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Scientific American

Thunderstorms Have Caused $45 Billion in Damages in the U.S. in Just Six Months [166d]
Is the Paris Olympics’ Swimming Pool ‘Slow’? Let’s Dive into the Math [166d]
How Extreme Heat Harms Planes, Trains, Water Mains and Other Crucial Infrastructure [167d]
NASA Losing VIPER Rover Defangs the Science from Planned Moon Landings [167d]
Some Trees ‘Hold Their Breath’ During Wildfires [167d]
How Do Stars Really Die? [167d] [ai]
What Did Ancient Humans Think When They Looked Up at the Night Sky? [167d]

Quanta Magazine

What Is Analog Computing? [166d]

New Scientist

Are horses in equestrian sports being harmed by bending their necks? [166d]
Bacteria originally found in faeces help chronic wounds heal [166d]
Charles Darwin’s frogs turn mating upside down [166d]
Rising land under Antarctica could slow sea level rise [166d]
Black holes may inherit their magnetic fields from neutron stars [166d]
Water molecules found in lunar rock sample for the first time [166d]

ScienceDaily

What researchers know about the genetic complexity of schizophrenia, to date [166d]
New study highlights scale and impact of long COVID [166d]
How the rising earth in Antarctica will impact future sea level rise [166d]
A blueprint for building the future: Eco-friendly 3D concrete printing [166d]
Link between global warming and rising sea levels [166d]
Controlling thickness in fruit fly hearts reveals new pathway for heart disease [166d]
Improving cat food flavors with the help of feline taste-testers [166d]
Discovery of a new population of macrophages promoting lung repair after viral infections [166d]
Scientists pin down the origins of the moon's tenuous atmosphere [166d]
New compound effective against flesh-eating bacteria [166d]
Allergy cells' hidden secret [167d]
White matter may aid recovery from spinal cord injuries [167d]
Reduction in folate intake linked to healthier aging in animal models [167d]
Coinfecting viruses impede each other's ability to enter cells [167d]
Feeling judged by your doctor? You might be right [167d]
Cold antimatter for quantum state-resolved precision measurements [167d]
New research sheds light on relationships between plants and insects in forest ecosystems [167d]
Custom implants on demand? Bandages for the heart? 3D printing method makes it possible [167d]
Ancient Antarctic microorganisms are aggressive predators [167d]
Revolutionary loop heat pipe transports 10 kW of waste heat -- No electricity required [167d]
Born to modulate: Researchers reveal origins of climate-controlling particles [167d]
Native Hawaiians face higher rates of accelerated biological aging, study finds [167d]
Fossil shows how penguins' wings evolved [167d]
Circular RNAs: The new frontier in cancer research [167d]
Sea level changes shaped early life on Earth, fossil study reveals [167d]
Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant species [167d]
Novel sequencing approaches highlight role of brain gene activity in Alzheimer's disease [167d]
Researchers develop promising therapy treatment that can kill glioblastoma cells in newly discovered brain pathway [167d]
Breakthrough in bid to develop vaccines and drugs for neglected tropical disease [167d]
Flamingos don't preen more than other waterbirds [167d]
Scientists find a human 'fingerprint' in the upper troposphere's increasing ozone [167d]
What gave the first molecules their stability? [167d]
Genetic signatures of domestication identified in pigs, chickens [167d]
Solving the doping problem: Enhancing performance in organic semiconductors [167d]
Eye-tracking study provides valuable insights into learning mathematics [167d]
Brain activity associated with specific words is mirrored between speaker and listener during a conversation [167d]
Healthy AI: Sustainable artificial intelligence for healthcare [167d]
Dopamine physiology in the brain unveiled through cutting-edge brain engineering [167d]
Precise package delivery in cells? [167d]

Phys

New research sheds light on relationships between plants and insects in forest ecosystems [166d]
Deep sea mining opponents suffer major setback [166d]
Colombia, Guatemala learn from each other in rainforest preservation [166d]
Born to modulate: Researchers reveal origins of climate-controlling particles [166d]
Study yields new insights into the link between global warming and rising sea levels [166d]
Improving cat food flavors with the help of feline taste-testers [166d]
Coinfecting viruses obstruct each other's cell invasion [166d]
Scientists discuss why we might not spot solar panel technosignatures [166d]
How America's elites may hold the key to lowering murder rates [166d]
BNP-Track algorithm offers a clearer picture of biomolecules in motion [166d]
Scientists pin down the origins of the moon's tenuous atmosphere [166d]
New compound found to be effective against 'flesh-eating' bacteria [166d]
Not the day after tomorrow: Why we can't predict the timing of climate tipping points [166d]
Major energy companies conceal 47% of biodiversity damage, according to research [167d]
More pets relinquished to shelters due to housing insecurity [167d]
Experiment on photosynthesis is heading to the space station to explore effects of microgravity [167d]
Researchers identify useful emission lines in the sun's outer atmosphere [167d]
Novel system for highly sensitive detection of small molecule pollutants in food and the environment [167d]
Investigating the link between N₂O ionization and ozone depletion [167d]
Causality-inspired method boosts crop pest recognition [167d]
Sizing up microplastics: Nanofiltration uncovers environmental bioactivity [167d]
Advanced electrohydrodynamics pump model developed for ultra-compact gas lasers [167d]
Solving the doping problem: Enhancing performance in organic semiconductors [167d]
Synergistic aerogel materials developed for heat and fire insulation [167d]
Southport riots: Why social media's role in unrest is overblown [167d]
The rise, fall and revival of research on human development [167d]
Decoding contaminant mobility: Transient flows and e-waste pollution dynamics [167d]
Genetic signatures of domestication identified in pigs and chickens [167d]
Skateboarding shown to benefit mental health of young women [167d]
Potential terrorists can be identified from social media posts, new research shows [167d]
Massive solar wind disturbance caused Earth's magnetosphere to fly without its usual tail [167d]
HPAI H5N1 virus could pose significant threat to Georgia's poultry farms, warns expert [167d]
Study refines understanding of factors influencing global N₂O emissions from agricultural soils [167d]
Cold antimatter for quantum state-resolved precision measurements [167d]
Eye-tracking study provides valuable insights into learning mathematics [167d]
Lanzhou lily virus disease reveals influence of virus on growth and nutritional quality [167d]
The role of community conversation in improving air quality [167d]
Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant species [167d]
Wasps help farmers fight mealybug pest in Kenya [167d]
Prioritize well-being over growth: New paradigm needed for climate-friendly lifestyles [167d]
Researchers demonstrate mechanism that may have stabilized the first RNA molecules [167d]
Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' larger than average, scientists find [167d]
More microbes found that break down the carbon-fluorine bonds found in some unsaturated PFAS [167d]
Flamingos don't preen more than other waterbirds, study shows [167d]
Scientists 'cautiously optimistic' about AI's role in drug discovery [167d]
Great white sharks secretly roam through Bahamas [167d]
SpaceX lines up next 2 Space Coast launches on Friday and Saturday [167d]
First full 2-D spectral image of aurora borealis from a hyperspectral camera [167d]
White ants: The Earth's backboneless backbone [167d] [ai]
Machine learning discovers 'hidden-gem' materials for heat-free gas separation [167d]
The effects of whole genome duplication on the plant metabolome [167d]
Cosmic microwave background experiments could probe connection between cosmic inflation, particle physics [167d]
NASA pushes Boeing Starliner return meeting to at least next week [167d]
First 3D visualization of an aluminum nanocomposite for the auto industry [167d]
Groundwater plays an invisible role supporting lakes [167d]
New 'game-changing' discovery for light-driven artificial intelligence [167d]
Study of comet A117uUD data suggests it was put on a 'hyperbolic trajectory' during pass by Saturn [167d]
Researchers develop a concept for efficiency-enhanced noble-metal catalysts [167d]
Scientists find a human 'fingerprint' in the upper troposphere's increasing ozone [167d]
Venus' 'continents' suggest surprising link to early Earth [167d]
Scientists reveal transport mechanism of norepinephrine transporter and binding mode of small molecule and peptide drugs [167d]
Rubin Observatory's 3.5-meter secondary mirror installed [167d]
Ancient Antarctic microorganisms are aggressive predators [167d]
Genetic mutation prompts 'deadbeat dad' fish to start raising their offspring [167d]
Big sharks equal big impact, but there's a big problem: Those most affected by fishing are most needed for ocean health [167d]

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