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Scientific American

Flu Cases Surge Early in Japan, Sparking Global Health Concerns [11h]
How to See Comet Lemmon and the Orionids Meteor Shower Peak [12h]
What Is a Quasar? The Answer Depends on Your Point of View [12h]
The El Ali Meteorite’s Journey from Landmark to Loot [13h]

Quanta Magazine

How the Brain Moves From Waking Life to Sleep (and Back Again) [8h]

New Scientist

‘Nightmare’ calculation may be too tricky for even quantum computers [3h]
Replacing sugar with artificial sweetener may help your gut microbiome [5h]
We can use ordinary sugar in the search for dark matter [7h]
We're starting to understand why childhood adversity leaves its mark [11h]
Record-breaking chip sidesteps Moore’s law by growing upwards [13h]

ScienceDaily

This common liver supplement could boost cancer treatment success [14h]
MIT finds traces of a lost world deep within planet Earth [17h]
Cheaper than lithium, just as powerful — Sodium batteries are finally catching up [20h]
Saturn's moon Titan just broke one of chemistry’s oldest rules [20h]

Phys

Time-delay snapshots enable scientists to identify dynamics in chaotic systems [9h]
Sensor identifies sodium nitrite in drinks using laser-modified cork [9h]
Multi-layered mapping project could save elephant and human lives [9h]
Epigenetic changes help cells adapt to low oxygen levels, study reveals [9h]
Southern Ocean's low-salinity Antarctic waters continue absorbing CO₂ despite climate model predictions [9h]
Follow-up observations by Webb confirm GRB 250702B is most energetic cosmic explosion ever recorded [9h]
Temperature corrections boost accuracy of coastal ocean color satellites [10h]
AI-driven mapping captures daily global land changes [10h]
Mapping China's cities at submeter precision [10h]
US sinks international deal on decarbonizing ships [10h]
Bird-mediated plant colonization overturns long-held assumptions about how plants spread to islands [10h]
How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet [10h]
Sulfated yeast rises to the challenge facing rare earth metals [10h]
Taking the shock out of predicting shock wave behavior with precise computational modeling [10h]
Most freshwater eels eaten worldwide are from threatened species, study finds [10h]
Experts warn carbon credits undermine global efforts to limit warming [11h]
Injectable and self-healable glowing hydrogel achieves ultra-sensitive detection of formaldehyde [11h]
Developing drugs—with tens of thousands of minuscule droplets on a small glass plate [11h]
Sedimentary rocks reveal ancient ocean floor cooling [11h]
Forest encroachment in Mediterranean Europe threatens unique fauna of moths [11h]
Researchers discover new species of Sinocrassula in Tibet [11h]
Global analysis reveals how biochar supercharges composting and cuts greenhouse gases [11h]
Double-shelled carbon spheres drive cleaner nitrate-to-nitrogen conversion [11h]
New insights into how salt gathers at common solvent surfaces [11h]
New druggable protein discovered in Leishmania parasites [11h]
Scientist tackles key roadblock for AI in drug discovery [11h]
mRNA nanoparticles drive potent SARS-CoV-2 immunity in mice [11h]
Global study shows why the songs from our teens leave a lasting mark on us [12h]
Algorithm precisely quantifies flow of information in complex networks [12h]
Report reveals nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards [12h]
Support during pregnancy helps working moms 'win' when returning to work [12h]
AI-powered model enhances atmospheric calibration precision for astronomical observation and geodetic measurement [12h]
Exchange of genetic diversity between species accelerates evolutionary adaptation in songbirds [12h]
SpaceX hits landmark 500th Falcon 9 booster landing after Space Coast launch [13h]
Chemicals may be hitching a ride on nanoplastics to enter the skin [13h]
AI 'workslop' is creating unnecessary extra work. Here's how we can stop it [13h]
Nine ways to help your brain and boost your memory during exam season [13h]
As social media age restrictions spread, is the internet entering its Victorian era? [13h]
Planet formation depends on when it happens: New model shows why [14h]
Archaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan [14h]
Exploring the power of plants to make drugs out of sunlight [14h]
Quantum networks bring new precision to dark matter searches [14h]
Three new species discovered on Australia's northernmost island [14h]
New study suggests the ancient Egyptian plague of Akhetaten may not have happened [15h]
How nature's wow factor may curb fast fashion [16h]
Maritime sector to decide on plan to cut emissions opposed by US [18h]
In a surprising discovery, scientists find tiny loops in the genomes of dividing cells [18h]
Blocking a cellular switch could prevent lung-scarring disease [18h]
Study finds humans outweigh climate in depleting Arizona's water supply [18h]
'Less and less sea ice': Brazil woman sails solo through Arctic [18h]
Nearly 900 mn poor people exposed to climate shocks, UN warns [18h]

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