even harder to keep global heating
Challenging Einstein’s greatest theory with extreme stars
Researchers have conducted a 16-year long experiment to challenge
Experiment gives rise to social conventions between baboons
A research team has demonstrated that members of
Gunfire or plastic bag popping? Trained computer can tell the difference
Engineering researchers have developed a gunshot detection algorithm and
Super-bright stellar explosion is likely a dying star giving birth to a black hole or ...
A powerful cosmic burst dubbed AT2018cow, or
Technique speeds up thermal actuation for soft robotics
Researchers have come up with a new design for thermal actuators, which can be used to create rapid movement in soft robotic devices. <!-- more --> ...
Quantum algorithms bring ions to a standstill
Laser beams can do more than just heat things up; they can cool them down too. That is nothing new for physicists who have devoted themselves to precision
Machines, inventions and 'good cities': a pick of science and tech books
With the year drawing to a close, many people will be wondering what books they may have missed out on in 2021. For those who prefer a heftier beach read, The Conversation Africa asked several academics to recommend the best science or technology-related books
Hungary reports 1st cases of omicron variant
Hungary on Monday reported its first cases of the new omicron variant of coronavirus. Speaking to Hungary's
Discovery of 'split' photon provides a new way to see light
Nearly a century after Italian physicist Ettore Majorana laid the groundwork for the discovery that electrons could be divided into halves, researchers predict that split photons may also exist, according to a study from Dartmouth and SUNY Polytechnic
Video: Does your fuel cell car… run on gasoline?
Hydrogen fuel cell cars seem like a great, low-emission driving solution: oxygen and hydrogen in, nothing but water vapor out.
A computer made of floppy rubber
A piece of corrugated rubber can function as a simple computer, displaying memory and displaying the ability to count to two. Leiden physicists researching mechanical metamaterials publish about the computing rubber in the journal PNAS. "Simple materials can
Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife
HOLDERNESS, N.H. (AP) — Navigating her boat toward a wooden platform floating in an idyllic New Hampshire lake where “On Golden Pond” was filmed, biologist Tiffany Grade spotted what she had feared. An olive brown loon’s egg with black speckles was
Car theft! Toyota is CHARGING drivers $8-a-month to use its key fobs to start their vehicles
Drivers who own a Toyota that was made in 2018 or newer will have to pay a fee to use the key fob to remotely start their vehicles, according to The Drive. The Japanese carmaker is
Half of Chicago Bulls Roster in Coronavirus Quarantine
The Chicago Bulls will have some difficult games in the coming future, with half of the team's roster entering coronavirus protocols. ...
Rand Paul: Fauci's Knee-Jerk Reaction to Everything Is to Take Away Your Liberty'
Sunday on New York WABC 770 AM radio's "The Cats Roundtable," Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) slammed National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci for his authoritarian impulses amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. ...
Here's why the new James Webb Space Telescope is so damn cool
As early as next week, NASA will launch the James Webb
Mercabarna food wholesalers expect 10% increase in food sales on last year
Seafood and fish are the go-to dishes during the Christmas season in Catalonia and prices for these foods will soar up to 18% more compared to last year. Mercabarna food wholesalers expect to sell between
Adapt Creativity in Teaching of Science – Teachers told
He said teachers' ability to be creative would eliminate fear and most importantly renew or ignite students' interest and make them more focused and vibrant to study subject areas. He said students had different learning needs and styles and there was the need
Comet Leonard will be closest to Earth tonight, find out in detail
New Delhi: About 70-80 thousand years ago today, the pilgrimage to the Sun (Sun Pilgrimage). Comet Leonard is the brightest comet ever to reach Earth in so many days. It runs at a speed of 61 kilometers per second. The Leonard comet was closest to Earth on
Man arrested for calling to homes pretending to be a bank official and taking ATM cards
A man has been arrested for calling to people’s doors, while pretending to be a bank official, and asking for their ATM cards. The arrest came as gardaí investigated a scam as part of a “vishing” operation, where fraudsters phoned up account holders while
321 Launch: Space news you may have missed over the past week
321 Launch: Space news you may have missed over the past week ...
Boris Johnson’s amorality has been proven beyond doubt | Letters
It is no surprise that he is proving unfit to be prime minister, writes Paul Connew , while Kevin Donovan points out the PM’s hypocrisy with regard to the NHS It is hard to disagree with John Harris’s devastating assessment of Boris Johnson ( Boris Johnson’s
Did you solve it? From Russia with logic
The solutions to today’s problems Earlier today I set you three questions from a Russian maths competition used to promote the International Congress of Mathematicians, which will be held in July next year in St Petersburg. 1. Pet swap ...
Domestic science served us well | Letters
Jennifer Kennerley taught domestic science in the 1960s and says nutrition was always included at every stage. Plus Pete Bibby clarifies the meaning of ‘unhealthy stodge’ A cousin asked me what I did when teaching domestic science in the 1960s ( Letters, 12
How remote patient monitoring can improve health outcomes for people with diabetes
Glooko reveals how remote patient monitoring technologies to manage diabetes and related chronic conditions are delivering long-term benefits and will likely become part of standard at-home care management When the COVID-19 pandemic precipitated worldwide
One chart shows just how fast Omicron is spreading in the UK — it's possible ...
RT-PCR swab tests at a pre-departure coronavirus (COVID-19) testing facility, at Sydney International Airport in Australia, November 29, 2021. Loren Elliott/Reuters On Friday, the UK released new projections estimating how fast the Omicron variant may spread.
Elon Musk Named Time Magazine's Person Of The Year
Time magazine’s hotly-awaited Person of the Year has been announced, with Elon Musk scooping the accolade for 2021. The entrepreneur and business magnate’s portrait is displayed on Time’s cover in a tweet posted earlier today, aligning Musk – in their
Keanu Reeves Is Totally Cool With You Boning His Virtual Avatar
Keanu Reeves, living meme and star of The Matrix franchise, has recently weighed in on the idea of fans using his digital avatar for virtual sex. While he appeared surprisingly comfortable with the concept of becoming a digital pornstar, he was much less
