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Scientific American

Engineers Look to River and Ocean Currents for Clean Energy [1438d]
Tiny, Tumbling Origami Robots Could Help with Targeted Drug Delivery [1438d]
Poem: 'Vaulted Seeds,' after the Svalbard Global Seed Vault [1439d]
We Must End Ageism in Cancer Clinical Trials [1439d]

Quanta Magazine

The Brain Has a ‘Low-Power Mode’ That Blunts Our Senses [1439d]

New Scientist

Why has a court decided not to grant Happy the elephant personhood? [1438d]
Google wants to challenge AI with 200 tasks to replace the Turing test [1438d]
When cats chew catnip it releases mosquito-repelling chemicals [1438d]
Severe covid-19 symptoms linked to more than 1300 genetic variants [1438d]
Moon rocks collected by the Chang’e 5 mission have water in them [1439d]
Lizard unfurls its face like a flower as a way to scare off predators [1439d]
UK may go it alone in orbit after Brexit shutout from EU space plans [1439d]
UK may go it alone in orbit after Brexit shut-out from EU space plans [1439d]
Bacteria bred for 2000 generations settle long-term evolution mystery [1439d]

ScienceDaily

Military cannot rely on AI for strategy or judgment, study suggests [1438d]
Quantum computer programming basics [1438d]
River belt discovery helps scientists understand ancient rivers [1438d]
Immunity boosting treatment enhances CAR-T cell therapy for blood cancers [1438d]
Researchers develop pancreatic beta-cell restoring therapy for treating type 1 diabetes [1438d]
Hidden in plain sight: Biologists say southern right whale habitat choice is key to keeping young calves safe [1438d]
A warming climate decreases microbial diversity [1438d]
Prolonged, low-level radon exposure still a leading cause of lung cancer [1439d]
Rural areas near coast will bear the brunt of U.S. sea-level rise [1439d]
A dynamic duo of cells identified in lung blood vessels [1439d]
A biological super glue from mistletoe berries? [1439d]
Research clarifies hazards posed by harmful algal blooms [1439d]
Gravity-defying spike waves rewrite the rule book [1439d]
Opioid analgesic fentanyl may cause autism-like behavior in young mice, study finds [1439d]
Companies’ use of renewable energy certificates masks inaction on carbon emissions [1439d]
Real-time imaging of dynamic atom-atom interactions [1439d]
Study explores uncertainties in flood risk estimates [1439d]
Magnetic material could help monitor battery life [1439d]
Scientists create nanoparticle that helps fight solid tumors [1439d]
Study reveals how epilepsy and migraine drug causes birth defects [1439d]
Earliest record of wildfires provide insights to Earth's past vegetation and oxygen levels [1439d]
Right whales' survival rates plummet after severe injury from fishing gear [1439d]
Progress on early detection of Alzheimer's disease [1439d]
Vitamin D deficiency can lead to dementia [1439d]
Double-layered catalyst generates more hydrogen [1439d]
Dried samples of saliva and fingertip blood are useful in monitoring responses to coronavirus vaccines [1439d]
Women burn fat even after menopause [1439d]
Stem cells unraveled: We're one step closer to making organs in a dish [1439d]
Omicron hit rural America harder than cities [1439d]
Panthers now number one predator of white-tailed deer in Southwest Florida [1439d]
DNA nanotech safe for medical use, new study suggests [1439d]
No signs (yet) of life on Venus [1439d]
Cats' strange reactions to catnip make it a better insect repellent [1439d]
Pioneering study shows climate played crucial role in changing location of ancient coral reefs [1439d]
Streamlining stem cells to treat macular degeneration [1439d]
New research identifies more than 1,000 genes linked to severe COVID-19 [1439d]
Do our genes determine what we eat? [1439d]
Most people think their diet is healthier than it is [1439d]
New processing technique could make potatoes healthier [1439d]

Phys

Moth wing–inspired sound absorbing wallpaper in sight after breakthrough [1438d]
Native bee key to social evolution: Bridge between flying solo or as a colony [1438d]
Evidence that early galaxies may be bigger and more complex than previously thought [1438d]
Genome-wide introgression between two sympatric Asian oak species [1438d]
A weird star produced the fastest nova on record [1438d]
Stem cells unraveled: We're one step closer to making organs in a dish [1438d]
Developing sustainable membranes for future energy [1438d]
DNA evolves at different rates, depending on chromosome structure [1438d]
Update on Golden Retriever Lifetime Study published [1438d]
What shedding light on plant growth could mean for cancer [1438d]
Roman gate closed after bits of ancient stone fall off [1438d]
Yellowstone Park closed as swollen river destroys roads [1438d]
Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch [1438d]
Rural areas will bear the brunt of US sea-level rise [1438d]
A warming climate decreases microbial diversity, study finds [1438d]
Research reveals true extent of sea turtle conservation success [1438d]
Study explores uncertainties in flood risk estimates [1438d]
'Alternative facts' are cons, and journalists can help quash them, new paper argues [1438d]
Double-layered catalyst generates more hydrogen [1438d]
New study determines that Catalonia's anchovies are healthy and free of the parasite Anisakis [1439d]
North Carolina could lose up to 40% of its wetlands to sea level rise by 2070, new study shows [1439d]
Whale mothers choose nursery sites in shallow waters where predators cannot 'eavesdrop' on communication with young [1439d]
Mistletoe berries may hold the secret for creating a biological super glue [1439d]
NASA telescope to help untangle galaxy growth, dark matter makeup [1439d]
New substrate for deep UV surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering [1439d]
DNA nanotech safe for medical use, new study suggests [1439d]
Thousands of galaxies shine in ultraviolet light in new Hubble image [1439d]
Panthers now number one predator of white-tailed deer in Southwest Florida [1439d]
Research clarifies hazards posed by harmful algal blooms [1439d]
Scientists on the hunt for planetary formation fossils reveal unexpected eccentricities in nearby debris disk [1439d]
Harnessing machine learning to analyze quantum material [1439d]
Ultrafast lasers used to probe next-generation solar cells [1439d]
Yosemite undergoes forest thinning due to wildfire risk. Environmentalists want it stopped [1439d]
New processing technique could make potatoes healthier [1439d]
Assessing the past, present and future of the Third Pole environment [1439d]
All-dielectric grating structure color filter for sensing and display imaging [1439d]
China's lunar lander finds evidence of native water on moon [1439d]
Pioneering study shows climate played crucial role in changing location of ancient coral reefs [1439d]
Earliest record of wildfires provides insights into Earth's past vegetation and oxygen levels [1439d]
Tectonics of convergent plate margins: New insights into continental geology [1439d]
Controlled fabrication of multimetallic building blocks for hybrid nanomaterials [1439d]
Calculating the 'fingerprints' of molecules with artificial intelligence [1439d]
Right whales' survival rates plummet after severe injury from fishing gear [1439d]

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