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Science

Hourglass body shape is ideal for hula hooping, says study

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists explain the physics of hula hooping.

child
Science

The formation and development of brain networks during birth

PLOS

Shedding light on the growth trajectory of global functional neural networks before and after birth.

kidney and brain
Biology

Kidney and nerve tissue cells learn and make memories in ways similar to neurons

Pranjal Malewar

Memories are not only in the brain.

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Environment

Air pollution levels and commuting in New York City

PLOS

Economically disadvantaged and racial minority groups face more challenges during their commutes from home to work.

gender inequality
Science

New tool exposes gender inequality across US states

PLOS

Links between gender inequality, wellbeing, and involvement in #MeToo movement also unveiled.

Scolopsis ghanam
Biology

Fish adopt unique survival strategies in the warmest waters on earth

Amit Malewar

Some fish species in the Arabian Gulf's coral reefs are more resilient to climate change than previously thought.

Cute little baby sitting on floor
Health

Do newborns experience consciousness?

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Detecting consciousness in newborns

The new technique allows scientists to see each particle that makes up colloidal crystals and to create dynamic three-dimensional models.
Chemistry

New technique sheds light on never-before-seen interiors of crystals

Ashwini Sakharkar

The "X-ray vision" technique is used to see inside crystals.

Birds Flock
Science

How do birds flock? Uncovering aerodynamic mysteries through mathematics

Pranjal Malewar

Findings have potential applications for transportation and energy.

Quixotic Quasar Illumination
Space

Largest-ever map of the universe’s active supermassive black holes

Amit Malewar

New “quasar catalog” serves as a 3D history book of the universe.

A stone tool glued into a handle made of liquid bitumen with the addition of 55 percent ochre. It is no longer sticky and can be handled easily.
Science

Study suggests that Neanderthals used glue to make stone tools

Amit Malewar

Analysis of 40,000-year-old tools reveals surprisingly sophisticated construction.

Motherboard closeup technology Integrated microchip circuit board computer processor
Quantum Computing

Classical computers can keep up with and surpass their quantum counterparts

Amit Malewar

Boosting speed and accuracy of traditional computing.

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Physics

How does a sprinkler running in reverse? Decades-old puzzle solved

Amit Malewar

Experiments uncover answer to Feynman’s Sprinkler Problem.

Photo view of great sphinx
Archaeology

The mystery of the origin of the Great Sphinx of Giza is solved

Pranjal Malewar

Did nature have a hand in the formation of the Great Sphinx?

Research Scientist Ejaz Ahmed.
Technology

Self-cleaning, hybrid membrane improves desalination efficiency

Ashwini Sakharkar

New membrane overcomes significant challenges that have, until now, limited desalination technologies.

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AI & Machine Learning

Researchers develop deep learning model for predicting CRISPR tool activity

Vidya Nagalwade

CRISPR and AI accurately control gene expression.

agricultural practices
Environment

Study shows irrigation’s impact on regional climates and environments

Pranjal Malewar

Practice is vital in managing climate change and future agricultural development.

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Neuroscience

The study offers insights into neuroreceptor organization

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists made advances on our understanding of the distribution of receptors across the brain.

Image showing frankie and burger.
Social Science

What makes “junk food” junk?

Vidya Nagalwade

U.S. policies define junk food for taxation and regulations.

atom chip
Quantum Computing

New work reconstructs the full state of a quantum liquid

Amit Malewar

New research using ultracold atoms reveals particular properties of quantum systems.

upper jaw of the infant of Yuanmoupithecus
Science

Scientists discovered the earliest gibbon fossil

Pranjal Malewar

A finding that fills a gap in the evolutionary history of apes.

artist’s rendition of big bang nucleosynthesis
Science

A method for predicting the composition of dark matter

Amit Malewar

A new analysis offers an innovative means to predict ‘cosmological signatures’ for models of dark matter.

Image showing eye
Science

New factors behind better vision discovered by neuroscientists

Pranjal Malewar

How well we can see?

Confocal microscopy image
Science

What makes brain cells develop in a specific order?

Amit Malewar

A study of the visual system of fruit flies reveals factors regulating neuron development.

Sun Harmonics
Space

A mysterious, new type of wave discovered in the Sun

Amit Malewar

Equatorially antisymmetric vorticity waves.

Image showing young working woman having lower back pain
Science

The spines of Neandertals may explain our back-related ailments

Pranjal Malewar

What explains our lower back pain?

Plants
Plants

How do plants build a sugar transport lane?

Amit Malewar

A tiny region at the root tip is responsible.

Geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year cycle
Science

Geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year cycle

Pranjal Malewar

The Earth has a pulse.

Geologic activity on Earth
Science

Geologic activity on Earth appears to follow a 27.5-million-year cycle, study

Amit Malewar

The earth has a pulse.

Mass extinctions of land-dwelling animals follow a 27-million-year cycle
Science

Mass extinctions of land-dwelling animals follow a 27-million-year cycle

Amit Malewar

Timing of mass extinctions lines up with asteroid impacts and massive volcanic eruptions.

Recent Stories

Depression and its impact on physical health

Health

Phoenix galaxy cluster found in the act of extreme cooling

Space

Life-like 3D synthetic materials move by themselves like worms

Science

A new fabrication technique for high-performance photon detectors

Physics

The existence of a nuclear-spin dark state proved

Quantum Computing