Science X Newsletter Week 08

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Here is your customized Science X Newsletter for week 08:

	Electrons become fractions of themselves in graphene, study finds The electron is the basic unit of electricity, as it carries a single negative charge. This is what we're taught in high school physics, and it is overwhelmingly the case in most materials in nature.
	A new phase of matter: Physicists achieve first demonstration of non-Abelian anyons in a quantum processor Our physical, 3D world consists of just two types of particles: bosons, which include light and the famous Higgs boson; and fermions—the protons, neutrons, and electrons that comprise all the "stuff," present company included.
	Invasive weed could be turned into a viable economic crop, say researchers One of the most invasive Australian weeds is being touted as a potential economic crop, with benefits for the construction, mining and forestry industries, and potentially many First Nations communities.
	Paleontologists discover a 240-million-year-old 'Chinese dragon' An international team of scientists from China, the U.S. and Europe has studied new fossils of the marine reptile Dinocephalosaurus orientalis. This research has made it possible to fully describe the bizarre, very impressive animal for the first time.
	Common plant could help reduce food insecurity, researchers find An often-overlooked water plant that can double its biomass in two days, capture nitrogen from the air—making it a valuable green fertilizer—and be fed to poultry and livestock could serve as life-saving food for humans in the event of a catastrophe or disaster, a new study led by Penn State researchers suggests.
	AI-generated disproportioned rat genitalia makes its way into peer-reviewed journal The editors at the journal Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology have retracted a paper after it was pointed out to them by readers that supporting images had been generated improperly by an AI image generator. In their retraction, the editors report that the reason for the retraction was that "concerns were raised regarding the nature of its AI-generated figures."
	Magnetic effects at the origin of life? It's the spin that makes the difference Biomolecules such as amino acids and sugars occur in two mirror-image forms—in all living organisms, however, only one is ever found. Why this is the case is still unclear. Researchers at Empa and Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany have now found evidence that the interplay between electric and magnetic fields could be at the origin of this phenomenon.
	Scientists closer to finding quantum gravity theory after measuring gravity on microscopic level Scientists are a step closer to unraveling the mysterious forces of the universe after working out how to measure gravity on a microscopic level.
	Universal antivenom for lethal snake toxins developed by researchers Scripps Research scientists have developed an antibody that can block the effects of lethal toxins in the venoms of a wide variety of snakes found throughout Africa, Asia and Australia.
	Neanderthals' usage of complex adhesives reveals higher cognitive abilities, scientists discover Neanderthals created stone tools held together by a multi-component adhesive, a team of scientists has discovered. Its findings, which are the earliest evidence of a complex adhesive in Europe, suggest these predecessors to modern humans had a higher level of cognition and cultural development than previously thought.
	History's crisis detectives: Using math and data to reveal why societies collapse—and clues about the future American humorist and writer Mark Twain is believed to have once said, "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."
	Researchers develop molecules for a new class of antibiotics that can overcome drug resistant bacteria About a decade ago, researchers in UC Santa Barbara chemistry professor Guillermo Bazan's lab began to observe a recurring challenge in their research: Some of the compounds they were developing to harness energy from bacteria were instead killing the microbes. Not good if the objective of the project was to harness the metabolism of living bacteria to produce electricity.
	Use of decimal point is 1.5 centuries older than historians thought A mathematical historian at Trinity Wester University in Canada, has found use of a decimal point by a Venetian merchant 150 years before its first known use by German mathematician Christopher Clavius. In his paper published in the journal Historia Mathematica, Glen Van Brummelen describes how he found the evidence of decimal use in a volume called "Tabulae," and its significance to the history of mathematics.
	Study reveals molecular mechanisms behind hibernation in mammals Researchers have shed light on the molecular mechanisms underlying hibernation, publishing their findings today as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife.
	Colorado is now home to America's newest national park Amache National Historic Site in southeastern Colorado is officially America's newest national park, the National Park Service announced Thursday.
	Astronomers observe the Radcliffe Wave oscillating A few years ago, astronomers uncovered one of the Milky Way's greatest secrets: An enormous, wave-shaped chain of gaseous clouds in our sun's backyard, giving birth to clusters of stars along the spiral arm of the galaxy we call home.
	First known photos of 'lost bird' captured by scientists For the first time, scientists have captured photos of a bird long thought lost. Known as the Yellow-crested Helmetshrike, or Prionops alberti, the species is listed as a 'lost bird' by the American Bird Conservancy because it had not seen in nearly two decades.
	Astronomers observe the effect of dark matter on the evolution of the galaxies Dark matter comprises around 85% of all the matter in the universe. Although ordinary matter absorbs, reflects and emits light, dark matter cannot be seen directly, which makes its detection difficult. Its existence is inferred from its gravitational effects on visible matter, the material that forms stars, planets, and other objects in the cosmos.
	Brightest and fastest-growing: Astronomers identify record-breaking quasar Using the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have characterized a bright quasar, finding it to be not only the brightest of its kind but also the most luminous object ever observed. Quasars are the bright cores of distant galaxies, and supermassive black holes power them.
	Our ligaments and bones don't grow the way we thought, new research finds New research by Northeastern scientists questions the long-held belief that the connective tissues that give us mechanical strength, such as tendons, ligaments, bones and skin, form in the human body by cells coming together.

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