Understanding mentality and behavior in Japan in response to COVID-19Study explores influence of personality, morality, and ideology on mental health status and preventive behaviors
Newly discovered beetles get a lift from termitesScarab beetles found in Myanmar first of the Termitotrox genus reported to be carried by host termites
Sugar more than just sweet to the tongueIdentification of nerve fibers responding specifically to simple sugars helps explain why we can distinguish between artificial sweeteners and the real stuff
Particulate plutonium released from the Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns
Beech tree growth recovered as air pollution levels fellReduction in inflow of air pollution from China found to be associated with changes in tree growth on Mt. Tateyama
Nose’s response to odors more than just a simple sum of partsRecording of olfactory sensory neurons in mice shows suppression or enhancement of response when odors are mixed
An innovative technology to simultaneously detect multiple epigenetic information in single specimens
Potential targets found for diagnosing the onset of breast cancerBreast cancer cells highly produced multiple medium-chain unsaturated fatty acids, which could behave as precursors for specific odorants in cancer patients’ breath
Next-generation test for detecting bacterial endotoxinNew advances could help reduce the use of endangered horseshoe crabs for detecting lipopolysaccharide
Continuous and stable lasing achieved from low-cost perovskites at room temperatureSuppression of long-lived energetic states called triplet excitons shown to be key for preventing the “lasing death” that has been limiting long operation
Better evaluating bankability of large-scale offshore wind farmsNew wind turbine wake model takes into account effects of wind speed loss region
Incidence of myopic maculopathy much higher among Japanese compared with other Asian peopleStudy gives new insight into the leading cause of irreversible visual impairment
Mars subsurface explored using microtremorsAnalysis of weak vibrations shown to be promising for space resource exploration
Unexpected shift in air pollution explained for regions downwind of ChinaNew research reveals why nitrogen-containing pollutants are increasing downwind despite being reduced at the source
Novel genetic tools reveal the full picture of immune cells in the central nervous systemNew tools will facilitate research into microglia and diseases of the central nervous system
Stay or leave? A tale of two virus strategies revealed by mathMathematical modeling of behavior observed for two strains of hepatitis C quantifies their preference to either multiply or spread
Coastal beetles may be spanning oceans just by floating themselves acrossStudy shows that some insects can survive floating on sea water for several weeks
Three new species of mud dragons found in submarine cave in Okinawa, JapanDiscovery of the kinorhynchs reveals more of the hidden—but diverse—world of sand-dwelling microscopic animals
Design of insect-inspired fans offers wide-ranging applicationsNew design method for highly compact deployable structures is based on the sophisticated folding of earwig wings
Unique molecular sponges for liquid separationResearchers separate molecular mixtures by selectively absorbing larger molecules over smaller ones into nanoscale pores using a process driven by depletion force