How the genetic battle of the sexes plays out in species that can switch sex

How the genetic battle of the sexes plays out in species that can switch sex

Clownfish is an example of a species that can change sex from male to female during their lifecycle. A new model predicts that male-beneficial genetic variants will tend to dominate in them. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A model developed by RIKEN researchers incorporates species that change sex during their life cycles for the first time, … Read more

Shining new light on electron behavior using 2-photon photoemission spectroscopy

Shining new light on electron behavior using 2-photon photoemission spectroscopy

The TP molecule electrons were precisely observed using two-photon (2PPE) photoemission spectroscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, and low-energy electron diffraction. Credit: Masahiro Shibuta, Osaka Metropolitan University Organic electronics is a field that has garnered significant interest in academic and industrial circles due to its potential applications in OLEDs and organic solar cells, offering advantages such as … Read more

Cracking the quantum code: Simulations track entangled quarks

Cracking the quantum code: Simulations track entangled quarks

Time evolution of a quark-antiquark pair produced by a high-energy particle collision. The pair separates in space, producing additional quark-antiquark pairs, but these secondary particles still maintain quantum entanglement. Credit: Adrien Florio et. al. Physical Review Letters Today, the word “quantum” is everywhere—in company names, movie titles, even theaters. But at its core, the concept … Read more

Is food waste the key to sustainable, plastic-free diapers and sanitary pads?

Is food waste the key to sustainable, plastic-free diapers and sanitary pads?

This biobased foam forms the absorbent core of prototype biodegradable sanitary pads and diapers. Credit: Athanasios Latras Once thrown away, disposable items such as diapers and sanitary pads can take hundreds of years to decompose, because their absorbent parts and waterproof layers contain plastics and other synthetic polymers. But now, researchers are replacing these materials … Read more

Molecular crystal motors move like microbes when exposed to light

Molecular crystal motors move like microbes when exposed to light

It looks like a spider and scurries like a spider, but it’s actually a tiny motor made from crystallized molecules that move when exposed to light. Credit: Rabih O. Al-Kaysi At first glance, Rabih O. Al-Kaysi’s molecular motors look like the microscopic worms you’d see in a drop of pond water. But these wriggling ribbons … Read more

Domain knowledge drives data-driven artificial intelligence in well logging

Domain knowledge drives data-driven artificial intelligence in well logging

by KeAi Communications Co. Petrophysical informed residual neural network for multi-task reservoir parameter prediction with the data-mechanism-driven loss function. Credit: Rongbo Shao, et al Data-driven artificial intelligence, such as deep learning and reinforcement learning, possesses powerful data analysis capabilities. These techniques enable the statistical and probabilistic analysis of data, facilitating the mapping of relationships between … Read more

Study highlights achievements of the scientific drilling of Songliao Basin

Study highlights achievements of the scientific drilling of Songliao Basin

The International Continental Scientific Drilling Project of the Songliao Basin has revealed crucial information for understanding past and future climate trends and for sustainable exploration of oil and gas. Credit: Wang Chengshan from China University of Geosciences Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, the increase in carbon dioxide emissions has consistently warmed the Earth’s … Read more

The diaspora’s response to the Second World War

The diaspora’s response to the Second World War

The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Chicago, designed by architect Mulokas and artist Jonynas, 1957, from the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture. Credit: Original content from the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture The Second World War had a profound impact not only on the fate of countries and people but … Read more

As Voyager 1’s mission draws to a close, one planetary scientist reflects on its legacy

As Voyager 1’s mission draws to a close, one planetary scientist reflects on its legacy

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For nearly 50 years, NASA’s Voyager 1 mission has competed for the title of deep space’s little engine that could. Launched in 1977 along with its twin, Voyager 2, the spacecraft is now soaring more than 15 billion miles from Earth. On their journeys through the solar system, the Voyager spacecraft … Read more

Bodycams in court get broad police approval, according to survey

Bodycams in court get broad police approval, according to survey

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the courtroom, Quebec provincial police officers seem to be broadly in favor of having images captured by body-worn cameras used as evidence, but are also concerned about some of the potential consequences for the pursuit of justice. They’d expect the footage to serve as visual evidence, to replace portions of … Read more