culprit

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• Technology

A Spotify publisher was down Monday night. The culprit? A lapsed security certificate

2 years ago

On Monday night, some Spotify users went to download their favorite podcasts and were met with an error. By Tuesday...

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• Science

Human influence is the culprit for warm and wet winters in northwest Russia

2 years ago

During the smoldering hot days of summer, we miss the cool breeze of winter. Both intense cold and heat are...

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• Science

Tiny jumping genes fingered as culprit in rise of antibiotic resistance: Activity levels of transposons provide the handle needed for selection to spread antibiotic resistance from wild microbes to human pathogens

2 years ago

Biomedical engineers at Duke University believe they have discovered the physical mechanism that causes high doses of antibiotics to promote...

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• Science

Could leaky blood vessels in the brain be a culprit in Alzheimer’s disease?

2 years ago

Alzheimer's disease is an enormous problem that, with an aging population, will only get bigger. More than 6 million Americans...

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• Science

Molecular ‘culprit’ caught driving cell death and inflammation

2 years ago

A WEHI-led study has identified a molecular 'culprit' responsible for causing damaging levels of cell death and inflammation in the...

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• Science

Sediments a likely culprit in spread of deadly disease on Florida coral reefs, study finds: New findings also point to coastal construction as potential way of further spreading coral disease

2 years ago

A new study found that seafloor sediments have the potential to transmit a deadly pathogen to local corals and hypothesizes...

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• Science

Planetary scientist puts Mars lake theory on ice with new study that offers alternate explanation: Interdisciplinary investigation of the planet’s south pole points to clays being the likely culprit

3 years ago

For years scientists have been debating what might lay under the Martian planet's south polar cap after bright radar reflections...

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• Science

The hidden culprit killing lithium-metal batteries from the inside: Snapshots reveal byproduct crippling powerful, experimental cells

3 years ago

For decades, scientists have tried to make reliable lithium-metal batteries. These high-performance storage cells hold 50% more energy than their...