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Scientific American

Fall COVID Vaccines and the Latest Guidance on Tests and Treatment [228d]
Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Won’t Collapse in Worst-Case Scenario [228d]
AI Makes Unreliable Investment Decisions [228d]
Polaris Dawn Is the Most Ambitious—And Risky—Private Spaceflight Yet [228d]
Will the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies Ever Collide? [228d]
The Way Politicians Such as Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Speak Influences Our Perception of Them [228d] [ai]

Quanta Magazine

How Colorful Ribbon Diagrams Became the Face of Proteins [228d]

New Scientist

Neolithic engineers used scientific knowledge to build huge megalith [228d]
Neolithic engineers used science knowledge to build megalith monument [228d]
How deadly is mpox and what treatments are available? [228d]
DNA computer can play chess and solve sudoku puzzles [228d]
Our galaxy may host strange black holes born just after the big bang [228d]
Starlink tests show how to save radio astronomy from satellites [228d]
A giant wave in the Milky Way may have been created by another galaxy [228d]

ScienceDaily

A switch for immune memory and anti-tumor immunity [228d]
Study finds nearly half of U.S. counties have at least one 'pharmacy desert' [228d]
Placebos reduce stress, anxiety, depression -- even when people know they are placebos [228d]
CRISPR-based genome editing in Nile grass rats [228d]
Researcher finds sound progress in babies' speech development [228d]
Two epicenters led to Japan's violent Noto earthquake on New Year's Day [228d]
A leaky sink: Carbon emissions from forest soil will likely grow with rising temperatures [228d]
Bioengineers develop lotus leaf-inspired system to advance study of cancer cell clusters [228d]
Good sleep habits important for overweight adults [228d]
Unconventional interface superconductor could benefit quantum computing [228d]
Strength training activates cellular waste disposal [228d]
NASA's DART impact permanently changed the shape and orbit of asteroid moon [228d]
Multiple sclerosis appears to protect against Alzheimer's disease [228d]
Scientists propose guidelines for solar geoengineering research [228d]
Innovative field experiments shed light on biological clocks in nature [228d]
Strength training activates cellular waste disposal [228d]
Langbeinites show talents as 3D quantum spin liquids [228d]
New images reveal global air quality trends [228d]
Scientists call for an update in environmental decision making that takes human rights into account [228d]
Chlamydia can settle in the intestine [228d]
Bonobos and ancient origin of the 'common enemy effect' [228d]
Kagome superconductor makes waves [228d]
Artificial intelligence improves lung cancer diagnosis [228d]
Spike mutations help SARS-CoV-2 infect the brain [228d]
Socioeconomics shape children's connection to nature more than where they live [228d]
People seen as wise share these characteristics [228d]
When is the best time of day for cancer treatment? [228d]
Alzheimer's drug may slow down cognitive decline in dementia with Lewy bodies [228d]
Toward a code-breaking quantum computer [228d]
Rates of obesity-related cancer are rising sharply in young Chinese people [228d]

Phys

Researchers achieve first CRISPR-based genome editing in Nile grass rats [228d]
Indigenous fire management 'locks up' carbon [228d]
Researchers discover dual epicenters in New Year's Day Noto earthquake [228d]
Carbon emissions from forest soil will likely grow with rising temperatures [228d]
Could 2 NASA astronauts be stuck at the space station until next year? A decision is imminent [228d]
Exploring bamboo charcoal's slow-release properties for enhanced anti-acne formulations containing bamboo vinegar [228d]
Ultra-sensitive photothermal microscopy technique detects single nanoparticles as small as 5 nm [228d]
Unconventional interface superconductor could benefit quantum computing [228d]
Extreme rainfall event study demonstrates improved forecasting via physics-guided machine learning [228d]
Yeast meiosis study finds temperature changes result in shorter meiotic chromosome axes and more crossovers [228d]
How is the Anthropocene helping to rethink the contemporary issue of environmental degradation? [228d]
Socioeconomics found to shape children's connection to nature more than where they live [228d]
Machine learning uses X-ray diffraction data from polymers to predict the behavior of new materials [228d]
Accurate deformation monitoring—the era of dual-base station technology [228d]
Coaxing purple bacteria into becoming bioplastic factories [228d]
Study highlights new advancements to simulate multiscale coastal processes [228d]
NASA's EXCITE mission prepared for scientific balloon flight [228d]
Breaking down the indestructible: New technologies target PFAS environmental menace [228d]
NASA's DART impact permanently changed the shape and orbit of asteroid moon, new study shows [228d]
New varactor enhances quantum dot device measurements at millikelvin temperatures [228d]
Calls for a new 'digital vaccination' for children to tackle fake news and disinformation [228d]
Aoudad and bighorn sheep share respiratory pathogens, research team discovers [228d]
Ecosystems study finds the higher the environmental stress, the lower the resistance to global change [228d]
Sentinel-2C sealed in the Vega rocket fairing [228d]
Researchers identify effective materials for protecting astronauts from harmful cosmic radiation on Mars [228d]
Langbeinites show talents as 3D quantum spin liquids [228d]
Chemists succeed in upscaling a common reagent for industrial level applications [228d]
Professor proposes how a black hole in orbit around a planet could be a sign of an advanced civilization [228d]
Comparing two proposed NASA missions to Jupiter's moon Io [228d]
How do curve balls, cutters, sinkers and sweepers work? [228d]
Untangling the web: How to handle spider bites in pets [228d]
Hubble spots the Tucana Dwarf in the dark [228d]
How human urine can disrupt soil health and water quality [228d]
How Twitter—now X—helps with understanding Canadian values and attitudes toward asylum seekers [228d]
Germany plans $3.7 billion program to help decarbonize industry, including carbon storage [228d]
'Time poverty' can keep college students from graduating—especially if they have jobs or children to care for [228d]
Journalists and social media users are key drivers behind product recall decisions, says researcher [228d]
Flooding: Is it time to stop living in basements? [228d]
These colorful diagrams show how air quality has changed in more than 100 countries since 1850 [228d]
Stranded student helps design synthetic polymers to combat fungal infections [228d]
Single nucleosomes tracked in live cells during cell division using super-resolution microscopy [228d]
Bonobo evidence suggests ancient origin of the 'common enemy effect' [228d]
New approach for profiling complex dynamics at the single-molecule level [228d]
Researchers synthesize molecular aggregates for solar energy applications [228d]
Research unravels dual role of membrane protein in rice ethylene signal transduction [228d]
Scientists call for an update in environmental decision making that takes human rights into account [228d]
Citizen science project identifies 20 new astronomical discoveries [228d]
Bioengineers develop a new environmentally friendly adhesive polymer [228d]
Scientists propose guidelines for solar geoengineering research [228d]
Innovative field experiments shed light on biological clocks in nature [228d]
New 'chiral vortex' of light allows chemists to 'see' molecules through the mirror [228d]
A leap forward in nanotechnology: Growing special micro-crystals for better devices [228d]
Addressing the environmental impact of hematology care [228d]
Astrobiologist explores likelihood of life originating on Earth [228d]
Scientists discover novel receptor recognition mechanism for alphavirus [228d]
From sun to Earth: A new network for comprehensive space weather monitoring [228d]
Evidence found of Europeans using cocaine as far back as the 17th century [228d]
Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024: An ecosystem under pressure [228d]
Cuts in air pollution increased pollution at ground level, research reveals [228d]
Colorful traits in primates ease tensions between groups, data suggest [228d]
Ancient DNA sheds light on the genetic diversity of post-Roman elites [228d]
Validation of superconductor theory: Cooper pairs display wave-like distribution in Kagome metals [228d]
Micro- and nanoplastics ingested by Drosophila cause changes in heart size and function [228d]
A mechanism that transfers energy from nitrogen to argon enables bidirectional cascaded lasing in atmospheric air [228d]
Researchers demonstrate metasurfaces that control thermal radiation in unprecedented ways [228d]
NASA will decide Saturday if Boeing's new capsule is safe enough to fly 2 astronauts back from space [228d]
An Iceland volcano erupts again but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now [228d]
Australia tackles poor Great Barrier Reef water quality [228d]
Indian desert school's unique design offers respite from heat [228d]
Humpback whale freed from Sydney Harbour after 22-hour ordeal [228d]
USDA efforts to solve the bird flu outbreak in cows are taking center stage in central Iowa [228d]
Could we ever harness quantum vacuum energy? [228d]

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