//www.koonmotors.com/news/top/ Top science stories featured on ScienceDaily's home page. en-us Sun, 10 Sep 2023 22:30:02 EDT Sun, 10 Sep 2023 22:30:02 EDT 60 //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/top/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230908141959.htm Researchers who created a soft robot that could navigate simple mazes without human or computer direction have now built on that work, creating a 'brainless' soft robot that can navigate more complex and dynamic environments. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:19:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230908141959.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230908130001.htm A new article hints at the existence of several black holes in the Hyades cluster -- the closest open cluster to our solar system -- which would make them the closest black holes to Earth ever detected. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 13:00:01 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230908130001.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907205925.htm The climate-driven advance of beavers into the Arctic tundra is causing the release of more methane -- a greenhouse gas -- into the atmosphere. Beavers, as everyone knows, like to make dams. Those dams cause flooding, which inundates vegetation and turns Arctic streams and creeks into a series of ponds. Those beaver ponds and surrounding inundated vegetation can be devoid of oxygen and rich with organic sediment, which releases methane as the material decays. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 20:59:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907205925.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907141931.htm Crustaceans, insects and mushrooms are rich sources of the dietary fiber chitin, which activates the immune system and benefits metabolism, according to a new study in mice. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:19:31 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907141931.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130404.htm An international consortium of scientists is using an unprecedentedly large database of canine DNA to take an unbiased look at how our furry friends evolved into the various breeds we know and love. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:04:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130404.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130350.htm Researchers have successfully created chimeric embryos containing a combination of human and pig cells. When transferred into surrogate pig mothers, the developing humanized kidneys had normal structure and tubule formation after 28 days. This is the first time that scientists have been able to grow a solid humanized organ inside another species, though previous studies have used similar methods to generate human tissues such as blood or skeletal muscle in pigs. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:03:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130350.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130334.htm Massive burst of X-rays detected by astronomers indicates material three times the mass of Earth burning up in a black hole. They observed a star like our own Sun being eaten away every time it orbits close. First time a Sun-like star being repeatedly disrupted by a low mass black hole has been seen, opening the possibility of a range of star and black hole combinations to be discovered. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:03:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130334.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130332.htm By adding synergistic self-adjuvanting properties to Covid-19 RNA vaccines, researchers showed they could significantly boost the immune response generated in mice. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:03:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130332.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907105813.htm Antarctica's vast ice masses seem far away, yet they store enough water to raise global sea levels by several meters. A team of experts has now provided the first systematic stability inspection of the ice sheet's current state. Their diagnosis: While they found no indication of irreversible, self-reinforcing retreat of the ice sheet in West Antarctica yet, global warming to date could already be enough to trigger the slow but certain loss of ice over the next hundreds to thousands of years. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 10:58:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907105813.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230906112346.htm Astronomers have detected the magnetic field of a galaxy so far away that its light has taken more than 11 billion years to reach us: we see it as it was when the Universe was just 2.5 billion years old. The result provides astronomers with vital clues about how the magnetic fields of galaxies like our own Milky Way came to be. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 11:23:46 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230906112346.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905202510.htm The immense bubble is 820 million light years from Earth and believed to be a fossil-like remnant of the birth of the universe. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:25:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905202510.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905202507.htm Right at the bottom of the deep sea, the first very simple forms of life on earth probably emerged a long time ago. Today, the deep sea is known for its bizarre fauna. Intensive research is being conducted into how the number of species living on the sea floor have changed in the meantime. Some theories say that the ecosystems of the deep sea have emerged again and again after multiple mass extinctions and oceanic upheavals. Today's life in the deep sea would thus be comparatively young in the history of the Earth. But there is increasing evidence that parts of this world are much older than previously thought. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:25:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905202507.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905202500.htm 研究人员报告说,灵活的肩膀和elbows that allow us to throw a football or reach a high shelf may have evolved as a natural braking system that let our primate ancestors get out of trees without dying. The researchers used sports-analysis software to compare the climbing movements of chimpanzees and small monkeys called mangabeys. While the animals climb up trees similarly, the researchers found that the shallow, rounded shoulder joints and shortened elbow bones that chimps have -- similar to humans -- allow them to fully extend their arms above their heads when climbing down, holding onto branches like a person going down a ladder to support their greater weight. When early humans left forests for the grassy savanna, these versatile appendages would have been essential for gathering food and using tools for hunting and defense. The findings are among the first to identify the significance of 'downclimbing' in the evolution of apes and early humans. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:25:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905202500.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230904104620.htm The Qing Dynasty in China, after over 250 years, crumbled in 1912. An international research team has pinpointed key reasons behind the collapse, revealing parallels to modern instability and offering vital lessons for the future. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 10:46:20 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230904104620.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230901143623.htm A new study finds that farmers in India have adapted to warming temperatures by intensifying the withdrawal of groundwater used for irrigation. If the trend continues, the rate of groundwater loss could triple by 2080, further threatening India's food and water security. Reduced water availability in India due to groundwater depletion and climate change could threaten the livelihoods of more than one-third of the country's 1.4 billion residents and has global implications. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:36:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230901143623.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230901143618.htm New research by an international team of scientists explains what's behind a stalled trend in Arctic Ocean sea ice loss since 2007. The findings indicate that stronger declines in sea ice will occur when an atmospheric feature known as the Arctic dipole reverses itself in its recurring cycle. The many environmental responses to the Arctic dipole are described in a recent article. This analysis helps explain how North Atlantic water influences Arctic Ocean climate. Scientists call it Atlantification. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:36:18 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230901143618.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142858.htm A broad new strategy could hold hope for treating virtually all blood cancers with CAR T cell therapy, which is currently approved for five subtypes of blood cancer. Scientists have demonstrated the potential efficacy of this approach a preclinical study. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:28:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142858.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142845.htm NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has begun the study of one of the most renowned supernovae, SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A). Located 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, SN 1987A has been a target of intense observations at wavelengths ranging from gamma rays to radio for nearly 40 years, since its discovery in February of 1987. New observations by Webb's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) provide a crucial clue to our understanding of how a supernova develops over time to shape its remnant. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:28:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142845.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142809.htm A new study found that more than half of people who own dogs expressed some level of canine vaccine hesitancy -- i.e. skepticism about vaccinating their pets against rabies and other diseases. An estimated 45 percent of US households own a dog; according to the survey results, nearly 40 percent of dog owners believe that canine vaccines are unsafe, more than 20 percent believe these vaccines are ineffective, and 30 percent consider them to be medically unnecessary. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:28:09 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142809.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142801.htm A main crux of neuroscience is learning how our senses translate light into sight, sound into hearing, food into taste, and texture into touch. Smell is where these sensory relationships get more complex and perplexing. To address this question, a research team are investigating how airborne chemicals connect to odor perception in the brain. They discovered that a machine-learning model has achieved human-level proficiency at describing, in words, what chemicals smell like. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:28:01 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142801.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121807.htm A new blood test called p-tau217 shows promise as an Alzheimer's disease biomarker, and when used in a two-step workflow very high accuracy to either identify or exclude brain amyloidosis, the most important and earliest pathology. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:18:07 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121807.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121759.htm The mechanism by which breast cancer is formed in the cells of mammalian epithelium has been discovered. Although roughly 20 mutations accumulate annually in each epithelial cell until menopause, the mutation rate significantly decreases after menopause. Accumulation also decreased after childbirth, suggesting the effect of estrogen in mammary epithelium. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:17:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121759.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121751.htm Scientists have detected and validated two of the longest-period exoplanets found by TESS to date. These long period large exoplanets orbit a K dwarf star and belong to a class of planets known as warm Jupiters, which have orbital periods of 10-200 days and are at least six times Earth's radius. This recent discovery offers exciting research opportunities for the future of finding long-period planets that resemble those in our own solar system. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:17:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121751.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121728.htm 一项新的研究表明,年轻患者mild asthma should remember to turn ventilation all the way up when cooking or burning candles. The fumes can cause irritation and inflammation in the body. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:17:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121728.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121723.htm A Neptune-sized planet denser than steel has been discovered by an international team of astronomers, who believe its composition could be the result of a giant planetary clash. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:17:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121723.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121659.htm While astrophysicists previously believed that only supernovae could generate long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), a 2021 observation uncovered evidence that compact-object mergers also can generate the phenomenon. Now, a new simulation confirms and explains this finding. If the accretion disk around the black hole is massive, it launches a jet that lasts several seconds, matching the description of a long GRB from a merger. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:16:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121659.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121645.htm Using synchrotron techniques, scientists have unveiled important information on The Great Oxidation Event by studying apatite inclusions in zircon crystals from old magmas. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:16:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121645.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121632.htm Ion channels are attractive drug targets due to their importance in health and disease, but finding ways to target a specific ion channel selectively is a major challenge. Now, researchers have discovered that ion channels called BK channels have unique openings in their sides, which drug molecules may be able to access. The finding could lead to the development of selective drugs that target the BK channel to treat a wide range of diseases. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:16:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831121632.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831120640.htm The rapid sea level rise and resulting retreat of coastal habitat seen at the end of the last Ice Age could repeat itself if global average temperatures rise beyond certain levels, according to an analysis by an international team of scientists. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:06:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831120640.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830195934.htm A clinical trial has tested a potentially curative stem cell gene therapy for sickle cell disease. The results were promising. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:59:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830195934.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830160828.htm Researchers generated large scale gene expression data to investigate the molecular networks that operate in one of the closest algal relatives of land plants, a humble single-celled alga called Mesotaenium endlicherianum. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:08:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830160828.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830151740.htm Research teams have detailed a pioneering breakthrough in medical device technology that could lead to intelligent, long-lasting, tailored treatment for patients, thanks to soft robotics and artificial intelligence. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:17:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830151740.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830133608.htm Antibiotic-resistant bacteria get extra nutrients and thrive when the drugs kill 'good' bacteria in the gut, according to new research that could lead to better patient risk assessment and 'microbiome therapeutics' treatments to help combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:36:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830133608.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131956.htm Scientists have made a 'paradigm shifting' discovery on the mechanisms required for learning and memory that could lead to new therapies for Alzheimer's disease and potentially Down syndrome. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:19:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131956.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131943.htm Disrupted connections between memory and appetite regulating brain circuits are directly proportional to body mass index (BMI), notably in patients who suffer from disordered or overeating that can lead to obesity, such as binge eating disorder (BED), according to new research. The research notes that individuals who are obese have impaired connections between the dorsolateral hippocampus (dlHPC) and the lateral hypothalamus (LH), which may impact their ability to control or regulate emotional responses when anticipating rewarding meals or treats. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:19:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131943.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131937.htm 研究人员已经开发出一种新方法ing quantum repeaters, devices that can link quantum computers over long distances. The new system transmits low-loss signals over optical fiber using light in the telecom band, a longstanding goal in the march toward robust quantum communication networks. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:19:37 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131937.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131932.htm A research team has conclusively demonstrated that global warming stands as primary driver behind the recent increase in heavy rainfall and heatwaves using deep learning convolutional neural network. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:19:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131932.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131930.htm In a milestone for artificial intelligence (AI), the AI system 'Swift' has beaten the world champions in drone racing -- a result that seemed unattainable just a few years ago. The AI-piloted drone was trained in a simulated environment. Real-world applications include environmental monitoring or disaster response. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:19:30 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131930.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131742.htm Imagine a robot that can wedge itself through the cracks in rubble to search for survivors trapped in the wreckage of a collapsed building. Engineers are working toward to that goal with CLARI, short for Compliant Legged Articulated Robotic Insect. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:17:42 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131742.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131732.htm With a remarkable observational campaign that involved 12 telescopes both on the ground and in space, including three European Southern Observatory (ESO) facilities, astronomers have uncovered the strange behavior of a pulsar, a super-fast-spinning dead star. This mysterious object is known to switch between two brightness modes almost constantly, something that until now has been an enigma. But astronomers have now found that sudden ejections of matter from the pulsar over very short periods are responsible for the peculiar switches. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:17:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131732.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131703.htm A new study suggests that cognitive loss in patients with brain metastases may be due to the interference that cancer produces in neuronal circuits. When cancer spreads in the brain, it changes the brain's chemistry, interfering with the communication between neurons. This is a very different hypothesis from the one previously accepted, with implications for the diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases. The authors have used artificial intelligence to show that metastasis alters brain activity. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:17:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131703.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131700.htm The neutron-rich oxygen isotopes oxygen-27 and oxygen-28 exist as very short-lived resonances, report scientists based on the first observation of their decay into oxygen-24 and three and four neutrons, respectively. Notably, the oxygen-28 nucleus is found not to be 'doubly magic' as expected in the standard shell-model picture. This study provides valuable insights into the nuclear structure. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:17:00 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131700.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131655.htm Researchers have discovered a type of gut bacteria that might help improve insulin resistance, and thus protect against the development of obesity and type-2 diabetes. The study involved genetic and metabolic analysis of human fecal microbiomes and then corroborating experiments in obese mice. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:16:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131655.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131650.htm Researchers have developed a miniature battery that could be used to power tiny devices integrated into human tissues. The design uses an ionic gradient across a chain of droplets -- inspired by how electric eels generate electricity. The device was able to regulate the biological activity of human neurons. This could open the way to the development of tiny bio-integrated devices, with a range of applications in biology and medicine. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:16:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131650.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830130950.htm Quantum physics has allowed for the creation of sensors far surpassing the precision of classical devices. Now, several new studies show that the precision of these quantum sensors can be significantly improved using entanglement produced by finite-range interactions. Researchers were able to demonstrate this enhancement using entangled ion-chains with up to 51 particles. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:09:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830130950.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830130846.htm Researchers applied a new technology to generate the full inventory of mutations in the bacterial species Escherichia coli where the antibiotic rifampicin attaches to and disables an essential bacterial enzyme known as RNA polymerase (RNAP). Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:08:46 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830130846.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830130817.htm Researchers used wireless neural recording and imaging devices to 'listen in' on the hippocampal brain activity of groups of Egyptian fruit bats as they flew freely within a large flight room. The researchers were surprised to find that, in this social setting, the bat's 'place' neurons encoded not only the animal's location, but also information about the presence or absence of other bats, and even the identity of bats in their path. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:08:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830130817.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125942.htm Scientists are working on a new approach to treating kidney failure that could one day free people from needing dialysis or having to take harsh drugs to suppress their immune system after a transplant. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:59:42 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125942.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125940.htm 几个主要的儿童过敏可能阻止摇来摇去m the community of bacteria living in our gut, according to a new study. The research identifies gut microbiome features and early life influences that are associated with children developing any of four common allergies -- eczema, asthma, food allergy and/or hay fever. The findings could lead to methods of predicting whether a child will develop allergies, and ways to prevent them from developing at all. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:59:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125940.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125929.htm Scientists use cutting edge scanning technology to reconstruct 'fossil monster' that lived half a billion years ago. The creature's soft anatomy was well-preserved, allowing it to be imaged almost completely: It fills a gap in our understanding of the evolution of arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:59:29 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125929.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125922.htm Experiments promote a curious flipside of decaying monopoles: A reality where particle physics is quite literally turned on its head Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:59:22 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230829125922.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828162352.htm Researchers have looked beyond biochemistry to publish groundbreaking work on the physics of fat droplets found inside many types of cells, revealing them to be a potential threat to a cell's nucleus.They have discovered fat-filled lipid droplets' surprising capability to indent and puncture the nucleus, the organelle which contains and regulates a cell's DNA. The stakes of their findings are high: a ruptured nucleus can lead to elevated DNA damage that is characteristic of many diseases, including cancer. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:23:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828162352.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828162328.htm Abrupt climate changes have affected rainfall patterns worldwide in the past, especially in the tropical monsoon region, a new study shows. An international team of scientists used dripstones from globally distributed caves together with model simulations to analyze the global impacts of rapid Northern-Hemisphere temperature increases, the widely studied Dansgaard-Oeschger events, that repeatedly occurred during the last ice age. The comparison of stalagmite and model data shows in unprecedented detail how these abrupt changes and the associated modifications of the Atlantic overturning circulation, AMOC for short, have affected global atmospheric circulation. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:23:28 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828162328.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828130342.htm Scientists have developed a new method for detecting mid-infrared (MIR) light at room temperature using quantum systems. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:03:42 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828130342.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828105530.htm 一个新的文章描述了266年化石物种one of the richest and most diverse groups of three-million-year-old fauna ever found in New Zealand. At least ten previously unknown species will be described and named in future research. Fossils of the world's oldest known flax snails, an extinct sawshark spine, and great white shark teeth have all been found in a mound of sand excavated from beneath Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant in 2020. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:55:30 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828105530.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828105521.htm A team of researchers is designing novel systems to capture water vapor in the air and turn it into liquid. They have developed sponges or membranes with a large surface area that continually capture moisture from their surrounding environment. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:55:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828105521.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828105511.htm The world's first case of a new parasitic infection in humans has been discovered by researchers who detected a live eight-centimeter roundworm from a carpet python in the brain of a 64- year-old Australian woman. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:55:11 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828105511.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230825122052.htm Middle-aged adults with three or more unhealthy traits including slightly high waist circumference, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose have heart attacks and strokes two years earlier than their peers, according to new research. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:20:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230825122052.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230825122044.htm 'Eco-friendly' paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:20:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230825122044.htm //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230824120201.htm A global team of scientists conducted one of the largest genetic association studies on heart failure to date. Using genomic data from over 90,000 heart failure patients and more than a million controls, the team identified 39 genetic mutations associated with heart failure, 18 of which had not been reported previously. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 12:02:01 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230824120201.htm