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Scientific American

Huge Reservoirs of Clean Hydrogen Could Power Earth for 170,000 Years [261d]
How Do Doctors Treat ‘Aggressive’ Prostate Cancer like Joe Biden’s? [261d]
What to Do If Your Child Is the Bully [261d]

Quanta Magazine

‘Turbocharged’ Mitochondria Power Birds’ Epic Migratory Journeys [262d]

New Scientist

AI doesn't know 'no' – and that's a huge problem for medical bots [261d]
Attempt to reach expert consensus on teens and phones ends in argument [261d]
This new book is a one-sided attempt to puncture the AI bubble [261d]
Capuchin monkeys are stealing howler monkey babies in weird fad [261d]
Why honing your sense of smell could keep you sharp as you age [261d]
Cervix-on-a-chip inspires potential new treatment for preterm birth [262d]

ScienceDaily

Bees facing new threats, putting our survival and theirs at risk [261d]
World's first petahertz-speed phototransistor in ambient conditions [261d]
A head and a hundred tails: How a branching worm manages reproductive complexity [261d]
Investment risk for energy infrastructure construction is highest for nuclear power plants, lowest for solar [261d]
Genomic data shows widespread mpox transmission in West Africa prior to 2022 global outbreak [261d]
Robots learning without us? New study cuts humans from early testing [262d]
Empowering robots with human-like perception to navigate unwieldy terrain [262d]
Not one, but two massive black holes are eating away at this galaxy [262d]
Waist-to-height ratio predicts heart failure incidence [262d]
Remotely controlled robots at your fingertips: Enhancing safety in industrial sites [262d]
Fast food, fast impact: How fatty meals rapidly weaken our gut defenses [262d]
Scientists describe 71 new Australian bee species [262d]
The invisible order sets the fluctuation in the terahertz region of glass [262d]
Chemists develop compact catenane with tuneable mechanical chirality [262d]
'Cutting to survive': How cells remove DNA bridges at the last moment [262d]
Survival trick: Pathogen taps iron source in immune cells [262d]
Astronomers observe largest ever sample of galaxies up to over 12 billion light years away [262d]
After cardiac event, people who regularly sit for too long had higher risk of another event [262d]
Streaked slopes on Mars probably not signs of water flow, study finds [262d]
Cover crops may not be solution for both crop yield, carbon sequestration [262d]
Researchers take AI to 'kindergarten' in order to learn more complex tasks [262d]
Glaciers will take centuries to recover even if global warming is reversed, scientists warn [262d]
More donor hearts by extending the preservation time [262d]
First-of-its-kind global study shows grasslands can withstand climate extremes with a boost of nutrients [262d]
Nimble dimples: Agile underwater vehicles inspired by golf balls [262d]
Family of parasite proteins presents new potential malaria treatment target [262d]
Scientific breakthrough: We can now halve the price of costly cancer drug [262d]
A first blueprint of chemical transport pathways in human cells [262d]
How did plants evolve the ability to transport massive amounts of protein into seed vacuoles? [262d]
How to swim without a brain [262d]
New protein target for childhood medulloblastomas [262d]
Could nanoplastics in the environment turn E. coli into a bigger villain? [262d]
Maintaining balance in the immune system [262d]
New research highlights health benefits of using heritage art practices in art therapy [262d]
Sophisticated data analysis uncovers how city living disrupts ADHD's path to obesity [262d]
Scientists use salinity to trace changes in the US Northeast Coastal Ocean [262d]
Capuchin monkeys develop bizarre 'fad' of abducting baby howlers [262d]
Mice use chemical cues such as odors to sense social hierarchy [262d]
Experimental painkiller could outsmart opioids -- without the high [262d]
AI chip developed for decentralized use without the cloud [262d]
With evolutionary AI, scientists find hidden keys for better land use [262d]
Invisible currents at the edge: Research team shows how magnetic particles reveal a hidden rule of nature [262d]
Fitness fight: Native bees struggle against invasive honey bee [262d]
Machine learning model helps identify patients at risk of postpartum depression [262d]
Stars or numbers? How rating formats change consumer behavior [262d]

Phys

A new 'geography of fire' defines southern US wildfire risk [261d]
Net zero construction push strains UK workforce mental health and well-being [261d]
Understanding weather extremes through the lens of a regional model [261d]
Study reveals differences in soil organic carbon levels across vegetation types [261d]
Alpine plant decline linked to smaller rhizomes and shorter fine roots [261d]
A head and a hundred tails: How a branching worm manages reproductive complexity [261d]
Researchers are developing world's first petahertz-speed phototransistor in ambient conditions [261d]
Flexible imager that's thinner than an eyelash can capture brain activity [261d]
Hidden history of Israeli-Syrian peace efforts across seven decades revealed [261d]
The deepening mystery around the JWST's early galaxies [261d]
What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death [261d]
Lower-frequency sonic booms from Falcon 9 launches can feel like mini-earthquakes [261d]
Endangered whales gave birth to few babies this year as population declines [261d]
AI language models increasingly shape economics research writing, study finds [261d]
The Milky Way will soon be visible in the California sky: How and when to see it [261d]
Online headlines shift from concise to click-worthy [261d]
AI enhances the Higgs boson's 'charm' [261d]
Grad students find missing link in early Martian water cycle [261d]
Renters bear the brunt: Flood risk to buildings rises with social vulnerability [261d]
How plants transport massive amounts of protein into seed vacuoles: Research traces the evolutionary steps [261d]
ChatGPT shown to be more persuasive than people in online debates [261d]
Study: Supply chain plasticity and firm adaptation to tariffs, risk [261d]
Novel data streaming software chases light speed from accelerator to supercomputer [261d]
AI optimizes land use policy, finding hidden keys for better land use [261d]
Governors are leading the fight against climate change and deforestation around the world [261d]
Amazon forest loss leads to measurable drop in regional rainfall [261d]
Rye's rise: Study finds evidence of intensive cultivation in northern Central Europe since the Roman Empire [261d]
African islands under threat: What to do about Trump's withdrawal from climate change agreement [262d]
Tomato trade dispute between the US and Mexico is boiling over again, with 21% tariffs due in July [262d]
South Africa's wattled cranes are no longer critically endangered: Why the birds' numbers are rising [262d]
Leaders can promote gender equity without deepening polarization. Here's how [262d]
Space tourism's growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement. A tourism scholar explains [262d]
When friendship is treated as essential, what happens to young adults who don't have any? [262d]
Positively charged nanoplastics increase E. coli virulence, study finds [262d]
3D-printed microlaser sensors offer supercharged biosensing [262d]
Invisible currents at the edge: Study shows how magnetic particles reveal hidden rule of nature [262d]
'Squeezed' infrared light travels farther and covers more wavelengths with thin films [262d]
Q&A: Five generative AI myths for sales and marketing debunked [262d]
Stars or numerals? How rating formats change consumer behavior [262d]
Smarter, faster AI models explored for molecular and materials discovery [262d]
Trapped electrons on quantum fluids and solids offer new route for high-fidelity qubits [262d]
Decades-long project provides blueprint of chemical transport pathways in human cells [262d]
AI predicts bacterial swarming from a single blurry image, unlocking new diagnostic possibilities [262d]
Chemists develop new approach to synthesizing air-stable four-membered boracycles [262d]
Designing efficient artificial enzymes with self-assembling protein cages [262d]
Scientists use salinity to trace changes in the US Northeast coastal ocean [262d]
Why is southern Australia in drought—and when will it end? [262d]
Tories get ghosted: New study shows dating app users are more likely to swipe right on Reform voters [262d]
Wine is still Australia's most popular alcoholic drink—but many producers face an uncertain future [262d]
Climate scientists are trusted globally, just not as much as other scientists—here's why [262d]
Study finds Reform voters more datable than Tories [262d]
Invasive European honey bees could be harming Australian native bees' fitness [262d]

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