Liquid metal nanomaterials extend orthopedic implant lifespan
Liquid metal nanomaterials, including gallium-based alloys, coat orthopedic implants to fight infections and boost bone integration, doubling overall lifespan
Month: October 2025
Rising Pollen Levels Linked to Increased Suicide Risk, Study Finds
A large-scale study of major U.S. metropolitan areas has uncovered a direct correlation between rising airborne pollen counts and an…
Africa’s Great Green Wall stalls as Senegal plantings show little progress
An ambitious effort to build a transcontinental wall of vegetation across Africa to halt the Sahara’s southward expansion is encountering…
Scientists reveal diverse water adsorption behaviors in metal-organic frameworks
Researchers map water adsorption in metal-organic frameworks, analyzing over 200 MOFs to classify seven isotherm types and guide atmospheric water harvesting
eBird becomes the world’s largest citizen science project
eBird, a Cornell Lab of Ornithology platform, has grown into the world’s largest citizen science project, amassing over a billion observations from 600,000 users
Latest evidence suggests life could exist on Mars today
New findings from the Jezero Crater on Mars have presented the most compelling case to date for the existence of…
Engineered protein nanorings detect and neutralize the SARS-CoV2 virus
Engineered computer-designed proteins bind the SARS-CoV-2 spike to neutralize the virus and enable rapid diagnostics, including the potent miniprotein LCB1
Selective sound focus does not originate in the brainstem or auditory nerve
For decades, scientists have investigated the “cocktail party problem,” the remarkable human ability to focus on a single speaker in…
AI actor Tilly Norwood raises questions about art and labor rights
The arrival of Tilly Norwood on the Hollywood scene has ignited a firestorm of debate, pitting technological innovation against the…
A physics calculation suggests virtual particles generate reality
A sophisticated mathematical tool that physicists have long used to understand the universe might be more than just a convenient…