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Scientific American

Could Dragons from Game of Thrones Actually Fly? Aeronautical Engineering and Math Says They Could [791d]
Omicron-Specific Booster Shots: 5 Questions Answered [792d]
Spiky 'Sleep Spindles' Linked to Acts of Learning [792d]

Quanta Magazine

No new articles in the last 24 hours.

New Scientist

Blasting plastic with powerful lasers turns it into tiny diamonds [791d]
UK energy crisis sparks rush for firewood despite air pollution fears [791d]
JWST has spotted sandy clouds on a distant alien world [791d]
What we know about the mysterious pneumonia in Argentina [792d]
Physicists want the next Large Hadron Collider to be climate-friendly [792d]
Black bears have made a comeback – and now they're in the backyard [792d]
Bears in your back yard – an excerpt from Mary Roach’s book ‘Fuzz’ [792d]

ScienceDaily

Scientists find cold spells in the tropics increase heart attack risk [792d]
COVID-19: U.S. life expectancy continued to decrease in 2021, study finds [792d]
Making nanodiamonds out of bottle plastic [792d]
Artificial intelligence can be used to better monitor Maine's forests [792d]
New study confirms 'rippled sheet' protein structure predicted in 1953 [792d]
How historical precedents impeded recognition of airborne COVID-19 transmission [792d]
Motion of DNA linked to its damage response, ability to repair itself [792d]
Transgender parents bring child-centered perspective to parenthood, research finds [792d]
From wound healing to regeneration [792d]
Low testosterone may increase risk of COVID-19 hospitalization for men [792d]
Study raises red flags about corporatization of health care, researcher says [792d]
Research unlocks secrets of rodents' rat race to new lands [792d]
Quantum materials: Entanglement of many atoms discovered [792d]
How artificial intelligence can explain its decisions [792d]
Did primitive cetaceans feed like marine reptiles? [792d]
New treatment could result in more donor lungs [792d]
Resolving the evolutionary history of the closest algal relatives of land plants [792d]
COVID rekindled an appreciation of nature for many [792d]
Dragons and brain evolution [792d]
New method to systematically find optimal quantum operation sequences for quantum computers developed [792d]
Arterial stiffness raises blood pressure in adolescents via insulin resistance [792d]
Untangled blinking: Fluorescence patterns aid medical diagnostics [792d]
New omicron BA.2.75 is as susceptible to antibodies as the currently dominant variant, findings suggest [792d]
Establishing a novel strategy to tackle Huntington's disease [792d]
Serendipitous backyard experiment shines light on producing polymers [792d]
Toxins in old toys an obstacle for circular economy [792d]
Making stable molecules reactive with light [792d]

Phys

Oil slick from cargo ship off Gibraltar reaches shore [791d]
Californians asked to conserve power amid brutal heat wave [791d]
NASA Moon rocket ready for second attempt at liftoff [791d]
NASA Moon launch to attract up to 400,000 visitors [791d]
Artificial intelligence can be used to better monitor Maine's forests, study finds [791d]
'Radical decentralisation' needed in Iran to allow Kurdish communities to benefit from natural resources, study argues [791d]
Conflictive home-host country relations have a strong, negative effect on policy risk [792d]
Dead fish are piling up on San Francisco Bay Area shores: A toxic algae bloom is the likely cause [792d]
Investigating magnetic excitation-induced spin current in chromium trihalides [792d]
'Diamond rain' on giant icy planets could be more common than previously thought [792d]
New report on impact of pandemic on learning experiences of young people with disabilities [792d]
African countries to stand by 1.5C target at climate talkstalks [792d]
What's the future of work from home? [792d]
Improving the detection of African swine fever virus antibodies in serum [792d]
Researcher says job licensing doesn't keep people from moving—community plays a bigger role [792d]
The scent that could save California's avocados [792d]
EP-WXT pathfinder catches first wide-field snapshots of X-ray universe [792d]
Development of a new end-functionalization technique in polymer synthesis [792d]
Climate anxiety an important driver for climate action, according to new study [792d]
New study confirms 'rippled sheet' protein structure predicted in 1953 [792d]
Did primitive cetaceans feed like marine reptiles? [792d]
Dual-polarization two-dimensional valley photonic crystals [792d]
Boy's discovery reveals highly complex plant-insect interaction [792d]
EU guidelines for procurement during the COVID-19 crisis may lead to increased corruption [792d]
Largest database on mammals in Portugal now available [792d]
Uptick in East Coast shark sightings has lifeguards on alert and experts searching for answers [792d]
Researchers study how urban trees affect environment [792d]
Biochemists reveal how complex molecule moves iron through body [792d]
Motion of DNA linked to its damage response, ability to repair itself [792d]
Putting the food system in context [792d]
New data dashboard reporting street-level flooding in NYC gives real-time information on rising waters [792d]
Hidden acid-base clusters drive rapid formation of atmospheric ultrafine particles [792d]
Physicists develop a linear response theory for open systems having exceptional points [792d]
Resolving the evolutionary history of the closest algal relatives of land plants [792d]
Survey: Israelis have a more positive view of Germany than Germans do of Israel [792d]
Study reveals starring role for shape-shifting mitochondria in stem cell function [792d]
Research unlocks secrets of native rodents' rat race to new lands [792d]
A new catalyst to slow down global warming [792d]
Using game theory mathematics to resolve human conflicts [792d]
'Plug-and-play' plasmonic metafibers for ultrafast fiber lasers [792d]
From wound healing to regeneration [792d]
Study finds students self-sort in active learning spaces, with potential to push women out [792d]
NASA aims for Saturday launch of new moon rocket after fixes [792d]
Less is more: Dimensionality reduction as a general strategy for more precise luminescence thermometry [792d]
More than 90% of identifiable trash in North Pacific Garbage Patch comes from just six countries [792d]
Who would win in a fight between a great white shark and a blue whale? [792d]
Serendipitous backyard experiment shines light on producing polymers [792d]
How election monitors and foreign interference in election processes can affect the public's perception of elections [792d]
Gendered views on drinking: A tale of two prime ministers [792d]
Making stable molecules reactive with light [792d]
Exploring the relationship between attosecond optical interference and attosecond quantum interference [792d]
High brightness attosecond X-ray free electron lasers based on wavefront control [792d]
Seahorse fathers give birth in a unique way, new research shows [792d]
A new way to produce pheromones as a crop pest repellent [792d]
Turning a blind eye to image-based abuse [792d]
COVID rekindled an appreciation of nature for many [792d]
Criticisms of academic freedom miss the mark and risk the integrity of scholarship [792d]
Using a bowl-structured active site design to break the scaling relations for nitrogen to ammonia conversion [792d]
Much-loved dog breeds are just as likely to bite as banned ones. Here's how to stop them [792d]
It's not just rocket science: Hidden chemistry powers moon launches and sustains life in space [792d]
New method to systematically find optimal quantum operation sequences for quantum computers [792d]
Designing a way to make oxygen injectable [792d]
A bitter mystery: Scientists sequence world's oldest plant genome from 6,000-year-old watermelon seeds [792d]
New fur for the quantum cat: Entanglement of many atoms discovered for the first time [792d]
Molecular atlas of an Australian dragon's brain sheds new light on more than 300 million years of brain evolution [792d]
The first spatiotemporal map of brain regeneration in the axolotl [792d]
New theory for detection of terahertz electromagnetic waves gives hope for advances in IT and medicine [792d]
Greenpeace drops boulders on UK seabed to curb bottom-trawling fishing [792d]

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