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Scientific American

The Protectors: Inside the Desperate Rush to Save an Orca Community [50d]
Offshore Wind Farm in China Becomes a Haven for Oysters, Barnacles and More, Study Finds [50d]
NASA’s SPHEREx Just Dropped Its First Full-Sky Map, and the View Is Dazzling [50d]
The Top 10 Math Discoveries of 2025 [50d]
If I Stop the World, Will I Melt with You? [50d]
How Scientists Are Decoding Hawaiian Monk Seal Communication [50d]

Quanta Magazine

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New Scientist

Putting data centres in space isn't going to happen any time soon [50d]
The US beat back bird flu in 2025 – but the battle isn’t over [50d]
Quantum computers turned out to be more useful than expected in 2025 [50d]
2025 was the year of online safety laws – but do they work? [50d]
High-achieving adults rarely began as child prodigies [50d]
Roman soldiers defending Hadrian’s Wall had intestinal parasites [51d]

ScienceDaily

The 98% mystery: Scientists just cracked the code on “junk DNA” linked to Alzheimer’s [50d]
An 11-year-old needed two new organs and doctors made history [50d]
Helping others for a few hours a week may slow brain aging [50d]
Ancient oceans were ruled by super predators unlike anything today [50d]
Scientists found a new way to slow aging inside cells [50d]
Glowing neurons let scientists watch the brain work in real time [50d]
From biting flies to feathered dinosaurs, scientists reveal 70 new species [50d]
Neurons aren’t supposed to regrow but these ones brought back vision [51d]
A stunning new forecast shows when thousands of glaciers will vanish [51d]
Earth may have been ravaged by “invisible” explosions from space [51d]
Gravitational waves may reveal hidden dark matter around black holes [51d]

Phys

Lapland's next hotspot after Santa? Torne Valley seeks sustainable tourism [50d]
Wildfires reshape forest soils for decades, with recovery varying by climate [50d]
A molecular gatekeeper that controls protein synthesis [50d]
New 'cloaking device' concept shields electronics from disruptive magnetic fields [50d]
Ant societies rose by trading individual protection for collective power—the evolution of 'squishability' [50d]
How mountain building and climate change have shaped alpine biodiversity over 30 million years [50d]
How ancient viral DNA shapes early embryonic development [50d]
Why many Americans avoid negotiating, even when it costs them [50d]
Four years after the Mariana mining disaster in Brazil, river fish remained contaminated [50d]
Potentially toxic elements in bananas grown in the Mariana disaster region exceed United Nations limits [50d]
Targeting bacterial 'decision-making' could help outsmart antibiotic resistance [50d]
Helping people and limiting damage: Researchers identify technology needs for disaster response [50d]
Expansion of invasive Chinese hwamei into alpine habitats in Japan: First record of songs [50d]
Eifel volcanoes mapped in detail: Surprising new insights from Germany's largest seismological experiment [50d]
Pressing pause: A small genetic stop may have helped complex life evolve [50d]
Engineered enzyme turns formaldehyde pollutant into key pharmaceutical building block [50d]
Statistical method developed for single-molecule fluorescence analysis [50d]
Phage-resistant bacteria can still sink carbon to ocean floor [50d]
Electricity-driven nitrogen insertion enables sustainable heterocycle synthesis [50d]
Webb captures dwarf stars in a glittering sky [50d]
Real-time social interactions reveal how we balance cooperation and competition [50d]
Merging nanopores with nanofluidic devices could transform medicine and diagnostics [50d]
Uncovering how parasitic plants avoid attacking themselves to improve crop protection [50d]
Discovery of the most intron-rich eukaryotic genome [50d]
Westerly jet stream emerges as key driver of mid-latitude hydroclimatic extremes [50d]
Precessing magnetic jet engine model reveals power source of rare 'heartbeat' gamma-ray burst [50d]
Nanoparticle vaccine strategy could protect against Ebola and other deadly filoviruses [50d]
Exploring the connection between gene expression and aging [50d]
Laser-engineered nanowire networks could unlock new material manufacturing [50d]
CO₂-driven method rapidly creates complex nanomaterials at room temperature [50d]
Should I pour this down the sink? (Probably not, and here's why) [50d]
The levers for a sustainable food system to combat global warming [50d]
Long-standing puzzle of the Sadovskii vortex pair solved after nearly a half-century [50d]
Measuring how materials hotter than the sun's surface conduct electricity [50d]
Nature's pest controllers: Wasps keep whiteflies in check as resistance proves costly for survivors [50d]
Q&A: Environmental protection benefits the American economy and public health [50d]
Nodding off is dangerous. Some animals have evolved extreme ways to sleep in precarious environments [50d]
Football-field-sized balloon takes flight over Antarctica in quest for dark matter answers [50d]
Space station research supports new FDA-approved cancer therapy [50d]
Machine learning and microscopy solve 170-year-old mystery of premelting ice [50d]
A cryogenic winter for tomorrow's accelerator [50d]
Here's what determines whether your income level rises or falls [50d]
Continuous spread: Raccoon roundworm detected in nine European countries [50d]
Could advanced civilizations communicate like fireflies [50d]
Newly discovered Philippine pitcher plant already in danger from climate change and poaching [50d]
A jolt to the system: Biophysicists uncover new electrical transmission in cells [50d]
AI deciphers fish grunts, knocks and growls to identify eight species [50d]
Unexpected allies: DNA packaging aids gene expression [50d]
Kangaroos fix their posture to save energy at high hopping speeds, study shows [50d]
Video: Highlights of MBARI's deep-sea exploration in 2025 [50d]
Nudges aren't always good for society, economics study finds [50d]
Why quantum computers have memory problems over time [50d]
Populism as a departure from neoliberalism in Hungary and Israel [50d]
Researchers find trees could spruce up future water conservation efforts [50d]
Bird conservation groups use data from birdwatchers to fill critical information gaps for declining species [50d]
Could strategic river sensors have forewarned of Texas Camp flood disaster? [50d]
What does the November jobs report mean for workers and the economy? Q&A with professor of economics [50d]
Rising seas put Florida's state tree at risk: New research offers hope [50d]
Candida auris: Genetic process offers new treatment target for deadly fungal disease [50d]
Medical students explore ChatGPT's ability to support qualitative research [51d]
Trump shifts priority to moon mission, not Mars [51d]
Discovery turns household plastic recycling into anti-cancer medication [51d]

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