The taste of japonica rice is a big deal for those who enjoy it. Yet, the exact process of how taste is released and perceived while eating it is still a bit of a mystery. To shed some light on this, a detailed study was carried out. It focused on how flavors are released and perceived during chewin
A man named Kilmar Abrego Garcia is in big trouble. He was sent to El Salvador by mistake. This happened even though a court said he should not be sent there. Now, he is stuck in a tough prison in El Salvador. This prison is known for holding many gang members. The U. S. government is paying El Salv
The quest for sustainable energy solutions has led to some interesting discoveries. One such breakthrough involves the use of nickel sulfide nanowires. These tiny structures have been enhanced with different elements to boost their performance in a process called alcohol oxidation reaction (AOR). Th
We all know that faces are special to our brains. They are processed differently than other things we see. For instance, when a face is upside down, it becomes much harder to recognize. This is because our brains process upright faces as a whole, not as separate parts. However, there is not much inf
The US government is taking a hard look at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). TSMC may have to pay a massive fine. The fine could be $1 billion or more. The reason? It's all about a chip that ended up in Huawei's advanced AI processor. This isn't a new story. It started bubblin
A student's journey towards becoming a U. S. citizen took an unexpected turn when he was detained by immigration authorities. Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian who has been living in the U. S. for nearly a decade, was taken into custody in Vermont. He had been attending a naturalization interview, a rou
A federal judge in Vermont is considering a case that has sparked significant controversy. The judge is looking into the detention and transfer of a Turkish student from Tufts University. Rümeysa Öztürk was arrested by U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents near her home in Massachus
The world of environmental cleanup just got a new hero: MoS2 with molybdenum vacancies. This isn't your average superhero, though. It's a nanoflower-like structure that's been tweaked to boost its cleaning powers. Scientists cooked up different versions of this material, each with varying densities
Follicular lymphoma, or FL, is a tricky disease that's hard to cure. One of its defining traits is the addition of N-glycosylation, or N-gly, sequences in the immunoglobulin variable region. This happens early on, thanks to a process called somatic hypermutation. These N-gly sequences are rare in he
The human eye is a window to the mind. It can reveal a lot about a person's emotional state. This is especially true for older adults dealing with depression. A recent study dug into how the eyes react during emotional challenges. The focus was on the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system. This syst
