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Scientific American

Does Brain Stimulation Boost Memory and Focus? Huge Study Tries to Settle Debate [614d]
This Hurricane Season May See a Key FEMA Disaster Fund Run Out of Money [614d]
Newfound 'Quasi-Moon' Has Been Earth's Fellow Traveler for Thousands of Years [614d]
Crewed Starliner Launch Delayed by Flammable Tape, Botched Parachutes [614d]
Why Venus Is So Bright Right Now [614d]
Pioneering Advanced Math from Behind Bars [614d]
Car-Free Cities Are the Future, Biometrics Reveal [614d]
When Should You Get a Mammogram? [614d]
This Gargantuan Bird Weighed as Much as a Sports Car [614d]
This Gargantuan Bird Weighed as Much as a Sports Car [614d]

Quanta Magazine

No new articles in the last 24 hours.

New Scientist

Why is China drilling a hole more than 10,000 metres deep? [614d]
Pneumatic computer uses pressure instead of electricity [614d]
First ever 'livestream' video from Mars will be broadcast today [614d]
Watch Mars ‘livestream’ by the European Space Agency – latest updates [614d]
Hundreds of weird filaments of gas are hiding in our galaxy’s centre [614d]
Reports of an AI drone that 'killed' its operator are pure fiction [614d]
Wildfires across Canada have emitted record-breaking amounts of carbon [614d]
Inside the huge London super sewer designed to fight river pollution [614d]
Ancient humans may have risked their lives making stone tools [614d]

ScienceDaily

Buckle up! A new class of materials is here [614d]
Parkinson's disease drug ropinirole safely slowed the progression of ALS for over 6 months in a clinical trial [614d]
House of moveable wooden walls unveiled, promising a cheaper, greener alternative to 'knocking through'. [614d]
Below the surface: Researchers uncover reasons to rethink how mountains are built [614d]
Unveiling the nanoscale frontier: innovating with nanoporous model electrodes [614d]
Eventually everything will evaporate, not only black holes [614d]
Genomes of 233 primate species sequenced [614d]
Mysterious dashes revealed in Milky Way's center [614d]

Phys

First-of-its-kind Mars livestream by ESA spacecraft interrupted at times by rain on Earth [614d]
Thousands ordered to flee advancing wildfires in Quebec [614d]
Discovery challenges 30-year-old dogma in associative polymers research [614d]
AI software can provide 'roadmap' for biological discoveries [614d]
New study finds strengthening protection of existing parks is crucial for biodiversity conservation [614d]
Improving fluid simulations with embedded neural networks [614d]
Predicting the composition of a steel alloy [614d]
Better understanding the bonds between carbon group elements [614d]
Examining domain walls in magnetic nanowires [614d]
School closings during pandemic affected parents' work schedules, finds German study [614d]
The planning and design of environmental education sites from the perspective of pro-environmental behavior [614d]
Buckle up: A new class of materials is here [614d]
New grasshopper species from central Texas named in honor of two iconic musicians [614d]
Examining the propagation of ultrasonic waves through liquids containing encapsulated bubbles [614d]
Speaking up for the annoying fruit fly [614d]
Banning multibuy discounts shown to drive sales rather than curb appetites [614d]
Study shows more mutations likely with genetically engineered synthetic DNA [614d]
Protecting dogs against outbreaks of respiratory disease [614d]
Are fairy tales fair? AI helps find gender bias in children's storybooks [614d]
Pathogenic fungus found to infect dung beetles in Australia [614d]
Unveiling the nanoscale frontier: Innovating with nanoporous model electrodes [614d]
Recombinant and tunable spidroin hydrogels for drug release and cell culture [614d]
Researchers develop new tool to identify nematode pest in beech leaf disease [614d]
Aquatic plants are essential to the ecosystem, but need good management, say researchers [614d]
Researchers offer new guide to the future of plastics [614d]
New species of frog discovered in NSW already feared endangered [614d]
Exactly how massive is the Milky Way? [614d]
Cycling could be a boon for Lagos—but people fear for their safety on bikes [614d]
Europe has lost over a half-billion birds in 40 years. The single biggest cause? Pesticides and fertilizers [614d]
Why does my dog eat grass? And when is it not safe for them? [614d]
Invasive lionfish have spread south from the Caribbean to Brazil, threatening ecosystems and livelihoods [614d]
Viewpoint: Migrants traveling through Mexico to the US follow news of dangers—but are not deterred [614d]
Are rich people more intelligent? Here's what the science says [614d]
NASA looks back at 50 years of gamma-ray burst science [614d]
New research reveals harrowing stories of murdered Indigenous women and the failure of police to act [614d]
Researchers unveil long-sought noncanonical cleavage mechanism in miRNA biogenesis [614d]
Looking at the development and use of human body-based measurements across cultures [614d]
Analysis of lightweight nuclei from gold ion collisions offers insight into primordial matter phase changes [614d]
Using AI to push the boundaries of wildlife survey technologies [614d]
An optical method to polarize free electrons in a laboratory setting [614d]
Two-year voyage finds Pacific coral reef biodiversity is far greater than we know [614d]
AI-based technique capable of determining the monomeric sequence of a polymer, for plastic recycling [614d]
A fire brigade against mosquitoes: New technology can protect against the spread of tropical diseases [614d]
Missing link explains mRNA delivery in brain cells [614d]
Study reveals understanding of a basic physical property of charged particles in microgravity [614d]
Close relative of aperiodic tile 'the hat' found to be a true chiral aperiodic monotile [614d]
Tiny magnetic tracking and sensing device uses magneto-mechanical resonators [614d]
Insect wings could inspire new self-cleaning technologies [614d]
Researchers uncover reasons to rethink how mountains are built [614d]
A conductive self-healing hydrogel to create flexible sensors [614d]
Mysterious dashes revealed in Milky Way's center [614d]
Heavy rain triggers evacuation warnings in Japan [614d]
Mystery of the desert: The lost cities of the Nigerien Sahara [614d]
Arizona limits building as groundwater dries up [614d]
New research suggests wheat crops may be threatened by unprecedented heat and drought [614d]
Taiwan tribe despairs as drought shrinks bamboo crop [614d]
Heat wave and wildfires scorch east Canada [614d]
'Swimming in plastic': Greek fishermen fight pollution [614d]
Boeing's astronaut capsule faces more launch delays after latest problems [614d]
Restoration lags for Syria's famed Roman ruins at Palmyra and other war-battered historic sites [614d]
Woman walking on California beach finds ancient mastodon tooth [614d]
Tropical depression forms in Gulf of Mexico on first day of hurricane season [614d]
Soaring rhetoric: NASA mission will carry Poet Laureate Ada Limón's words to Jupiter [614d]
Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years [614d]
Black hole evaporation: Theoretical study proves Stephen Hawking partially correct [614d]
Underwater forest's recovery offers hope for marine restoration across the globe [615d]

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