progscrape: news.ucsb.edu

Research found cycling and high intensity interval training (HIIT) produced the most consistent effects in improvement of memory, attention, executive function, information processing and other cognitive functions.

37 days ago news.ucsb.edu neuroscience

Mosquitoes sense infrared from body heat to help track humans down

3 months ago news.ucsb.edu

Rolling with the punches: How mantis shrimp defend against high-speed strikes

6 months ago news.ucsb.edu

WiFi can read through walls

14 months ago news.ucsb.edu engineering wifi

Distinct brain activity patterns have been linked to moral reasoning, suggesting the brain processes each moral issue differently

14 months ago news.ucsb.edu brain neuroscience

Scientists have developed a catalytic method to turn plastic waste into valuable alkylaromatics - the molecules that underlie surfactants, the active components of detergents and other useful chemicals

15 months ago news.ucsb.edu chemistry

Researchers improve nonviral gene editing and a new type of DNA repair

18 months ago news.ucsb.edu

New research suggests that the emotional intelligence of kids can be adversely impacted by their parents’ smartphone use — that all-too-common scene of a caregiver engaging with a screen with their child nearby seeking attention.

20 months ago news.ucsb.edu psychology

The Importance of Elders

2 years ago news.ucsb.edu

Scientists have found in the precolonial Andes highlands from 750 to 1450 Common Era (CE), favorable climate conditions sparked population growth that overtaxed a marginal resource base, which resulted in 450 years of internecine warfare.

2 years ago news.ucsb.edu

Research finds evidence of a cosmic airburst destroying a city in the Middle Bronze Age (about 3,600 years ago, roughly 1650 BCE) The settlement in its time had become the largest continuously occupied Bronze Age city in the southern Levant, having hosted early civilization for a few thousand years.

3 years ago news.ucsb.edu

Researcher describes four new species of sponge that lay undiscovered in plain sight.

3 years ago news.ucsb.edu

Research uncovers patterns in the resting brains of highly sensitive people

3 years ago news.ucsb.edu

Healthy Oceans Need Healthy Soundscapes

3 years ago news.ucsb.edu

A new study investigates the secret of the SARS-CoV-2 virus's unusual success: its transmissibility, or how it manages to get from host to host

4 years ago news.ucsb.edu

Voluntary collective isolation is best response to COVID-19 for indigenous populations

4 years ago news.ucsb.edu covid

Researchers study the neural and genetic links to romantic love in newlyweds

4 years ago news.ucsb.edu genetics

As the climate is changing, so too are the world's forests

4 years ago news.ucsb.edu

The western United States has experienced such intense droughts over the past decade that technical descriptions are becoming inadequate

4 years ago news.ucsb.edu

Researchers suggest seaweed farming could be a versatile tool in the effort to mitigate climate change

5 years ago news.ucsb.edu

Materials scientists uncover source of degradation in sodium batteries

5 years ago news.ucsb.edu

Some of Southern California’s most iconic and popular beaches have lost most of their biodiversity

5 years ago news.ucsb.edu california

First-of-its-kind study quantifies the effects of political lobbying on likelihood of climate policy enactment, suggesting that lack of climate action may be due to political influences, with lobbying lowering the probability of enacting a bill, representing $60 billion in expected climate damages.

5 years ago news.ucsb.edu

A broken neurobiological mechanism might explain why a certain subset of people can’t stop themselves from drinking excessively, even in the face of nausea, dizziness, or even losing control.

5 years ago news.ucsb.edu

Plant-based biofuels are considered as fossil fuel alternatives but they may compete with land for food and offer little greenhouse gas reductions

5 years ago news.ucsb.edu

Researchers studied romantic partners and found that pathways related to bonding in other animals showed up in humans, and may be involved in altruism more generally.

5 years ago news.ucsb.edu

Researchers develop new models for wind farms that could lead to better performance, which in some cases may not require as many turbines, thereby reducing potential costs

6 years ago news.ucsb.edu

Shame is universal and part of human nature, suggests new research of 15 traditional, small-scale societies from around the world that are linguistically, ethnically…

6 years ago news.ucsb.edu

For people working in gene editing, results are only as good as their ability to efficiently bypass the human cell's “trash disposal” mechanism that breaks down unwanted biomolecules

6 years ago news.ucsb.edu

Pride may not be a bad thing, but was built into human nature by evolution, suggests new research (N=567)

6 years ago news.ucsb.edu

>progscrape ▒

All the news that's fit to scrape

Display options

Research found cycling and high intensity interval training (HIIT) produced the most consistent effects in improvement of memory, attention, executive function, information processing and other cognitive functions.

Mosquitoes sense infrared from body heat to help track humans down

Rolling with the punches: How mantis shrimp defend against high-speed strikes

WiFi can read through walls

Distinct brain activity patterns have been linked to moral reasoning, suggesting the brain processes each moral issue differently

Scientists have developed a catalytic method to turn plastic waste into valuable alkylaromatics - the molecules that underlie surfactants, the active components of detergents and other useful chemicals

Researchers improve nonviral gene editing and a new type of DNA repair

New research suggests that the emotional intelligence of kids can be adversely impacted by their parents’ smartphone use — that all-too-common scene of a caregiver engaging with a screen with their child nearby seeking attention.

The Importance of Elders

Scientists have found in the precolonial Andes highlands from 750 to 1450 Common Era (CE), favorable climate conditions sparked population growth that overtaxed a marginal resource base, which resulted in 450 years of internecine warfare.

Research finds evidence of a cosmic airburst destroying a city in the Middle Bronze Age (about 3,600 years ago, roughly 1650 BCE) The settlement in its time had become the largest continuously occupied Bronze Age city in the southern Levant, having hosted early civilization for a few thousand years.

Researcher describes four new species of sponge that lay undiscovered in plain sight.

Research uncovers patterns in the resting brains of highly sensitive people

Healthy Oceans Need Healthy Soundscapes

A new study investigates the secret of the SARS-CoV-2 virus's unusual success: its transmissibility, or how it manages to get from host to host

Voluntary collective isolation is best response to COVID-19 for indigenous populations

Researchers study the neural and genetic links to romantic love in newlyweds

As the climate is changing, so too are the world's forests

The western United States has experienced such intense droughts over the past decade that technical descriptions are becoming inadequate

Researchers suggest seaweed farming could be a versatile tool in the effort to mitigate climate change

Materials scientists uncover source of degradation in sodium batteries

Some of Southern California’s most iconic and popular beaches have lost most of their biodiversity

First-of-its-kind study quantifies the effects of political lobbying on likelihood of climate policy enactment, suggesting that lack of climate action may be due to political influences, with lobbying lowering the probability of enacting a bill, representing $60 billion in expected climate damages.

A broken neurobiological mechanism might explain why a certain subset of people can’t stop themselves from drinking excessively, even in the face of nausea, dizziness, or even losing control.

Plant-based biofuels are considered as fossil fuel alternatives but they may compete with land for food and offer little greenhouse gas reductions

Researchers studied romantic partners and found that pathways related to bonding in other animals showed up in humans, and may be involved in altruism more generally.

Researchers develop new models for wind farms that could lead to better performance, which in some cases may not require as many turbines, thereby reducing potential costs

Shame is universal and part of human nature, suggests new research of 15 traditional, small-scale societies from around the world that are linguistically, ethnically…

For people working in gene editing, results are only as good as their ability to efficiently bypass the human cell's “trash disposal” mechanism that breaks down unwanted biomolecules

Pride may not be a bad thing, but was built into human nature by evolution, suggests new research (N=567)