Researchers are excavating an ancient graveyard in Italy to uncover the history of cholera, hoping to find DNA clues about its evolution. The site contains victims from the 1850s epidemic and provides a thousand-year window into the health of a village.
A survey by Pew Research Center in collaboration with AAAS found that 87% of scientists believe they should take an active role in public policy debates. Scientists use various methods to connect with the public, including social media and blogging, with 47% using social media to talk about science or read about scientific developments.
A study by Cecilia Aragon at the University of Washington found that bilingual speakers increase their use of emoticons when chatting in a non-native language, mirroring face-to-face communication patterns. This suggests that bilinguals are adapting online communication to their cultural norms.
Researchers identified key features that make tweets more likely to get attention, including using words like 'please' and being informative. The study's algorithm predicted tweet popularity more accurately than human observers, with potential applications in longer forms of discourse.
A team of astronomers used ALMA to study a star-forming region in the Sculptor Galaxy, revealing that it is much more massive and dense than similar regions in normal spiral galaxies. This suggests that starburst galaxies are better at forming stars due to their unique stellar nurseries.
Researchers from Ohio State University and the University of Georgia collaborate to visualize cellular processes at a nanometer scale. The QSTORM project aims to enhance microscopy resolution for sub-cellular imaging, enabling scientists to make molecular movies of muscle contraction.
Researchers at UCI found that transplanted human neural stem cells can restore cognitive functions in rats with chemotherapy-induced damage. The study suggests that stem cell therapies may one day provide relief to patients suffering from cognitive impairments incurred as a result of their cancer treatments.
A UNL researcher highlights the impact of climate change on the emergence of infectious diseases, citing examples of West Nile virus and Ebola as predictable outcomes. The expert calls for greater collaboration between public and veterinary health communities to address the growing threat.
The University of Washington's eScience Institute is centralizing data-scientist roles and giving them prestige and autonomy. The institute has established a postdoctoral fellow program to reward young researchers at the intersection of their domain and data science.
Research suggests that how people visualize hackers affects their cybersecurity decisions. Those who picture a teenage hacker make better decisions, while those who visualize a foreign hacker focus on more lucrative targets. This study aims to influence the development of cybersecurity by understanding social behaviors and rationales b...
Research reveals that reduced oxygen availability in water causes aquatic animals to reduce their body size more with warming than those on land. This study provides a closer match between lab experiments and natural patterns, suggesting the same factors at play.