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Scientific American

Vitamin D May Slow Cells’ Aging by Protecting DNA [259d]
Single-Atom Quantum Computer Achieves Breakthrough Molecular Simulations [259d]
Sleep Aids Can Be Uneven and Expensive, Leaving Anxious Patients Lacking [259d]
Getting Enough Sleep is Critical for Weight Loss and Maintenance [259d]
New Class of Drugs Blocks Wakefulness Chemical and Offers Relief from Insomnia [259d]
Medicaid Cuts Will Make Older People Sicker [259d]

Quanta Magazine

For Algorithms, a Little Memory Outweighs a Lot of Time [259d]

New Scientist

Extra cancer screening could help pick up early cases in dense breasts [259d]
Why taping your mouth shut at night probably isn't a good idea [259d]
The handy piece of maths that can help with organising chores [259d]
The egg-drop experiment... but make it peer review [259d]
This is how to avoid annihilating ourselves in a nuclear war [259d]
Hiking parking costs is a great way to reduce car usage [259d]
Powerful images capture the fragility and resilience of our planet [259d]
This sci-fi debut is a quietly brilliant look at a disturbing future [259d]
Why the climate crown is ready for China to take – if it wants to [259d]
Weary parents shouldn't miss this science-backed guide to raising kids [259d]
Vagus nerve stimulation shows promise for spinal cord injury recovery [259d]
The first teeth were sensory organs on the skin of ancient fish [259d]
Weird planet is orbiting backwards between two stars [259d]
How buried cables are revealing Earth’s interior in incredible detail [259d]
West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes in the UK for the first time [259d]

ScienceDaily

Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms more common among long-term users [259d]
Positive mindset about aging in over-60s linked to better recovery after a fall [259d]
Digital mental health tools need human touch [259d]
Shrinking Nemo: Clownfish survive heatwaves by shrinking [259d]
Engineers discover a new class of materials that passively harvest water from air [259d]
'Fast-fail' AI blood test could steer patients with pancreatic cancer away from ineffective therapies [259d]
Plant cell sculptors [259d]
Personal space chemistry suppressed by perfume and body lotion indoors [259d]
Bed-netting prototypes to target malaria-causing parasites [259d]
Are groovy brains more efficient? [259d]
Scientists discover class of crystals with properties that may prove revolutionary [259d]
Good news for people with migraine who take drugs before or during pregnancy [259d]
Vitamin D supplements show signs of protection against biological aging [259d]
The dietary bug in a cancer therapy [259d]
Can plants hear their pollinators? [259d]
Imaging technique removes the effect of water in underwater scenes [259d]
Oxygen deprivation promotes colon cancer growth [259d]
Southeast Asia could prevent up to 36,000 ozone-related early deaths a year by 2050 with stricter air pollution controls [259d]
Something's fishy here [259d]
A one-pixel camera for recording holographic movies [259d]
Enormous boulder washed inland a sign of Pacific tsunami history [259d]
Yeast reveals how species adapt to a warmer climate [259d]
High-quality OLED displays now enabling integrated thin and multichannel audio [259d]
Why some spiders are more venomous than others [259d]
PREVENT equation accurately estimated 10-year CVD risk and those with calcium buildup [259d]
Nano-engineered thermoelectrics enable scalable, compressor-free cooling [259d]
Researchers identify a dual origin of cells controlling puberty and reproduction [259d]
Major step for flat and adjustable optics [259d]
Scientists invent breakthrough device to detect airborne signs of disease [259d]
Unlocking the secrets of bat immunity [259d]
New method paves way for fewer severe birth injuries [259d]
Promising new way to modulate brain cell activity to potentially treat major depressive disorder in adults [259d]
Engineered bacteria can deliver antiviral therapies, vaccines [259d]
How to use AI to listen to the 'heartbeat' of a city [259d]
Increased risk of psychopathology found in offspring of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder [259d]
Physics advance details new way to control solid objects in liquid [259d]
Emotional expressions shape how help is received in the workplace [259d]
Wind-related hurricane losses for homeowners in the southeastern U.S. could be nearly 76 percent higher by 2060 [259d]
Unveiling the secrets of planet formation in environments of high UV radiation [259d]
Why common leukemia treatments fail in some patients [259d]
Demonstration of spin-torque heat-assisted magnetic recording [259d]
Scientist discovers how solar events affect the velocity of helium pickup ions [259d]
Songbirds' great risk results in great genetic reward [259d]
Fool's gold: A hidden climate stabilizer [259d]
How Hibiscus flowers lost their bullseyes [259d]
Salivary gland regenerative biobank to combat chronic dry mouth [259d]
This gene variant contributed to the dietary and physiological evolution of modern humans [259d]
'Barcodes' written into our DNA reveal how blood ages [259d]
Toothache from eating something cold? Blame these ancient fish [259d]
Common antidepressants could help the immune system fight cancer [259d]
'Cosmic joust': Astronomers observe pair of galaxies in deep-space battle [259d]
Newfound mechanism rewires cellular energy processing for drastic weight loss [259d]
A new technology for extending the shelf life of produce [259d]
Scientists reveal how energy is delivered into the cells major 'shipping port' [259d]
Mind the band gap! -- researchers create new nanoscale forms of elementary semiconductor with tunable electronic properties [259d]
Hand2: positional code that allows axolotls to regrow limbs found [259d]
Scientists design gene delivery systems for cells in the brain and spinal cord [259d]
Live view: Stress-induced changes in generations of cancer cells [259d]
Clinical trial shows improvements for spinal cord injuries [259d]
Extreme weather cycles change underwater light at Lake Tahoe [259d]

Phys

Eldest daughters often carry the heaviest burdens: Insights from Madagascar [259d]
Applying fragrance and lotion can reduce OH radicals near skin, affecting indoor air composition [259d]
'Intercrystals' pave the way for greener electronics and quantum technologies [259d]
Faster, more stable plasma simulations help advance chip manufacturing [259d]
Unlocking G-protein subunit GS3: How redox regulation shapes rice grain size [259d]
Novel equation predicts how crystals and bubbles in magma alter seismic waves [259d]
Stricter air pollution controls could prevent ozone-related early deaths [259d]
Data-driven approach identifies promising CO₂ conversion catalysts [259d]
SWOT satellite spots large-scale river waves for first time [259d]
Extreme weather cycles change underwater light at Tahoe [259d]
Archaeologist sailing like a Viking makes unexpected discoveries [259d]
Los Angeles smog: Higher-than-expected ammonium nitrate levels found [259d]
Building a giant catcher's mitt on the moon [259d]
Climate change has sobering effect on wine regions worldwide, but with uneven impacts [259d]
Positive expressive writing consistently improves well-being, but not all techniques are created equal [259d]
An accidentally discovered class of nanostructured materials can passively harvest water from air [259d]
Closely related plant proteins can control cell shape and growth in surprisingly distinct ways [259d]
Ready for space travel? GENESTAR can track how space affects your health [259d]
Transparent hydrogen boride nanosheets show antimicrobial properties against multiple pathogens [259d]
PFAS detected in most US beers, with highest levels near contaminated water [259d]
New research highlights opportunities to transform UK marine monitoring [259d]
Chip-scale soliton microcombs reach femtosecond precision [259d]
Sensation through the legs: What flies do and don't perceive when walking [259d]
NASA's Mars Perseverance snaps a selfie as a Martian dust devil blows by [259d]
Novel AI methodology improves gully erosion prediction and interpretation [259d]
Seasonal resource subsidies shape life-history variations in red-spotted masu salmon [259d]
Study finds sand lizards feel at home on railway tracks [259d]
Wind-related hurricane losses for homeowners in the southeastern US could be nearly 76% higher by 2060 [259d]
How deep-Earth carbon movements shape continents and diamonds [259d]
The psychology of climate traps and how to avoid them [259d]
Computational tool predicts stable metal-organic frameworks for new energy economy [259d]
35% efficiency boost seen in spin-torque heat-assisted magnetic recording [259d]
Stress-induced changes in generations of cancer cells tracked live under the microscope [259d]
Inorganic polycations induce widening of infrared transparency spectrum [259d]
Molecular dynamics simulations show how potassium passes through an ion channel at atomic resolution [259d]
Scientists discover how solar events affect the velocity of helium pickup ions [259d]
Factors behind why some spiders are more venomous than others revealed [259d]
Structure of liquid carbon measured for the first time [259d]
How Hibiscus flowers lost their bullseyes [259d]
Volcanic eruptions trigger ice formation in clouds [259d]
Single-molecule spectroscopy reveals isotope effect in hydrogen confined to picocavities [259d]
Clownfish survive heat waves by shrinking, study reveals [259d]
When lightning strikes: Gamma-ray burst unleashed by lightning collision [259d]
India's lion population rises by a third [259d]
Researchers simulate tens of thousands of electrons in real time [259d]
Combining afforestation and oceanic CO₂ removal could reduce pressure on land areas [259d]
Why is it so hard for young people to get jobs? [259d]
Organic glow-in-the-dark molecule shows promise for imaging and security applications [259d]
Organoid research platform allows investigation of antiviral immunity in bats [259d]
Malawi's response to Cyclone Freddy offers lessons in managing disasters: First up, don't leave people in the lurch [259d]
Microneedle technology injects melatonin to extend shelf life of produce [259d]
Windows are the No. 1 human threat to birds. An ecologist shares some simple steps to reduce collisions [259d]
Researchers develop a pressure-induced water-producing material [259d]
Graph neural network-guided discovery of Cu-HEA CO₂ reduction catalysts [259d]
Portable device captures airborne molecules for noninvasive disease detection [259d]
Paid maternity leave policies could be costing women tech jobs [259d]
Flat optical metasurfaces in conductive plastics achieve 10-fold performance boost [259d]
Study finds quantum computing in health care faces significant challenges, but there is promise [259d]
Metal catalysts can be valuable, even when they aren't precious [259d]
3D virtual soundscape brings ancient Turkish underground city to life [259d]
eDNA system enables efficient detection of nearly all reef-building coral genera in Japan [259d]
From way back to the future: Space-time ripples modeled in new study [259d]
Boulder washed inland a sign of Pacific tsunami history [259d]
River alkalinization and ocean acidification face off in coastal waters [259d]
Record-high Curie temperature achieved in ferromagnetic semiconductor [259d]
Chimeric viral platform enables directed evolution of proteins for better therapies [259d]

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