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Scientific American

Why Animals Living on Islands Are at Greater Risk of Extinction [167d]
Sex and Gender Map onto Different Brain Networks in Children [167d]
With Bird Flu Spreading in Cows, Is It Time for U.S. Farmworkers to Get Vaccinated? [167d]
Former Hurricane Beryl Floods Vermont in a Repeat of Last Year [167d]
Tracking Ozempic’s Nausea Side Effect to Specific Neurons May Lead to Better Drugs [167d]
Young Adulthood Is No Longer One of Life’s Happiest Times [167d] [ai]
How to Reconnect with Old Friends Who Have Become Strangers [167d] [ai]
How Did Jupiter Get Its Great Red Spot? [167d]
How Antarctic Scientists Think about the Future of Our Planet [167d] [ai]

Quanta Magazine

What Could Explain the Gallium Anomaly? [167d]

New Scientist

A microscopic diving board can cheat the second law of thermodynamics [167d]
Your pupils change size as you breathe [167d]
Denisovan DNA may help modern humans adapt to different environments [167d]
Russia is building ground-based kamikaze robots out of old hoverboards [167d]
Last common ancestor of all life emerged far earlier than thought [167d]

ScienceDaily

Groundbreaking study reveals insights into Alzheimer's disease mechanisms through novel hydrogel matrix [167d]
Vivid portrait of interacting galaxies marks Webb's second anniversary [167d]
When to trust an AI model [167d]
How domestic rabbits become feral in the wild [167d]
Scientists find new way global air churn makes particles [167d]
Researchers discover a new neural biomarker for OCD [167d]
With gene editing, mice with a form of inherited deafness can hear again [167d]
2023 Rolling Hills Estates landslide likely began the winter before [167d]
Brain inflammation triggers muscle weakness after infections [167d]
All stem cell therapies are not created equal [167d]
Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamics [167d]
AI found to boost individual creativity -- at the expense of less varied content [167d]
Microbeads with adaptable fluorescent colors from visible light to near-infrared [167d]
A chemical claw machine bends and stretches when exposed to vapors [167d]
New ways to study spinal cord malformations in embryos [167d]
High and low tide cause low and high methane fluxes [167d]
A better way to make RNA drugs [167d]
Unprecedented warming threatens Earth's lakes and their ecosystems [167d]
Insight into one of life's earliest ancestors revealed in new study [167d]
Why are board games so popular among many people with autism? New research explains [167d]
Greater attention needs to be paid to malnutrition in the sick and elderly, researchers say [167d]
Neural networks made of light [167d]
Scientists create computer program that 'paints' the structure of molecules in the style of Piet Mondrian [167d]
How plant cold specialists can adapt to the environment [167d]
Biomarkers reveal how patients with glaucoma may respond to treatment [167d]
Researchers create groundbreaking cotton quality model to aid farmers [167d]
How the 'heart and lungs' of a galaxy extend its life [167d]

Phys

375-pound loggerhead sea turtle returns to Atlantic Ocean after 3 months of rehab in Florida [167d]
Crucial farm jobs dry up in drought-stricken Morocco [167d]
SpaceX rocket accident leaves company's Starlink satellites in wrong orbit [167d]
Research shows gamified investment sites have risks for novice investors [167d]
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket experiences rare failure [167d]
Study examines urban forests across the United States [167d]
Just a Category 1 hurricane? Don't be fooled by a number—It could be more devastating than a Cat 5 [167d]
New class of organic nanoparticles shows promise for diverse applications [167d]
2023 Rolling Hills Estates landslide likely began the winter before [167d]
How climate patterns contribute to coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef [167d]
New technology could open up gene therapies to more patients at less cost [167d]
Research team develops light-activated compounds to treat neuropathic pain [167d]
Exploring three-dimensional quantum Griffiths singularity in bulk unconventional iron-based superconductors [167d]
Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamics unveiled [167d]
Impacts of extreme drought on forest ecosystems reveal species-specific adaptation differences in Northeast China [167d]
Restructuring middle managers—findings from a case study of a major bank [167d]
Marawi city study analyzes challenges and prospects for post-conflict peacebuilding in urban settings [167d]
Selection processes play dominant role in shaping coexisting assemblages of trees and soil fungi: Study [167d]
Investigating variation in the permafrost active layer over the Tibetan Plateau from 1980 to 2020 [167d]
Scientists find new way global air churn makes particles [167d]
Hatcheries can boost wild salmon numbers but reduce diversity, research shows [167d]
What flavor is that neutrino? Adding flavor helps to track neutrino movement in astrophysical systems [167d]
Visualization tool helps oceanographers predict sediment sample hotspots [167d]
AI model harnesses physics to autocorrect remote sensing data [167d]
Bridging culture, cuisine, and urban planning: New book explores the connections between food and urban spaces [167d]
Hubble measures the distance to a supernova [167d]
Scientists create computer program that 'paints' the structure of molecules in the style of famous Dutch artist [167d]
Researchers create groundbreaking cotton quality model to aid farmers [167d]
Shining a light on Colorado's little-known fireflies [167d]
Vivid portrait of interacting galaxies marks Webb's second anniversary [167d]
Integrating small-angle neutron scattering with machine learning enhances measurements of complex molecular structures [167d]
Croc's deadly last meal in Ancient Egypt unearthed [167d]
Lions in a Uganda park make a perilous journey across a 1.5 km stretch of water to find mates [167d]
New geological dating techniques place first European hominids in Iberian Peninsula 1.3 million years ago [167d]
Archaeologists discover one of the earliest Christian buildings in Bahrain [167d]
Algae instead of corals: A reef island adapts to changing environmental influences [167d]
Thinking aloud: What happens when children read for pleasure in classroom clubs [167d]
SpaceX space junk crashed onto Saskatchewan farmland, highlighting a potential impending disaster [167d]
A four-day week can work if staff and employers can deal with the challenges [167d]
How astronomers work out the size of the solar system [167d]
Criminalizing coercive control may seem like a good idea, but could it further victimize women? [167d]
The return of Bladerunner the humpback and Spilt Fin the killer whale—a cautionary tale about seafaring vessels [167d]
Accepting uncertainty in sustainable fisheries is essential in a rapidly changing Arctic, says researcher [167d]
Evolutionary biologists investigate how plant cold specialists can adapt to the environment [167d]
How to make an old antibiotic 100 times more potent [167d]
Study shows severe droughts limit Amazonian communities' access to basic services [167d]
Studies unravel climate pattern impacts on the Antarctic Ice Sheet [167d]
History shows that humans are good for biodiversity… sometimes [167d]
Social contagion research explores how ant colonies regulate group behaviors [167d]
Melting high-mountain glaciers would release greenhouse gases into atmosphere, suggest scientists [167d]
Why saline lakes are the canary in the coalmine for the world's water resources [167d]
A comprehensive derivative synthesis method for development of new antimicrobial drugs [167d]
Neural networks made of light can make machine learning more sustainable [167d]
Hubble finds evidence for rare black hole in Omega Centauri [167d]
Study of colorful crayfish challenges theories of bright coloration as adapted phenotype [167d]
Understanding the role of RNA methylation in cancer [167d]
Prussian blue analogs unlock affordable, long-lasting lithium-ion batteries [167d]
Novel gene writing technology enables all-RNA-mediated targeted gene integration in human cells [167d]
Artificial intelligence could help make quantum computers a reality [167d]
Securely propagating entanglement at the push of a button [167d]
Lead poisoning continues to impact bald eagle populations in Pennsylvania and beyond [167d]
Belle II experiment reports the first direct measurement of tau-to-light-lepton ratio [167d]

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