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What do you get when you cross a blue jay with a green jay? That’s not the start of a joke, but the subject of a new study that aims to describe a hybrid bird never encountered before in the wild. The bigger question scientists are puzzling over, though, is why does the mystery bird exist? “We think it’s the …

Collaborations with a higher proportion of unpublished researchers can yield papers that present groundbreaking ideas.Credit: Stígur Már Karlsson/Heimsmyndir via Getty What characteristics drive scientific discovery? Experience is often seen as key, with success coming from years of knowledge building and collaboration. This is certainly true for most Nobel Prize laureates, who have an average age of 58. However, research teams …

IN A NUTSHELL 🛰️ Scientists have discovered a turquoise patch in the Antarctic Ocean, visible in satellite images. 🔬 The patch is home to coccolithophores, tiny marine organisms previously thought unable to survive in cold waters. 🌊 Research reveals a dynamic interaction between coccolithophores and diatoms, impacting the ocean’s carbon cycle. 🌍 Findings suggest new potential for plankton in combating …

Researchers shed light on how breathwork can induce altered states of consciousness  PsyPost Source link

Around 7.2 million Americans are currently estimated to have Alzheimer’s disease,and experts such as those at the National Health Institute say that number could grow to 13.8 million by 2060. As researchers say that indicates clinicians will face “major challenges” in coming years, they are urging people to take a closer look into the lifestyle habits that could help prevent …

How dogs are helping researchers track the spread of a dangerous disease in Calif.  sfgate.com This growing fungal disease outbreak spreads through dust and dirt  USA Today California is seeing a spike in cases of Valley Fever  NPR Valley Fever is spreading across the arid West, affecting people and dogs  University of California What is valley fever? Cases of fungal infection on upward trend, …

Researchers have found that the carbon footprint of generative AI-based tools that can turn text prompts into images and videos is far worse than we previously thought. As detailed in a new paper, researchers from the open-source AI platform Hugging Face found that the energy demands of text-to-video generators quadruple when the length of a generated video doubles — indicating …

Researchers at Tel Aviv University say they have found an innovative gene therapy method to treat impairments in hearing and balance caused by inner ear dysfunction, providing hope for a cure to inherited deafness. “This treatment holds promise for treating a wide range of mutations that cause hearing loss,” said lead scientist Prof. Karen Avraham, Dean of Tel Aviv’s Gray …

Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists. Bacteria that are difficult to treat due to the so-called NDM gene primarily drove the increase, CDC researchers wrote in an article published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Only two antibiotics work …

Exclusive | USDA Puts Food Researchers on Leave  The Wall Street Journal USDA cancels survey tracking how many Americans struggle to get enough food  NPR Trump administration cancels annual hunger report after enacting historic cuts to nation’s safety net  CNN Trump Administration to Stop Measuring Food Insecurity  The New York Times Food insecurity  LAist Source link