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Global Virus Network Analysis on North American Avian Influenza

Study Reveals Link Between High Blood Sugar and Heart Damage

Sensitive Bone Marrow Test Doubles AML Survival

Study Links Metal Exposure to Digestive Issues in Children

Chemical DEHP in Plastics Affects Female Fertility

Study: Military Sexual Trauma Linked to Suicide Risk

Restoring Spinal Cord Communication for Movement Recovery

Higher Ferritin Levels in Women with PCOS: Limited Impact on Fertility

The Impact of Piano Performance on Body Movement

Global Adult Population Faces High Hypertension Risks

Sound Waves Improve Mental Health: Dell Med Study

New Method MESA Reveals Disease Progression Insights

Immune Cell Fat Uptake in Tumors: Breakthrough Cancer Therapy

Dynamic Conversations Spark at Bar Gatherings

Trinity College Dublin Study: COVID-19 Vaccine's Broad Protection

Study Reveals Microplastics in Southern India's Drinking Water

Usc Research Reveals Brain's Unique Motor Function Mechanism

Global Antimicrobial Resistance Threat: Urgent Action Needed

Florida Tech Study: Vasopressin Boosts Sociality

HpV Links to Thyroid Eye Disease: New Research Findings

Air Pollution Particles Alter Gene Transcription: Study

Exercise Improves Sleep Quality in Women with PTSD

Brain Learns to Extinguish Fear Signals

Clear Aligners: Impact on Global Malocclusion

USDA Ends Salmonella Limit for Poultry: Biden Administration Effort Ceases

Low-Intensity Program Cuts Child Care Costs

US Health Department Retains Funding for Women's Health Study

Gene Therapy Breakthrough: Curing Diseases with Missing Genes

TikTok Algorithm: Cortisol - Your Stress Hormone Menace

Newly Discovered Role of HSF2 in Viral Processes

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Massive 7.5-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Noto Peninsula

Role of Fish in Seabed Maintenance for Climate Balance

Rice University Unveils Advanced ML Algorithm for Optical Spectra Analysis

Antarctic Peninsula: Rapid Warming Raises Urgent Questions

Climate Change Heightens Wildfire Risk

Air Pollution Decline in Rural Saxony Due to PM1 Reduction

Progress in 3D Printing Lunar Regolith Objects

Personality Traits Linked to Community Involvement

Researchers Introduce Meta-Rape Concept

Influenza Virus Exploits Gene Regulation for Spread

Nasa Demonstrates Aerosol Wind Profiler Precision

Yeast-Derived Molecule Fights Pathogen: Breakthrough Study

Marinoan Glaciation: New Findings on Global Ice Ages

Researchers Discover Molecule Disarming Pathogenic Bacteria

New Genetic Research Promises Thornless Disease-Resistant Blackberries

Potato Plant Threat: Pectobacterium Atrosepticum Dangers

Optimizing Soil Health: Less Intensive Management Yields Benefits

Global Distribution of Fishmeal and Fish Oil Factories Unveiled

Role of Criegee Intermediates in Atmosphere's Chemistry

Chinese Scientists Develop Compact Optical Clock for Precision Applications

Trump Administration Targets Bureaucrats for Overhaul

Cryptosporidium Parasite Alters Gut Environment to Survive

New Method Detects Rancid Hazelnuts with Infrared Light

Discovery at Dinosaur Cove: Evolution of Echidnas & Platypuses

Pacific Northwest Faces Dual Threat: Earthquake and Rising Sea Levels

Unveiling Quantum Systems: Challenges and Limitations

Collaborative Study Reveals Uturuncu Volcano's Inner Workings

Scientists Develop Synthetic Tau Protein Fragment with Prion-like Properties

Humans Push Pug Dogs and Persian Cats to Evolve Similar Skulls

Study Uncovers Impact of Sexist Behavior on Team Collaboration

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Challenges of Multipath Propagation in Wireless Communications

Growing Demand for Environmentally Friendly Solar Energy

Challenges of Combinatorial Optimization in Various Fields

Durham University Study: Urban Digitization Impact on Sustainability

Researchers Introduce AI Approach for Offline Reinforcement Learning

Luxury Brands Embrace NFTs for Seamless Marketing

The Power of Provenance in Collectibles

Researchers Develop Eco-Friendly, Durable Wood Alternative

Rising Global Sales: 20 Million Electric Vehicles Sold

Public Prefers ChatGPT Legal Advice Over Lawyers

Skoltech AI Center Introduces Neural Network for Curved Grids

Mit Researchers Develop Novel Ai Model Inspired by Brain Oscillations

EU Struggles in Global Microchip Race, Falling Short of Market Goal

Advancing Aircraft Maintenance with Precision and Speed

IBM to Invest $150 Billion in US for Mainframe and Quantum Computing

Should Robot Vacuum Cleaners Remain Idle Amidst Our Busy Lives?

Power Outage Plunges Spain and Portugal into Darkness

Trailblazing Engineers and Industry Professionals Transforming Computing Efficiency

Light-Powered Soft Robot Carries Loads on Air Tracks

AI Writing Assistants: Proliferation Across Phones, Emails, Socials

Newcastle University Leads Efficient AI Power System

Sk Telecom Initiates SIM Chip Replacement After Data Breach

China's Car Market: Govt. Intervenes After Fatal Crash

Auto Shanghai Show Highlights Cutting-Edge Technology

Innovative Microrobot Design Unveiled by Chinese Universities

Robotic Arms Weld Metal Parts onto Vehicle Beds in Automated Factory

Xi Jinping Urges China to Develop Core AI Technologies

Oregon Environmental Agency Mum on Cyberattack Data Theft

Trump Administration Rule Changes Benefit Tesla's Self-Driving Cars

California Regulators Propose Testing Self-Driving Trucks

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Tuesday, 10 September 2019

Buzzkill? Male honeybees inject queens with blinding toxins during sex

They say love is blind, but if you're a queen honeybee it could mean true loss of sight.

Do we tend to centre our Instagram selfies on our left eye?

Do we tend to centre our Instagram selfies on our left eye?

Bulgaria, Romania struggle with swine fever outbreaks

When Vanya Dimitrova received the Bulgarian veterinary services' notice to kill her pigs because of African swine fever, she was shocked.

New era at Alibaba as Jack Ma rides into the sunset

Jack Ma steps aside on Tuesday as chairman of Alibaba, ending a spectacularly successful 20-year run during which the charismatic former English teacher's e-commerce company left a profound impact on China's economy.

Scientists spot six near-extinct vaquita marinas

Scientists said Monday they have spotted six vaquita marinas, one of the most endangered animals on Earth, off the coast of Mexico, reviving hopes for the survival of the world's smallest porpoise.

A prosthetic leg with 'feeling' improves mobility

A breakthrough device unveiled Monday makes it possible for someone amputated above the knee to "feel" a prosthetic leg, resulting is greater stamina, stability and mobility.

The diet-microbiome connection in inflammatory bowel disease

Much remains mysterious about the factors influencing human inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but one aspect that has emerged as a key contributor is the gut microbiome, the collection of microorganisms dwelling in the intestines.

Israeli high-tech looks to future—whoever wins vote

Inside a sleek, gleaming building with views over the Mediterranean, the co-founder of the navigation app Waze appears on a life-sized screen with words of advice on his red T-shirt.

Big Tech backlash kicks into gear with antitrust moves

The backlash against Big Tech moved into a new phase Monday as officials from nearly all US states announced an antitrust investigation into the dominance of internet giant Google.

World must adapt to 'inevitable' climate change, warns report

Nations rich and poor must invest now to protect against the effects of climate change or pay an even heavier price later, a global commission warned Tuesday.

VW launches mammoth bet on electric at IAA car show

With a new car and range sporting a spruced-up logo, German car giant Volkswagen enters the Frankfurt IAA car show hoping bets worth tens of billions of euros will pay off.

Mosquito trials raise hopes of defeating dengue

Hundreds dead in the Philippines; a threefold increase of cases in Vietnam; hospitals overrun in Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia—dengue is ravaging Southeast Asia this year due in part to rising temperatures and low immunity to new strains.

NASA pioneers malaria-predicting tech in Myanmar

NASA is developing a new technique to forecast malaria outbreaks in Myanmar from space, as the emergence of new drug-resistant strains in Southeast Asia threatens efforts to wipe out the deadly disease globally.

What is dengue, and why is it so widespread this year?

Dubbed "breakbone fever", dengue is one of the world's leading mosquito-borne illnesses and infects tens of millions across the globe annually.

Following Neanderthals' footsteps to learn how they lived

Like modern humans and primates, Neanderthals—our closest evolutionary cousins—are thought to have lived in groups, but their size and composition have been difficult to infer from archeological and fossil remains.

Climate change, trade woes reshape Frankfurt auto show

The headwinds buffeting the auto industry are making themselves felt at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with companies confronting a slowdown in sales due to global trade uncertainty and pressure from governments to lower emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases.

Experts say adapting to climate change can pay off manifold

A group of leaders from business, politics and science called Monday for a massive investment in adapting to climate change over the next decade, arguing it would reap significant returns as countries avoid catastrophic losses and boost their economies.

Five scientists honored for cancer therapy, immune system work

Five scientists have won prestigious medical awards for creating an innovative breast cancer treatment and discovering key players of the disease-fighting immune system.

New iPhones to share limelight as Apple revs up services

Along with its new iPhones, Apple is stepping up on content and services for its devices for its big media event Tuesday.

Genetic mutation linked to flu-related heart complications

People with severe flu sometimes develop life-threatening heart problems, even when their hearts have been previously healthy, but the reason for that has been poorly understood.

How we make decisions depends on how uncertain we are

A new Dartmouth study on how we use reward information for making choices shows how humans and monkeys adopt their decision-making strategies depending on the uncertainty of information present. The results of this study illustrated that for a simple gamble to obtain a reward, when the magnitude or amount of the reward is known but the probability of the reward is unknown and must be learned, both species will switch their strategy from combining reward information in a multiplicative way (in which functions of reward probability and magnitude are multiplied to obtain the so-called subjective value) to comparing the attributes in an additive way to make a decision.