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Cells Were "Reading the Invisible Future" - The 100-Micrometer Sense That Holds the Key to Cancer Spread

A study has been reported that challenges the conventional view that cells move by sensing only the scaffolding they are directly in contact with....

Do Mushrooms Call for Rain? ― The Impact of Fungal Proteins That Freeze Water

An international research team has detailed how fungi possess "ice nucleation proteins" that can freeze water at relatively high sub-zero...

"Making 'Ultrasound in Cars' a Reality? The Surprising Possibilities Revealed by the Secret of Hedgehog Ears: Not Just Cute, But Incredibly Precise Hearing"

A new discovery has garnered attention: European hedgehogs may be able to hear ultrasonic sounds that are inaudible to humans, up to at least...

"Seek and Destroy Injection" to Transform Prostate Cancer Treatment? Initial Results Show 83% Tumor Reduction and Progression Halt

A new treatment called "225Ac-PSMA-Trillium" has garnered attention in a Phase I trial for targeting advanced prostate cancer that has...

Flowers, Bats, and Human Activity: Why Have Butterflies and Moths Become Able to Eat "Leaves on the Ground"? The Evolution Driven by "Gene Hijacking"

Butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera) account for about 10% of animal species and serve as key agents in pollination and food webs. However,...

Not all brain training is effective. The training that worked was "finding quickly."

In a large-scale study in the United States (ACTIVE) with a 20-year follow-up, it was found that individuals aged 65 and older who underwent...

From Korea! The Magic Spray That Stops Bleeding in One Second: What Is the Full Scope of This Technology?

A research team from South Korea's KAIST has developed a powdered hemostatic spray (AGCL) that can stop bleeding in about one second when...

"The Revival of Oysters" May Protect Fisheries — A Mechanism to Break the Chain of Disease

Oysters have been shown to potentially protect surrounding organisms by filtering not only algae and nutrients from the water but also pathogens. A...

"Pregnancy" in Space is Still Taboo - Homework to be Done Before Mars Colonization: Space is "Hostile" to Human Reproduction

With the expansion of commercial spaceflight, reproduction and pregnancy in space are becoming practical challenges rather than "science...

The Last Barrier to "Assembling Life in Reality" Designed by AI — Sidewinder Breaks the DNA Synthesis Bottleneck

The research team at Caltech has developed a new method called "Sidewinder," which connects short DNA fragments (oligos) in the correct...

The Day the Lake Was Filled with Young Fish: How Pesticide Pollution Diminishes the Value of "Long-Lived Individuals"

Exposure to the common pesticide chlorpyrifos at "low concentrations over a long period" may accelerate cellular aging in fish and...

Is a Single Gene the "Culprit" Behind Alzheimer's? The True Meaning of "90%" Indicated by APOE

A new analysis led by UCL suggests that a common variant of the APOE gene (ε3/ε4) may "contribute" to many cases of Alzheimer's...

Conspiracy Theories Can't Be Defeated with "Facts" - When "Debunking" Backfires: Conditions for Effective Communication Against Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories are not just misinformation; they are tied to the sense of belonging and identity of those who believe in them, making them...

The Earth and the Moon are "exchanging materials"—Invisible transportation occurring during the full moon phase

The "volatile substances" such as nitrogen found in lunar soil (regolith) cannot be fully explained by the solar wind alone. A new study...

On cold mornings, birds don't sing — The reason why the mountain dawn becomes "quiet" has been discovered

In the high-altitude wetlands of Golden Gate Highlands National Park in South Africa, the dawn chorus start times of three species of warblers...

New Material Unveils Cancer Cells' "Camouflage": The Impact of Silica-Based Nano-Zigzags

A research team, including members from the Education University of Hong Kong, has developed silica-based nanostructures called "Nanozigzags...

Why a 40°C Shower Turns into Boiling Water and Ice Water: Mathematicians Solve the Problem of Cellular Noise

A study has been reported on making "biological noise"—a phenomenon where protein levels fluctuate among cells with the same gene,...

Folding, Unfolding, and Folding Again: The Complex Task of the "Simplest Animal"

One of the simplest animals, "Trichoplax," which lacks nerves and muscles, has been reported to fold its body (epithelial sheet) like...

Nature Changes Faster Than We Imagine - Transforming in Just a Few Years: What the Pandemic Revealed About "Nature with Humans/Nature without Humans"

The "Anthropause," a period of reduced human activity due to lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, brought unexpected changes to urban...

"Words That Feel Good Are Hard to Forget" - Is the "Texture of Sound" More Important Than Meaning? Insights from Pseudo-Word Experiments on the Conditions for Memorable Words

A research team from the University of Vienna created numerous pseudo-words that resemble English but have no meaning, and conducted an experiment...

Do Short Videos Really "Rot Your Brain"? For Those Who "Can't Watch a Movie to the End" ─ The Truth About Short-Form Content and the Brain

Continuous viewing of short videos has come to be described as causing "brain rot," and in 2024, "brain rot" was chosen as the...

"Stopping Pests with 'Bat Sounds'? New Agricultural Tech Uses Ultrasound to Prevent Moth Egg-Laying: The Power of Ultrasound Demonstrated by Chiba University"

A research team, including members from Chiba University, conducted experiments where they exposed moths to sounds mimicking bat echolocation...

Hope or a "Challenge to God" - Creating Human Eggs from Skin: The Impact on Infertility Treatment and the "Post-Family" Era

A research team, including members from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in the United States, has successfully created fertilizable...

From Baby Diapers to Sensors? A Future Vision Where Fungi Become Infrastructure

Globally, "fungi (mushrooms)" are being highlighted as potential key players in next-generation technology. In the UK, the...