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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Beyond national parks: Researchers explore a broader future for conservation
As governments prepare to gather in Armenia for the U.N. biodiversity summit, researchers are highlighting a…
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Measuring deep-ocean oxygen with microscopic magnetic fossils
Humanity's ongoing disruption of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentrations, temperatures, and global nutrient…
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Retail research shifted in five ways, study finds
Retail research has changed during the last couple of decades, according to an analysis of almost 5,200 papers covering…
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Baby lobster decline foreshadows major midcoast population losses, study shows
A steep drop in baby lobsters provided an early warning of the sharp decline in adult lobsters along Maine's midcoast,…
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Silicon qubits surpass 99.99% gate fidelity while operating three at once
Silicon spin qubits are a promising platform for building scalable quantum computers as they are compatible with the…
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Building trust in governments through digital platforms
Around the world, many people report distrusting their government. In some places, such as Latin America, North America…
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Molecular snapshots reveal how viral enzymes switch between inserting and removing DNA
Bacteriophages, or viruses that infect bacteria, have a fiendishly simple purpose in life: attach to a bacterial cell,…
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Single 2D crystal transforms into transistor with built-in insulation and electrical contacts
A transistor normally requires several fundamentally different materials—a semiconductor to carry current, an…
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Targeting the cell cycle for cancer therapy: From the discovery of CDK9 to precision medicine and beyond
More than 30 years after the direct connection was established between the molecular machinery controlling cell…
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AI turns scrap impurities into useful ingredients for stronger recycled iron
About 2 billion metric tons of metal are produced worldwide every year to meet the demands of industry, infrastructure…
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The little‑known 14th-century battle that has shaped English, Scottish and French relations
On Oct. 17, 1346, the Battle of Neville's Cross was fought outside Durham in the northeast of England. It was a…
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North Sea heat wave fueled underwater plankton bloom largely missed by satellites
When a marine heat wave strikes, scientists often turn to satellites to see how the ocean is responding. From space,…
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Six lessons to improve leadership opportunities for women with disability
Employers must do more to remove the barriers preventing women with disability from progressing into leadership,…
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Two brain circuits coordinate fruit flies' wing and leg movements to threaten rivals
Limbs evolved as a means of locomotion. From the primitive rotating flagella of bacteria to the wings of flies and even…
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How did Mars get its moons? Japan's MMX space mission aims to solve the puzzle
The Earth got its moon when a small planet collided with our planet more than 4 billion years ago. This impact hurled…
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Researchers find that some weeds get supercharged by an indirect hit of herbicide
A brush with low doses of the herbicide dicamba spurs oxalis, a weed commonly known as wood sorrel, to produce more…
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Better together? Coral fusion could throw bleached reefs a lifeline
When corals are stressed by pollution, high water temperatures or other environmental changes, they can lose the…
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Lion tracks from the ice age: How two ways of seeing brought ancient animals to life
The coastline near the southern tip of Africa looked vastly different between about 400,000 years ago and 70,000 years…
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New DNA sequencing methods detect rare mutations acquired as bodies grow and age
Somatic mutations, the DNA changes that occur as our bodies grow and age, not only hold an important key to cancer but…
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How COVID reshaped college grading
Twenty-three Indiana University undergraduates are co-authors on a new study examining how the pandemic reshaped…
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Nearly 600 California earthquakes help validate models that forecast next-day seismic risk
The University of Bristol–led study, published in Nature Communications, could help millions of people living in…
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El Niño a 'terrifying' threat to coral reefs: UN biodiversity expert
A super El Niño fueling record ocean temperatures poses a "terrifying" threat to the world's fragile coral reefs, the…
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Plants use a molecular measuring tape to tell fungal friend from foe
Chitin, a chain of repeating sugar molecules, is the main building block of fungal cell walls. When fungi grow or are…
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Study reveals how young adults' work lives affect their parents' mental health
Earlier this fall, researchers Sara Kalucza (Department of Sociology) and Anna Baranowska-Rataj (Center for Demographic…
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In plants, sense of time is connected with sense of danger
Salty soil is a growing threat to crops worldwide. Hotter, drier weather has increased evaporation rates, drawing…
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Global ice-cliff survey tests disputed theory behind projections of accelerated sea level rise
A new study led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) provides the most comprehensive observational…
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I discovered a Roman fort in Wales—it may hold the key to the ancient Welsh legend of Macsen Wledig
My recent discovery of a Roman fort and its extraordinary connection with medieval folklore was the fruition of many…
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Wild birds rewrite rules of flight efficiency: Study reveals power of 'free fuel' from the sky
An international study has overturned a longstanding textbook view of how much energy animals use to travel, revealing…
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We're surprisingly close to conserving 30% of the world's land
In an effort to conserve the world's plants and animals, governments have pledged to conserve 30% of the planet by…
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Americans who go to church and trust science are also more likely to believe in ghosts and curses, research shows
Americans who trust science and reason more than their churches' teachings, but still believe in God or attend…
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India's cobras share genetic ties across the mainland, while Sri Lankan cobras form a distinct genetic lineage
The spectacled cobra (Naja naja) is one of India's "big four" snakes responsible for most serious snakebite cases. It…
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Young voters fear mass shootings but are divided on gun control
Nearly 50 million Americans ages 18 to 29 are eligible to vote in the upcoming midterm elections, and about 60% say…
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