How do combined sewer overflows affect water quality in Philadelphia?
In Philadelphia and many urban areas across the U.S. with sewer systems dating back to the 1800s, more frequent…
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Fraudulent paper mills may be manipulating scientific citations and amplifying unreliable findings
The likely manipulation of citation numbers by research paper mills in high-impact cancer journals has been uncovered…
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Kids and teens are going to AI chatbots for advice. How can parents make sure this is safe?
Last week, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett warned artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are not a…
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The force behind our strength: How mechanical processes regulate muscle development
Skeletal muscles grow and regenerate as individual precursor cells—called myoblasts—fuse into long fibers from which…
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AI and wastewater DNA-based mapping help identify sewer pipes at risk of corrosion
Underground sewers that safely manage wastewater are essential to modern cities. However, since they are buried…
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Shredded star reveals a massive black hole wandering far from its galaxy's center
Astronomers have discovered a star being torn apart by a massive black hole more than 1,000 parsecs from the center of…
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What land crabs reveal about evolution's repeats
How can bodies adapt to survive environments completely different from the ones they evolved for?
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Molecular fingerprints reveal how human activities alter water systems worldwide
A Florida State University–led review shows how ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry can help researchers identify…
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Real-time nanoscale imaging reveals differences in antibody access to cancer-linked proteins on tiny vesicles
Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University have developed a way to observe how…
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Owners who spend more time close to their cats tend to have more positive moods
Many owners will enthusiastically attest that their cat has improved their quality of life. Some studies support this…
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Exchange rates react immediately to the threat of tariffs
Exchange rates are more than just abstract numbers. They determine the value of a Mexican peso, the cost of a German…
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Tiny molecular changes, big microparticle deformation
Materials that change their shape upon exposure to light are attracting growing interest in applications such as soft…
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Why exposure to firearm suicide may not mean safer gun storage
Knowing someone who died by firearm suicide is associated with greater recognition of suicide risk, but may not lead to…
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Solving the gallium anomaly: New calculation may explain neutrino shortfall without invoking new particles
Glimpses of the "gallium anomaly" were first seen in the mid-1990s, but it was first clearly discovered and stated in…
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Whales take different routes but still reach dinner on time
Some travelers take the scenic route. Others step on the gas and head straight for the destination. New research…
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Changing how you think about time could help you accomplish year-end goals: Q&A
The way time is described can shape everything from our motivation to our decision-making, according to new research…
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Transferable chemical prediction approach may help reduce trial and error
Chemical predictions can help prevent unwanted reactions or improve the efficacy of industrial processes, among other…
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Resistance to change has 12 different drivers, new measurement tool reveals
Almost all change is difficult: adapting your lifestyle, a reorganization at work, or starting to use gender-neutral…
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Winter sea ice loss may be underestimated, ancient clues from a warmer Arctic suggest
Future Arctic winter sea ice is likely to shrink by around 1 million square kilometers (386,000 square miles) more than…
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Performance under pressure: A new perspective on why we fail—or rise to the occasion
The decisive penalty kick in a final, match point in tennis or the last attempt in a competition: When a lot is at…
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First in-depth map of 'forever chemicals' in the Finger Lakes created
In 2023, professor Damian Helbling was getting a lot of calls and emails from local residents. The Environmental…
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Endangered species in Canada face extensive delays receiving protection
For more than 20 years, Canada's Species at Risk Act (SARA) has protected wildlife that are at risk of being lost from…
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A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated
Manhattan's Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: a family of barn owls nested in…
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Can extra weight weigh on your dog's brain?
Scientists have learned a lot about what happens to the human body as we age. But there's still much to learn about how…
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In animated films, nonhuman characters are still overwhelmingly male
Female protagonists in animated films have come a long way over the past several decades. Take the 1959 movie "Sleeping…
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Newly discovered viruses reveal an evolutionary missing link
Researchers at the University of Miami have identified a group of previously unknown viruses that bridge an…
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Rigorous analysis confirms NASA's Artemis II heat shield performance
NASA's Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a…
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White Sands footprints suggest humans experienced abrupt environmental shifts during the last ice age
Expanded excavations at White Sands National Park in New Mexico have provided researchers an opportunity to refine the…
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Imperial woodpecker returns to life as a detailed digital specimen
Researchers have created a detailed, animated 3D model of the imperial woodpecker (Campephilus imperialis), a…
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Food, fear and physics help explain group behavior from plankton to whales
The open ocean is a dynamic environment, where food is patchy, predators are plentiful, and oceanographic conditions…
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New spectroscopy method enables direct comparisons of nuclear sizes across heavy elements
The size of a nucleus (nuclear charge radius) is an important physical quantity that reflects the arrangement of…
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Lunar fault maps reveal how much the moon is shrinking
A new study of young tectonic landforms on the moon offers the most detailed estimate yet of how much the moon has…
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Nearly half of reef-building coral species face higher risk of extinction
A University of Portsmouth scientist has helped lead a major global study, which finds that 44% of the world's…
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African American young adults favor family support when it comes to caring for older adults
A study led by Nekehia Quashie, an assistant professor of public health in the University of Rhode Island's College of…
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First bacterial galactose oxidase expands toolkit for greener drug and food ingredient production
To produce pharmaceuticals, food ingredients, and flavors and fragrances, it is often necessary to oxidize alcohols. In…
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Electron density check offers better starting point for chemistry's most difficult metal molecules
New materials and catalysts have the potential to transform everything from food production and medicine to batteries…
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