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Scientific American

Oil Industry Asks Trump Administration to Kill Heat Safety Rule [251d]
Did Inhaling Xenon Gas Really Help Mount Everest Climbers Reach the Summit in Record Time? [251d]
NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies Faces Eviction under Trump Plan [251d]
Astronomers Discover Mysterious Object Bursting with X-Rays [251d]

Quanta Magazine

Will We Ever Prove String Theory? [251d]

New Scientist

First evidence of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle [251d]
Leprosy was in the Americas long before the arrival of Europeans [251d]

ScienceDaily

Long shot science leads to revised age for land-animal ancestor [251d]
Listening to electrons talk [251d]
Save twice the ice by limiting global warming [251d]
Birds nested in Arctic alongside dinosaurs [251d]
Leprosy existed in America long before arrival of Europeans [251d]
Anthropologists spotlight human toll of glacier loss [251d]
2021's Hurricane Ida could have been even worse for NYC [251d]
Does outdoor air pollution affect indoor air quality? It could depend on buildings' HVAC [251d]
Agriculture in forests can provide climate and economic dividends [251d]
New quantum visualization technique to identify materials for next generation quantum computing [251d]
Sustained in the brain: How lasting emotions arise from brief stimuli, in humans and mice [251d]
Evolution of a single gene allowed the plague to adapt, survive and kill much of humanity over many centuries [251d]
Cellular scaffolding secrets unlocked: Scientists discover key to microtubule growth [251d]
Rock record illuminates oxygen history [251d]
Mindfulness and brain stimulation could reduce bladder leaks [251d]
An iron oxide 'oxygen sponge' for efficient thermochemical hydrogen production [251d]
Could 'pausing' cell death be the final frontier in medicine on Earth and beyond? [251d]
Dinosaurs could hold key to cancer discoveries [251d]
Machine learning algorithm brings long-read sequencing to the clinic [251d]
'Future-proofing' crops will require urgent, consistent effort [251d]
Digital discovery unlocks durable catalyst for acidic water splitting [251d]
Atlantic ocean current unlikely to collapse with climate change [251d]
Living libraries could save our food [251d]
Keep the cool feeling: A lipid enzyme for maintaining cool temperature sensation and avoidance [251d]
EV battery recycling key to future lithium supplies [251d]
Does planting trees really help cool the planet? [251d]
How does coffee affect a sleeping brain? [251d]
Waste to foundation: Transforming construction waste into high-performance material [251d]
Unlocking precise composition analysis of nanomedicines [251d]
Laser technique revolutionizes ultra-high temperature ceramic manufacturing for space, defense applications [251d]
Findings on the protein that forms loops in the human genome [251d]
Portable sensor enables community lead detection in tap water [251d]
Novel biomarker: Potential to predict and treat skin cancer metastasis [251d]
The future of AI regulation: Why leashes are better than guardrails [251d]
Amphibian road mortality drops by over 80% with wildlife underpasses, study shows [251d]
HIV discovery could open door to long-sought cure [251d]
Genetic basis of purring in cats [251d]
Researchers find promise in a new peptide drug to combat a deadly brain cancer [251d]
Earlier measles vaccine could help curb global outbreak [251d]
Genetics and therapy type determine second cancer risk after childhood treatment [251d]
Electronic tattoo gauges mental strain [251d]
All-in-one model reconstructs complex liver architecture [251d]
Traditional diagnostic decision support systems outperform generative AI for diagnosing disease [251d]
Discovery of a new marine flagellate [251d]
Cotton virus circulated undetected for nearly 20 years, study finds [251d]
Resetting the fight-or-flight response [251d]
Cannabis pangenome reveals potential for medicinal and industrial use [251d]
Thousands of sensors reveal 3D structure of earthquake-triggered sound waves [251d]
When climate disasters hit, they often leave long-term health care access shortages [251d]
A cheap and easy potential solution for lowering carbon emissions in maritime shipping [251d]

Phys

Gaming seals reveal how cloudy water provides sense of direction [251d]
In the age of AI, human interaction key to preserving academic voice [251d]
Case study of flamenco fusion band suggests music can help combat ageism [251d]
Long shot science leads to revised age for land-animal ancestor [251d]
Q&A: How AI might become the future of hurricane flood forecasting [251d]
What values drive tech workers? New study shows they're liberal—but not uniform [251d]
Cotton virus circulated undetected for nearly 20 years, study finds [251d]
Antarctica's hidden wind jets: Study reveals storm-driven low-level jets near Thwaites 'Doomsday Glacier' [251d]
High-entropy nanoribbons offer cost-effective solution for harsh environments [251d]
A new super material could lead to more powerful, energy-saving electronics [251d]
Metabolic labeling in platelets expands possibilities for targeted drug delivery [251d]
Anthropologists spotlight human toll of glacier loss [251d]
Oxygenation in the ocean may have occurred earlier than previously thought, offering new insights into Earth's evolution [251d]
Hurricane Ida in 2021 could have been even worse for New York City [251d]
Strained strontium titanate membrane crosses into ferroelectric—and quantum—territory [251d]
Cellular scaffolding secrets unlocked: Scientists discover key to microtubule growth [251d]
Recovery is still possible for critically endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper with urgent intervention [251d]
Climate change: No reprieve from heat this decade as globally agreed 1.5°C limit looms [251d]
New method enables flexible generation of high-order vector vortex beams [251d]
Supercapacitor-assisted catalytic system strips fluorine from PTFE and PFAS at low temperatures [251d]
Study: Divorce hurts children's long-term earnings, increases chances of teen births, time in jail [251d]
Why so few atrocities have ever been recognized as genocide [251d]
Scientists discover lipid enzyme for maintaining cool temperature sensation and avoidance in fruit fly larvae [251d]
Leprosy existed in the Americas long before the arrival of Europeans, study reveals [251d]
The American mass exodus to Canada amid Trump 2.0 has yet to materialize [251d]
Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI [251d]
Mathematical models and imaging reveal how migrating cells navigate tissue geometry [251d]
Unlocking precise composition analysis of nanomedicines [251d]
Cannabis pangenome reveals potential for medicinal and industrial use [251d]
Rethinking our relationship with CO₂—greenhouse gas could lead to development of sustainable fuels [251d]
Findings uncover new mechanism linking cohesin complex to gene regulation [251d]
Scientists make first direct detection of atmospheric sputtering on Mars [251d]
Iron oxide 'oxygen sponge' doubles green hydrogen production efficiency by targeting atomic-level active sites [251d]
Wildlife researchers train AI to better identify animal species in trail camera photos [251d]
New study examines informal educators' self-efficacy in facilitating youth civic engagement for the environment [251d]
Listening to electrons 'talk': Lithium-like tin's g-factor measured with 0.5 parts per billion experimental accuracy [251d]
How the evolution of a single gene allowed the plague to adapt, prolonging the pandemics [251d]
Saving twice the ice by limiting global warming [251d]
Ancient genomes shed light on human prehistory in East Asia [251d]
Quantum visualization technique confirms UTe₂ is an intrinsic topological superconductor [251d]
Birds nested alongside dinosaurs in the Arctic: Fossil find pushes polar nesting record back by 25 million years [251d]
Amphibian road mortality drops by over 80% with wildlife underpasses, study shows [251d]
Harnessing the power of 'click chemistry' to make biomolecular labeling safe for live cells [251d]
How Greenland's glacial troughs influence ocean circulation [251d]
How social media influencers impact FOMO in young consumers [251d]
Biodiversity time-series database gives unprecedented insight into global change [251d]
Gender-sensitive data bring more depth to marine spatial planning [251d]
Affordable sensor system detects algal bloom in real time [251d]
Ultrathin resonators set new standard for efficient light manipulation [251d]
Quanta image sensors brings bioluminescent signals into sharper focus [251d]
Thousands of sensors reveal 3D structure of earthquake-triggered sound waves [251d]
Portable sensor enables community lead detection in tap water [251d]

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