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Scientific American

Why Aluminum in Vaccines Is Safe—And Often Essential [2d]
How to Stay Safe during RSV Season [2d]
Flu Cases Surge Early in Japan, Sparking Global Health Concerns [3d]
How to See Comet Lemmon and the Orionids Meteor Shower Peak [3d]
What Is a Quasar? The Answer Depends on Your Point of View [3d]
The El Ali Meteorite’s Journey from Landmark to Loot [3d]

Quanta Magazine

How the Brain Moves From Waking Life to Sleep (and Back Again) [3d]

New Scientist

‘Nightmare’ calculation may be too tricky for even quantum computers [2d]
Replacing sugar with artificial sweetener may help your gut microbiome [2d]
We can use ordinary sugar in the search for dark matter [3d]
We're starting to understand why childhood adversity leaves its mark [3d]
Record-breaking chip sidesteps Moore’s law by growing upwards [3d]

ScienceDaily

This common liver supplement could boost cancer treatment success [3d]
MIT finds traces of a lost world deep within planet Earth [3d]
Cheaper than lithium, just as powerful — Sodium batteries are finally catching up [3d]
Saturn's moon Titan just broke one of chemistry’s oldest rules [3d]

Phys

Time-delay snapshots enable scientists to identify dynamics in chaotic systems [3d]
Sensor identifies sodium nitrite in drinks using laser-modified cork [3d]
Multi-layered mapping project could save elephant and human lives [3d]
Epigenetic changes help cells adapt to low oxygen levels, study reveals [3d]
Southern Ocean's low-salinity Antarctic waters continue absorbing CO₂ despite climate model predictions [3d]
Follow-up observations by Webb confirm GRB 250702B is most energetic cosmic explosion ever recorded [3d]
Temperature corrections boost accuracy of coastal ocean color satellites [3d]
AI-driven mapping captures daily global land changes [3d]
Mapping China's cities at submeter precision [3d]
US sinks international deal on decarbonizing ships [3d]
Bird-mediated plant colonization overturns long-held assumptions about how plants spread to islands [3d]
How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet [3d]
Sulfated yeast rises to the challenge facing rare earth metals [3d]
Taking the shock out of predicting shock wave behavior with precise computational modeling [3d]
Most freshwater eels eaten worldwide are from threatened species, study finds [3d]
Experts warn carbon credits undermine global efforts to limit warming [3d]
Injectable and self-healable glowing hydrogel achieves ultra-sensitive detection of formaldehyde [3d]
Developing drugs—with tens of thousands of minuscule droplets on a small glass plate [3d]
Sedimentary rocks reveal ancient ocean floor cooling [3d]
Forest encroachment in Mediterranean Europe threatens unique fauna of moths [3d]
Researchers discover new species of Sinocrassula in Tibet [3d]
Global analysis reveals how biochar supercharges composting and cuts greenhouse gases [3d]
Double-shelled carbon spheres drive cleaner nitrate-to-nitrogen conversion [3d]
New insights into how salt gathers at common solvent surfaces [3d]
New druggable protein discovered in Leishmania parasites [3d]
Scientist tackles key roadblock for AI in drug discovery [3d]
mRNA nanoparticles drive potent SARS-CoV-2 immunity in mice [3d]
Global study shows why the songs from our teens leave a lasting mark on us [3d]
Algorithm precisely quantifies flow of information in complex networks [3d]
Report reveals nearly 80% of the world's poor live in regions exposed to climate hazards [3d]
Support during pregnancy helps working moms 'win' when returning to work [3d]
AI-powered model enhances atmospheric calibration precision for astronomical observation and geodetic measurement [3d]
Exchange of genetic diversity between species accelerates evolutionary adaptation in songbirds [3d]
SpaceX hits landmark 500th Falcon 9 booster landing after Space Coast launch [3d]
Chemicals may be hitching a ride on nanoplastics to enter the skin [3d]
AI 'workslop' is creating unnecessary extra work. Here's how we can stop it [3d]
Nine ways to help your brain and boost your memory during exam season [3d]
As social media age restrictions spread, is the internet entering its Victorian era? [3d]
Planet formation depends on when it happens: New model shows why [3d]
Archaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan [3d]
Exploring the power of plants to make drugs out of sunlight [3d]
Quantum networks bring new precision to dark matter searches [3d]
Three new species discovered on Australia's northernmost island [3d]
New study suggests the ancient Egyptian plague of Akhetaten may not have happened [3d]
How nature's wow factor may curb fast fashion [3d]
Maritime sector to decide on plan to cut emissions opposed by US [3d]
In a surprising discovery, scientists find tiny loops in the genomes of dividing cells [3d]
Blocking a cellular switch could prevent lung-scarring disease [3d]
Study finds humans outweigh climate in depleting Arizona's water supply [3d]
'Less and less sea ice': Brazil woman sails solo through Arctic [3d]
Nearly 900 mn poor people exposed to climate shocks, UN warns [3d]

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