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Scientific American

Fat Doesn't Deserve Its Bad Rap [318d]
How Planetary Defenders Planned to Stop That City-Killer Asteroid [318d]
As Noem Proposes Cutting FEMA, Disaster Response Will Fall to Local, State Authorities [318d]
Rebel Doctor Evangelina Rodríguez Improved Lives and Courted Controversy on her Return to the Dominican Republic [318d]
Who Will Build the Next Giant Particle Collider? [318d]
Mathematicians Find Proof to 122-Year-Old Triangle-to-Square Puzzle [318d]

Quanta Magazine

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New Scientist

Little red dots seen by JWST might be a kind of black hole 'star' [318d]
Flourishing microalgae could offset emissions as the planet heats up [318d]
We've spotted auroras on Neptune for the first time [318d]

ScienceDaily

A genetic tree as a movie: Moving beyond the still portrait of ancestry [318d]
Breakthrough copper alloy achieves unprecedented high-temperature performance [318d]
Classroom talk plays a key part in the teaching of writing [318d]
Compelling data point to a single, unknown respiratory virus as cause of Kawasaki disease [318d]
Melting ice, more rain drive Southern Ocean cooling [318d]
Physics of irregular objects on inclined planes probed [318d]
Revolutionary brain-computer interface decoding system [318d]
The hidden spring in your step [318d]
Long COVID patients feel pressure to prove their illness is real, study finds [318d]
Nature's viny vampire: Discovering what drives parasitic Cuscuta campestris [318d]
Hypertension causes kidney changes at an early stage [318d]
Physicists discover a copper-free high-temperature superconducting oxide [318d]
Physics meets art: A new twist on interference patterns [318d]
Microbial cell factories for sustainable chemical production [318d]
Digital technology and AI can support workers with dementia [318d]
Researchers find a way to shield quantum information from 'noise' [318d]
Polymer-like worms wriggle their way through mazes [318d]
Damaging cluster of UK winter storms driven by swirling polar vortex miles above Earth [318d]
Losing forest carbon stocks could put climate goals out of reach [318d]
Smartwatches may help control diabetes through exercise [318d]
Human urine, a valuable resource as fertilizer for sustainable urban agriculture, study concludes [318d]
Renting clothes for sustainable fashion -- niche markets work best [318d]
A lighter, smarter magnetoreceptive electronic skin [318d]
Research highlights urgent need for national strategy to combat rising eating disorders [318d]
Cartilage and bone development: Three paths to skeleton formation [318d]
AI is as good as pathologists at diagnosing Celiac disease, study finds [318d]
Scientists discover immune cell networks driving deadly lung disease [318d]
Beyond ambiguous reflections: Bridging optical 3D metrology and computer vision [318d]
Is AI the new research scientist? Not so, according to a human-led study [318d]
Terahertz imaging: Breakthrough in non-invasive cochlear visualization [318d]
New pathways discovered for drugs to act on cells [318d]
First therapy chatbot trial shows AI can provide 'gold-standard' care [318d]
We must not ignore eugenics in our genetics curriculum, says professor [318d]
Digital PCR can reliably determine if chronic myeloid leukemia patients in remission can successfully discontinue drug treatment [318d]
Feeling the future: New wearable tech simulates realistic touch [318d]
Park entrances may be hotspots for infective dog roundworm eggs [318d]

Phys

Smartphone bans alone fail to equip children for healthy use of technology, say experts [318d]
Mapping the future of metamaterials [318d]
New superconducting state discovered: Cooper-pair density modulation [318d]
19 New England sea turtles are back in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after rehabbing in Missouri [318d]
Earth's storage of water in soil, lakes and rivers is dwindling. And it's especially bad for farming [318d]
'Inside out' fossil reveals a new species with a perfectly preserved interior [318d]
Not just the Internet: Foresight uses fiber optics to detect structural damage after earthquakes [318d]
Nanostructured copper alloy rivals superalloys in strength and stability [318d]
NEO surveyor instrument enclosure tested inside historic chamber for Apollo spacecraft testing [318d]
Research weighs question of how the US should engage with other countries when it comes to tariffs and trade [318d]
Even small amounts of Palmer amaranth threaten furrow-irrigated rice yields, research confirms [318d]
By 2100, more than 80% of amphibian species in and around the Pantanal in Paraguay projected to lose suitable habitat [318d]
Moorland stability: Dominant species and biodiversity play crucial roles [318d]
Dirac's Plate Trick, the Hairy Ball Theorem and more: Research probes physics of irregular objects on inclined planes [318d]
Analysis identifies optimal microbes for sustainable chemical production [318d]
Support staff shortages exceed those for teachers in many Illinois public schools [318d]
Increased meltwater and rain help explain why Southern Ocean cooling has defied predictions [318d]
Classroom talk plays a key part in the teaching of writing, study shows [318d]
AI model transforms material design by predicting and explaining synthesizability [318d]
Medical students support tattoo removal for adults impacted by the justice system [318d]
Drone experiment reveals how Greenland ice sheet is changing [318d]
Discovery reveals key molecular event that boosts wheat's defense against devastating disease [318d]
Mapping the Earth's crops with the help of AI can help farmers and policymakers improve planning [318d]
Liquid-crystal platform overcomes optical losses in photonic circuits [318d]
Biomimetic adsorbent efficiently extracts uranium from seawater [318d]
Geospatial intelligence methodology makes land use management more accurate and faster [318d]
Membrane proteins reveal new pathways for drugs to act on cells [318d]
Engineered microparticles mimic biological structures to track protein degradation [318d]
Renting clothes for sustainable fashion—niche markets work best [318d]
Climate change threatens movement of birds through northern Australia [318d]
Nanoscale ripples provide key to unlocking thin material properties in electronics [318d]
A genetic tree as a movie: Moving beyond the still portrait of ancestry [318d]
Video: Watch wind whirl from the sun [318d]
Arctic sea ice hits lowest peak in satellite record, says US agency [318d]
Partisan divide in perceptions of Ford-Kavanaugh hearings revealed [318d]
Online microcredentials: A response to meet the market's demand for soft skills [318d]
An unexpected underground alliance: Root-knot nematodes benefit root flies [318d]
Is AI the new research scientist? Not so, according to a human-led study [318d]
Newly developed waveguide device protects photonic quantum computers from errors [318d]
Critical blood defense receptor CD163 mapped for first time [318d]
Cartilage and bone development: Three paths to skeleton formation [318d]
First fossil hyena tracks found in South Africa. How expert animal trackers helped [318d]
Topology-based quantum states resist noise, promising more stable networks [318d]
Master architects of spider world discovered in northern Australia [318d]
Scientists achieve breakthrough in harnessing heat to control magnetism in 2D materials [318d]
Artificial cells can glow at room temperature in response to external target molecules [318d]
New data shed light on impact of charged ions from coronal mass ejections [318d]
Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction: IUCN [318d]
Canada's housing crisis is preventing millions from forming the households they want [318d]
Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security [318d]
Star-mapping space telescope Gaia sent into 'retirement orbit' [318d]
Barriers to affordable housing found—research recommends establishing regional authority [318d]
Could a deeper understanding of the seasons and how they are changing improve resilience to climate change? [318d]
New research shows how technology can help support marginalized communities in a global crisis [318d]
Wild marmots' social networks reveal controversial evolutionary theory in action [318d]
How corroding sea structures can provide vital habitats for marine life [318d]

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