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Scientific American

China COVID Wave Could Kill One Million People, Models Predict [1249d]
AI Platforms like ChatGPT Are Easy to Use but Also Potentially Dangerous [1249d]
U.S. Energy Emissions Set to Rise for Second Straight Year [1249d]
Arctic Lakes Are Disappearing Fast, and Scientists Are Just Figuring Out Why [1249d]
These Male Wasps Use Genital Spines to Scare Off Attackers [1249d]
Keep Looking Up [1249d]
A Sustainable Economy Depends on Sustainable Materials [1249d]
RSV Is Surging. Progress in Preventing It Looks Promising [1249d]

Quanta Magazine

She Finds Keys to Ecology in Cells That Steal From Others [1249d]

New Scientist

COP15: Treaty may unravel over last-minute disputes and vague targets [1249d]
Lasers used to throw and catch single atoms for first time [1249d]
Male wasps use spiky genitals to defend themselves from predators [1249d]
Mars has enough wind to power bases near the poles all year round [1249d]
Ichthyosaurs used a barren region of the ocean as an ancient nursery [1249d]

ScienceDaily

How a test drive may lead to an electric vehicle purchase [1249d]
Tandem solar cell achieves 32.5 percent efficiency [1249d]
Cognitively impaired degu is a natural animal model well suited for Alzheimer's research [1249d]
Why don't T cells destroy solid tumors during immunotherapy? [1249d]
New theory on timing for human settlement of some parts of tropical Pacific [1249d]
Do polar bear paws hold the secret to better tire traction? [1249d]
Serotonin 2C receptor associated with obesity and maladaptive behavior [1249d]
Learning from habitat 'haves' to help save a threatened rattlesnake [1249d]
Daylong wastewater samples yield surprises [1249d]
What triggers flow fluctuations in heavy-ion collision debris? [1249d]
Measuring gamma-ray bursts' hidden energy unearths clues to the evolution of the universe [1249d]
Diving birds are more prone to extinction, says new study [1249d]
New winged robot can land like a bird [1249d]
Twin brothers of spotted hyenas are often attracted to the same new group when they disperse from their birth group [1249d]
Active learning methods are best for addressing sustainability issues [1249d]
Ecology: More than the sum of its parts [1249d]
Real-world data study confirms bivalent mRNA booster vaccines associated with greater short-term protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections in adults [1249d]
Producing fertilizer without carbon emissions [1249d]
A 'muscular' response to regeneration [1249d]
AI better than human eye at predicting brain metastasis outcomes [1249d]
Fossil CSI: Giant extinct marine reptile graveyard was likely ancient birthing grounds [1249d]
Newly identified neuromarker reveals clues about drug and food craving [1249d]
Designing better battery electrolytes [1249d]
Ancient asteroid grains provide insight into the evolution of our solar system [1249d]
Study shows how machine learning could predict rare disastrous events, like earthquakes or pandemics [1249d]
The clever glue keeping the cell's moving parts connected [1249d]

Phys

Santa should phase out coal as punishment in Christmas stockings [1249d]
Scientists have a new theory on timing for human settlement of some parts of tropical Pacific [1249d]
New method to find antibiotic-resistant genes shows limits of 'snapshot' samples, chlorination [1249d]
Clearer rules on reporting companies' climate risks could soon put us on a path to decarbonising corporate Australia [1249d]
NASA enables future of science observation through tri-band antennas [1249d]
Zoonotic disease in dogs has risen in southern Chile after deworming program canceled [1249d]
Research team develops direct laser writing system for high-resolution, high-efficiency nanofabrication [1249d]
Under attack: Researchers shed light on how Lyme disease infects body [1249d]
World's longest-winged birds go easy on older partners [1249d]
Watermelon planting decisions involve multiple risks [1249d]
COVID 'motherhood penalty' affects academic research productivity [1249d]
Learning from habitat 'haves' to help save a threatened rattlesnake [1249d]
Experts: Active learning methods are best for addressing sustainability issues [1249d]
Developing 3D live hologram technology to save lives in field hospitals [1249d]
Using an egg 'soup' to understand how DNA is packed in the nucleus [1249d]
What are mud volcanoes? [1249d]
Thinking about a gap year? Here are some questions to ask yourself (and a note for anxious parents) [1249d]
The lenses of fishes' eyes record their lifetime exposure to toxic mercury, new research finds [1249d]
Emily Brontë's death needs to be radically reimagined—an expert explains [1249d]
Rudolph is coping with climate change better than feared—for now [1249d]
UN biodiversity conference: what does living in harmony with nature look like? [1249d]
Growing use of pharmaceuticals found to have increased carbon emissions during the COVID-19 pandemic [1249d]
Children born today will see literally thousands of animals disappear in their lifetime, as global food webs collapse [1249d]
Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted—we are sleepwalking into a global food crisis [1249d]
'Vaccinating' frogs may or may not protect them against a pandemic—but it does provide another option for conservation [1249d]
Researchers publish mitochondrial genome of long-spined sea urchin, guardian of Caribbean coral reefs [1249d]
Producing fertilizer without carbon emissions [1249d]
Stresses and hydrodynamics: Scientists uncover new organizing principles of the genome [1249d]
Catching up to climate change by tracking big-picture patterns [1249d]
Corralling the devices capable of operating in the cold of deep space [1249d]
Differential response to corporate political advocacy and corporate social responsibility [1249d]
Education boosts entrepreneurship in high growth industries [1249d]
Fatigue cracking mechanism in metals revealed through high-resolution, 3D imaging of large-volume samples [1249d]
Older people should play a more active role in learning studies, says review [1249d]
What triggers flow fluctuations in heavy-ion collision debris? [1249d]
40-year study finds mysterious patterns in temperatures at Jupiter [1249d]
Study finds higher air pollution in low-income areas affects early childhood development [1249d]
Are planets tidally locked to red dwarfs habitable? It's complicated [1249d]
Climate change can be beaten: Why some scientists are hopeful [1249d]
'Longtermism'—why the million-year philosophy can't be ignored [1249d]
'Untraditional' Hanukkah celebrations are often full of traditions for Jews of color [1249d]
An environmentally friendly RNA-based spray to help combat rust disease in plants [1249d]
Balloon over Lapland measures the amount of carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere [1249d]
New method helps reduce uncertainty in numerical models [1249d]
Study reveals spatial and temporal evolution of precipitation in Indo-Pacific region over the last 40,000 years [1249d]
'Abuse witnessed or experienced' by 95% of Scottish hospitality workers during pandemic: Report [1249d]
How magnetic waves interact with Earth's bubble [1249d]
The clever glue keeping the cell's moving parts connected [1249d]
New model highlights importance of virus size in SARS-CoV-2 replication [1249d]
Myoblast fusion offers a 'muscular' response to regeneration [1249d]
Scientists: Atmospheric carbon might turn lakes more acidic [1249d]
How the science behind epidemics helped physicists develop state-of-the-art conductive paint [1249d]

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