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Scientific American

Biden's Executive Order on AI Is a Good Start, Experts Say, but Not Enough [868d]
How AI Can Help Save Endangered Species [868d]
Heart Attacks and Strokes Will Rise with Extreme Heat [868d]

Quanta Magazine

Bats Use the Same Brain Cells to Map Physical and Social Worlds [868d]

New Scientist

Why is there a shortage of ADHD drugs and what can people do? [868d]
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is hurtling towards the tiny asteroid Dinkinesh [868d]
A curious history of famous body parts [868d]
With privacy concerns rising, can we teach AI chatbots to forget? [868d]
Face masks ward off covid-19, so why are we still arguing about it? [868d]
Cheap salty solution cools computers and boosts performance by a third [868d]
UK AI summit: G7 countries agree AI code of conduct [868d]

ScienceDaily

Having a bad boss makes you a worse employee [868d]
Reverse engineering Jackson Pollock [868d]
New position statement supports permanent standard time [868d]
Shifting nesting timing not enough to prevent fewer sea turtle hatchlings [868d]
COVID vaccination in female, male partners does not increase risk of miscarriage, study finds [868d]
New techniques efficiently accelerate sparse tensors for massive AI models [868d]
How sunflowers see the sun [868d]

Phys

River plastics may harbor potential pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes [868d]
New research finds that nature-based solutions are essential for Brazil to meet its 2050 net zero pledge [868d]
New study reveals alarming gap in dogs, heartworm prevention [868d]
Having a bad boss makes you a worse employee, study finds [868d]
Reverse-engineering Jackson Pollock with a new 3D-printing technique [868d]
Mathematician creates mass extinction model regarding climate change and adaptation [868d]
Team develops a dual metalens that can switch between shooting modes based on light conditions [868d]
A month before global climate talks, agreement remains elusive [868d]
Automating pharmaceutical spray drying for accelerated drug development [868d]
Elucidating xylem reconnection mechanisms in interfamily grafting: Molecular insights and implications [868d]
Agarose-based method shows potential in understanding extracellular vesicles' role in cancer metastasis [868d]
Unprecedented artificial potassium channels better mimic those of electric eels [868d]
Sustainable and green development of magnesium production technology: A life-cycle perspective [868d]
Unlocking BABA-induced resistance in tomato: A comprehensive multi-omics analysis [868d]
Elucidating the genetic basis of downy mildew resistance in spinach with skim resequencing: RPF2 and RPF3 loci [868d]
Team finds that the bivalve mollusk Anadara kagoshimensis can endure high water salinity [868d]
Novel algorithm successfully improves microscopy resolution through pixel reassignment [868d]
Tropical storm Pilar causes heavy rains as it scrapes past Central America [868d]
Study sheds light on evolution of brain folding in cerebellum of mammals [868d]
Bidirectional host-guest interactions promote selective photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction [868d]
Induced production of specialized steroids by transcriptional reprogramming in Petunia hybrida [868d]
The math problem that took nearly a century to solve [868d]
Climate-smart cows could deliver 10–20x more milk in Global South [868d]
Researcher studies effects of Amazon mega dams on biodiversity and local communities [868d]
Efficient practices and facilities key to reducing labor on Irish family dairy farms [868d]
Power of the pictogram: Researcher finds that sorted graphics make consumers feel optimistic [868d]
Want to prevent misinformation? Present data with an interactive visual, says study [868d]
Researchers develop new model to advance equestrian research [868d]
Balloon animals and bouncy castles on the moon: The case for inflatable habitats [868d]
Quokkas learning to adapt to prescribed burns [868d]
A joint model for predicting circRNA-RBP binding sites based on deep learning [868d]
A powerful tool for rapid natural product gem-dimethylation modification in drug design [868d]
Image: Rusty red waters in Madagascar [868d]
Study calls for better inclusion of women in environmental decision making in Nigeria [868d]
How sunflowers 'see' the sun: Study describes a novel mechanism [868d]
Proteins in ancient skeletons could provide key insights into human evolution [868d]
The unraveling of a protist genome could unlock the mystery of marine viruses [868d]
Middle East know-how can help feed drier, hotter world [868d]
Advanced assisted reproduction in white rhinos is safe and reliable: Evaluation of procedures [868d]
NASA C-130 makes first-ever flight to Antarctica for GUSTO balloon mission [868d]
NASA's Lucy spacecraft ready for first asteroid encounter [868d]
JWST searches for planets in the Fomalhaut system [868d]
Should we be worried about rising heat of political discourse? Yes, say experts [868d]
Want to find life? Compare a planet to its neighbors [868d]
Velvet worm slime could inspire sustainable synthetic materials, study finds [868d]
Scientists manipulate quantum fluids of light, bringing us closer to next-generation unconventional computing [868d]
Fire-smart farming: How the crops we plant could help reduce risk of wildfires on agricultural landscapes [868d]
New research paper on super-resolution non-linear hyper-spectral imaging technology [868d]
Did nature have a hand in the formation of the Great Sphinx? [868d]
We need a single list of all life on Earth, and most taxonomists now agree on how to start [868d]

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