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Scientific American

Trump’s Administration Will Attack Health Care from Multiple Angles [468d]
Rainwater Could Help Satisfy AI’s Water Demands [468d]

Quanta Magazine

How Is AI Changing the Science of Prediction? [468d]

New Scientist

Why hairy animals shake themselves dry [468d]
Slick trick separates oil and water with 99.9 per cent purity [468d]
Bird flu antibodies found in dairy workers in Michigan and Colorado [468d]
Marmots could have the solution to a long-running debate in evolution [468d]
The real reason VAR infuriates football fans and how to fix it [468d]
Carbon emissions from private jets have exploded in recent years [468d]
Chinese rover finds further evidence for an ancient ocean on Mars [468d]
DNA analysis rewrites the stories of people buried in Pompeii [468d]

ScienceDaily

Insect-killing fungi find unexpected harmony in war [468d]
Chemists showcase power of pathbreaking method to make complex molecules [468d]
New study maps dramatic 100-million-year explosion in color signals used by animals [468d]
Researchers develop robotic sensory cilia that monitor internal biomarkers to detect and assess airway diseases [468d]
Researchers drive solid-state innovation for renewable energy storage [468d]
School suspensions and expulsions can lead to a lifetime of depression, study finds [468d]
Memories are not only in the brain, new research finds [468d]
Encouraging quiet during zoo visits might lead to a better appreciation of the animals [468d]
Scientists trained AI to detect faces in pain, in goats [468d]
Soil sampling in Houston's Greater Fifth Ward reveals toxic levels of lead in yards, play areas [468d]
Physics with a twist: New findings on graphene [468d]
Robot learns how to clean a washbasin [468d]
Some of the world's least polluting populations are at much greater risk of flooding fueled by climate change [468d]
How to improve and accelerate testing of chemicals [468d]
Up to 30% of the power used to train AI is wasted: Here's how to fix it [468d]
A causal theory for studying the cause-and-effect relationships of genes [468d]
Hurricane Helene's gravity waves revealed by NASA's AWE [468d]
DNA evidence rewrites story of people buried in Pompeii eruption [468d]
PFAS removal process aims to stamp out pollution ahead of semiconductor industry growth [468d]
Astrophysicists use echoes of light to illuminate black holes [468d]
Could crowdsourcing hold the key to early wildfire detection? [468d]
Researchers make glioblastoma cells visible to attacking immune cells [468d]
Do no harm: Researchers help doctors identify words they should never say to patients [468d]
Study links liver-brain communication to daily eating patterns [468d]
Defense or growth -- How plants allocate resources [468d]
Study identifies hip implant materials with the lowest risk of needing revision [468d]
How plants grow thicker, not just taller [468d]
New study traces impact of COVID-19 pandemic on global movement and evolution of seasonal flu [468d]

Phys

Coral reef fish running out of time to recover at Great Barrier Reef islands, research warns [468d]
Cliff-top sites preserve ancient Aboriginal heritage on the River Murray [468d]
The rise of color vision in animals: Study maps dramatic 100-million-year explosion in color signals [468d]
Battling air pollution may contribute to climate change by impacting soil carbon storage [468d]
How prisons fall short in protecting the incarcerated from climate disasters [468d]
Indigenous elders and ritual specialists help to unlock the meaning of ancient Amazonian rock art [468d]
Thousands told to flee wildfire near Los Angeles [468d]
Incorporating cultural and recreational ecosystem services of freshwater within Israel's water economy [468d]
US town on alert after 43 monkeys escape research facility [468d]
Advances in plate tectonics research provide a new view of deep Earth's carbon emissions [468d]
Plastics pollution worsens the impacts of all planetary boundaries, new study says [468d]
A green, scalable synthesis approach addresses the challenges of semiconductor-based photocatalysis [468d]
Team investigates population genetic characteristics of two hybrid crucian carp strains [468d]
Spiders forage for prey rich in specific nutrients depending on species, life stage and sex [468d]
Image: Astronaut captures photo of Earth from the International Space Station [468d]
Hurricane Helene's gravity waves revealed by NASA's AWE [468d]
Chernobyl frogs exposed to radiation show no signs of accelerated aging or increased stress hormone levels [468d]
Survey shows nuclear taboo remains strong among Americans [468d]
History book looks at Brazil's longest-lasting maroon society and its influence today [468d]
Advancing biodiversity monitoring with a network of automated wildlife cameras [468d]
Accumulation of polystyrene nanoplastics in leaves poses threats to plants, study shows [468d]
Current test accommodations for students with blindness do not fully address their needs, study finds [468d]
Physicists reveal how layers and twists impact graphene's optical conductivity [468d]
Amnesia-causing diatoms found in Luzon shellfish farms [468d]
Chinese rover finds evidence of ancient Martian ocean [468d]
Why China is worried about a second Trump presidency, and how Beijing might react [468d]
Symmetry in biology: A look into how bees actively organize nests in mirroring patterns [468d]
A new GPS system for microorganisms could enhance forensic investigations [468d]
Sprinkling plants with water found effective in keeping spider mites off raspberry leaves [468d]
A space walking robot could build a giant telescope in space [468d]
Insect-killing fungi find unexpected harmony in war [468d]
Computer model uncovers plant thickness growth mechanisms [468d]
Spectral method can compute tidal effects on planet and moon interiors [468d]
Defense or growth: Study finds trade-off in how plants allocate resources [468d]
Can the noble metals become superconductors? [468d]
How informing shoppers can help fight inequality [468d]
Study suggests that space-for-time substitutions exaggerate habitat–bird ecological relationships [468d]
Can unknown physics be seen in interactions between Higgs bosons? [468d]
Friends act as family surrogates for unmarried African Americans [468d]
Astrophysicists use echoes of light to illuminate black holes [468d]
Proba-3 will constantly measure Sun's energy output [468d]
Private aviation emissions soar by 46% from 2019 to 2023 [468d]
The digital transformation of Jordanian fintech [468d]
Religions talk about the value of humility, but it can be especially hard for clergy to practice what they preach [468d]
New approach for tuning current flow in 2D MOF nanosheets shows promise for advanced electronics [468d]
Fluids thicken at the speed of light: A new theory extends Einstein's relativity to real fluids [468d]
Caterpillar fungus chemical can slow down growth of cancer cells, researchers discover [468d]
How physical force affects cancer treatment: Research explores mechanics of programmed cell death [468d]
Catalysts show potential for breaking down microplastics to create usable fuel [468d]
New PFAS removal process aims to stamp out pollution ahead of semiconductor industry growth [468d]
DNA evidence rewrites histories for people buried in volcanic eruption in ancient Pompeii [468d]
Plant engineering method promises to dramatically improve biofuel and bioproduct development [468d]
Scientists capture images of a new quantum phase in electron molecular crystals [468d]

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