A River of News

Science headlines, Monday, October 19, 2026

167 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 7

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    New 4D biofabrication technology holds promise for tissue engineering, wound healing Phys.org
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    Molecular switch controls how cells load cargo for recycling Phys.org
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    13% of Earth's land identified as biodiversity conservation hotspots Phys.org
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    How much of a basin's drainage network should flood models capture? Phys.org
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    Forgotten particle could answer mystery of why we exist, say physicists Phys.org
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    Russian Satellite Makes a Menacing Approach to Another Craft in Orbit The New York Times (limited free articles) by Kenneth Chang story
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    Criminal justice researchers use statistical modeling to examine wrongful-conviction risk Phys.org

22:00 UTC 7

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    Planetary 'twins' Uranus and Neptune may have different origin stories Phys.org
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    Researchers unlock new way to map molecular structure on surfaces Phys.org
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    Can AI predict whether you’ll die from cancer from just an image of your face? Scientific American (limited free articles) story
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    Who speaks for Mars? Scientists call for ethical debate before terraforming begins Phys.org
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    Synthetic molecules self-assemble into triple helices with new control method Phys.org
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    Beehives act as 'living immune systems' with layered antimicrobial defenses Phys.org
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    Birds are among Earth's most important nutrient movers Phys.org

21:00 UTC 6

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    The hidden global market behind recycling revealed Phys.org
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    Planting trees is not enough: Lasting climate benefits depend on land rights and livelihoods Phys.org
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    Expanded earned income tax credit improved housing security for childless young adults Phys.org
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    Simpler recycling process recovers pure raw materials from acrylic glass without solvents Phys.org
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    New wheat disease detection tool established in Tanzania Phys.org
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    How enzymes locally block cell wall repair, allowing cells to fuse in an irreversible manner Phys.org

20:00 UTC 7

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    Scientists are growing human brain tissue in living mice—could this make their welfare harder to assess? Phys.org
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    Fully implementing methane plans could reverse emissions growth but miss 2030 target Phys.org
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    Why haven't farm animals evolved against humans? A biologist explains why there won't be a chicken uprising anytime soon Phys.org
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    Cosmic 'hamburger' offers rare edge-on view of where giant planets may take shape Phys.org
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    Webb reveals metal-rich gas around Milky Way's central black hole Phys.org
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    40 days to arrive, 40 days to leave: How Armenian culture honors life's most important moments Phys.org
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    Japan's mission to collect rocks from Mars' moon Phobos achieves liftoff Scientific American (limited free articles) story

19:00 UTC 8

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    AI helps reveal what sustainability issues companies emphasize Phys.org
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    Molecular pendulum shuttles protons to enable rapid hydrogen production in enzymes Phys.org
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    Japan to launch world-first mission to moon of Mars Phys.org story
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    The housing gap between young people with and without wealthy parents has nearly doubled Phys.org
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    Equatorial Pacific Warming Pattern Mitigated by Slow Ocean Adjustment Eos by Alberto Montanari story
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    Discovery of chicken immune cells could pave the way for more effective poultry vaccines Phys.org
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    New 'hunter-killer' chemistry captures and destroys forever chemicals Phys.org
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    Smart farming is already proving profitable in some regions, global analysis finds Phys.org story

18:00 UTC 7

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    Survey experiment shows investors focus on type of business rather than gender of leaders Phys.org
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    Auroral structure could be caused by bouncing electrons Phys.org story
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    Alarm grows over Russian satellite’s provocative approach to U.S.-owned satellite Scientific American (limited free articles) story
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    Cutting air pollution and greenhouse gases could save Africa billions while improving health Phys.org
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    Social norms and infrastructure could help climate transitions stick Phys.org
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    Advice around children's screen use can be overwhelming. There is no single 'right' approach Phys.org
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    Many data centers are located where water resources are limited Phys.org story

17:00 UTC 9

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    Biosignatures Extend Robustly into the Top Kilometer of Sedimentary Basins Eos by Sharon Billings
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    Beyond the screen: E-health literacy steers young adults to professional health care Phys.org
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    Normally forbidden emissions from graphene could expose quantum fluctuations in incoming light Phys.org
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    Earth's core may have been leaking hydrogen for billions of years Phys.org
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    Scientists redetermine a key strontium frequency with 50 times better precision for quantum technologies Phys.org
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    Euclid discovers its first new comet 810 million miles from Earth Phys.org
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    How do people quickly recognize what others may be feeling? Phys.org
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    Oldest animals on Earth found to share a common wormlike ancestor Phys.org
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    How what we see and hear feed together to help us understand emotions Scientific American (limited free articles)

16:00 UTC 9

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    Why the ugly history of IQ testing matters for AI and education Phys.org story
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    AI reads centuries-old handwriting to reveal Britain's vast historic shipping trade Phys.org
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    Ancient technique can improve the bland taste of beans Phys.org
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    It’s about to be a lot harder to keep countries honest about climate change New Scientist (limited free articles) by Madeleine Cuff
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    Giving AI a 'crystal clear' view of the materials world by mapping geometry to text Phys.org story
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    Latest Climate Report Warns of Major Upheaval to California Way of Life The New York Times (limited free articles) by Soumya Karlamangla story
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    '24/7 unmanned synthesis platform' uses robots and light to produce drug candidates Phys.org
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    Researchers use artificial intelligence to design potential antiviral compounds Phys.org story
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    Bottlenose whales may look after each other when they’re sick New Scientist (limited free articles) by Jo Marchant

15:00 UTC 14

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    Capybara pups at Manx zoo draw record crowds BBC
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    AI Proved the Quasi-Riemann Hypothesis. What Happens Now? Quanta Magazine by Konstantin Kakaes
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    Context is key in how people understand language Phys.org
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    X-rays reveal surprisingly long-lived spin waves in copper oxide Phys.org
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    UN climate panel head wants swift end to deadlock over key scientific report Phys.org
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    Imagine a social media algorithm that prioritizes trust over outrage Phys.org
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    How plants unwittingly help fungal pathogens Phys.org
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    The first mission to sample Mars’s moons launches today Scientific American (limited free articles)
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    A new way to make iridium catalysts for hydrogen production last longer Phys.org
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    Frozen in action: Visualizing how a cancer drug scaffold is built Phys.org
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    Rolling without wheels: How dwarf reedsnakes coordinate their bodies for high-speed escapes Phys.org
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    Biohackers say this supplement lets you drink coffee at night. No one knows if it’s safe Scientific American (limited free articles)
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    Are we about to solve the greatest mystery of the neutrino? New Scientist (limited free articles) by Jacklin Kwan
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    Discovery of T. rex’s cousin upends our understanding of tyrannosaur evolution New Scientist (limited free articles) by Jake Buehler

14:00 UTC 6

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    Quality of life improving for older Americans Phys.org
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    Algae fossils from Cambrian explosion hint at sophisticated reproductive system Phys.org
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    Epigenetic markers linked to psychotherapy response in OCD Phys.org
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    Who really made China's Terracotta Army? Fingerprints reveal new clues Phys.org story
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    Ancient Hox code reveals the developmental roots of vertebrate hind fins and limbs Phys.org
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    Parents put fairness first when helping children buy their first home Phys.org

13:00 UTC 9

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    What evolved first—our brain or gut? Phys.org
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    Plasmonic coating on bacterial surfaces paves the way for rapid sepsis diagnosis Phys.org
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    Indonesia fires have burned nearly 2 million hectares: Monitor Phys.org story
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    Volunteers help save one of London's rarest plants BBC
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    How bacteria survive in a world full of killer bacteriophages Phys.org
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    Enigmatic Mercury will remain a puzzle until someone sends a lander Phys.org
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    Auroral Structure Could Be Caused by Bouncing Electrons Eos by Matthew R. Francis story
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    Oil and Gas Development Heightens Risk of Valley Fever Eos by Syris Valentine
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    Teaching financial literacy—key to preventing underinsurance Phys.org

12:00 UTC 4

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    Early heat and drought stress can have lasting effects on corn growth Phys.org
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    Labeling foods with added sugar content may reduce demand and consumption Phys.org
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    Genomic study uncovers a new lace bug species on Japan's remote Ogasawara Islands Phys.org
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    Error-correction record pushes quantum computers closer to usefulness New Scientist (limited free articles) by Karmela Padavic-Callaghan story

11:00 UTC 3

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    Japanese philosophy offers a new perspective on education Phys.org
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    Researchers are ignoring most living things: Analysis finds vertebrates dominate biodiversity research Phys.org
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    Researchers advance aquifer mapping using remote sensing and statistical models to improve groundwater management Phys.org

10:00 UTC 3

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    Department of Justice to fund studies of gender dysphoria and violent behavior Science by Julia Vaz
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    The mechanics of honeybee stingers, microplastic health risks and new findings on postmenopausal ovaries Scientific American (limited free articles)
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    El Niño is dramatically increasing sea levels – how bad could it get? New Scientist (limited free articles) by Michael Le Page

09:00 UTC 5

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    Nations seek reset at UN talks as nature goals off track Phys.org
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    The painstaking task of cataloging the world's species Phys.org
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    How Did Life Arise? Three Turning Points in Early Evolution The New York Times (limited free articles) by William J. Broad, Kenneth Chang, Carl Zimmer
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    Tree Pandemics The New York Times (limited free articles)
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    Factoring daily weather extremes into glacier models reveals greater ice loss and faster sea-level rise Phys.org

08:00 UTC 3

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    On the front line of ocean conservation off Portugal's Madeira Phys.org
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    Record El Niño? Depends who's counting Phys.org story
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    Why the Drake equation is still important 65 years after its creation New Scientist (limited free articles) by Leah Crane

07:00 UTC 2

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    Retired pilot helps historical society buy Neil Armstrong's boyhood home for tours Phys.org story
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    Archaeologists are uncovering the meaning of a unique rock art site New Scientist (limited free articles) by Benjamin Taub

06:00 UTC 2

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    This lizard’s ‘great escape’ was frozen in amber for 99 million years Science by Rodrigo Pérez Ortega
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    The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill devastated deep-sea life—and it hasn’t recovered Science by Erik Stokstad

05:00 UTC 1

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    Volunteers plant 109,000 trees in new woodlands BBC

04:00 UTC 2

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    Having a baby is too expensive, 4 in 5 parents say Phys.org
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    A Japanese Spacecraft Aims to Bring Back a Bit of a Martian Moon The New York Times (limited free articles) by Kenneth Chang

03:00 UTC 1

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    Science ’s ‘Dance Your Ph.D.’ contest is open again Science by Science News Staff

01:00 UTC 1

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    BBC visits wildfire front in haze-choked Indonesia BBC story

00:00 UTC 51

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    Who's paying whom? The circular money machine behind the AI boom (or bubble) Phys.org
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    Sensor-fused EKF-based navigation and kinematic modelling of a remotely controlled mobility vehicle in GPS denied agricultural environments Scientific Reports by Rita Patle
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    In situ evaluation of 3D polymeric microstructures integrated into a microfluidic channel Scientific Reports by Sima Rekštytė Paipulienė
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    US government probe into postdoc visas worries scientists Nature by Nicola Jones
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    Toxic chemicals in fentanyl revealed by speedy technique Nature
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    Experienced researchers ‘disrupt’ less than rookie scientists — but their ideas last Nature by Xiaoying You story
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    Correction: Neurophysiological signatures of Stanford Neuromodulation Therapy in treatment resistant depression Molecular Psychiatry by Davide Momi
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    Cadonilimab plus gemcitabine and cisplatin as first-line treatment for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract malignancies: the phase II bicureX clinical trial Nature Communications by Ji Ma
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    The 2023 North Atlantic marine heatwave could have evolved into a far more extreme event Nature Communications by Catherine H. Gregory
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    Transforming electrified railway into mechanical energy storage for electricity system decarbonization Nature Communications by Can Wan
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    Passive abortive infection mechanisms targeting phage long tail fiber proteins Nature Communications by Jie Cheng
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    Author Correction: Coastal aquifers key contributors to ocean chemistry through solute fluxes Nature Communications by Yael Kiro
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    Author Correction: Twinned-magnesium metal negative electrodes enable reversible magnesium electrodeposition Nature Communications by Guodong Zou
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    Author Correction: Climate heterogeneity enhances macroclimate data-driven vegetation modeling on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Nature Communications by Yanlong Guan
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    Author Correction: SESAME-catalyzed H3T11 phosphorylation inhibits Dot1-catalyzed H3K79me3 to regulate autophagy and telomere silencing Nature Communications by Fei He
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    Towards equitable population epigenomics: implications for global health Nature Reviews Genetics by Sarina Abrishamcar
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    Why failure is a taboo topic in science Nature by Dom Byrne
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    Concurrent use of NaHCO 3 and NH 4 Cl for synthesis of ZnO–Al 2 O 3 nanocomposite and investigation of its adsorption property Scientific Reports by Mehdi Shiasi
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    Cost-aware evaluation of time-series foundation models for urban air-quality and temperature forecasting Scientific Reports by Md Muhtasim Munif Fahim
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    Human-centered evaluation of data visualization understanding in vision-language models Scientific Reports by Arnav Verma
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    Mine ecological assessment and prediction based on RSEI and a multi-neural-network framework Scientific Reports by Peng Li
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    Software-defined electric vehicle chargers enabling more connective and flexible micro-grids Scientific Reports by Liwei Zhou
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    Microdosing LSD shows some cognitive benefits — but only for women Nature by Gemma Conroy
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    Audio long read: How to stay smart in the age of AI — the science of critical thinking Nature by Helen Pearson story
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    Editor’s pick: Bioptimus Nature Biotechnology by Michael Eisenstein
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    Cortex-wide imaging in naturally behaving mice with 1-gram wireless mesoscopes Nature by Yuanlong Zhang
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    Climate scientists face deluge of public-records requests about fossil-fuel studies Nature by James Dinneen story
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    Light and mirrors move large quantum computers closer to reality Nature story
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    Application of scanning river surface flow field monitoring system in monitoring complex flow regimes of waterways Scientific Reports by Weixia Zhou
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    Characteristics and simulation of ozone pollution in Haikou City under combined effects of meteorological factors and pollutants Scientific Reports by Chuan-bo Fu
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    Alkaloids from Erythrina crista-galli flowers and their inhibitory activities against acetylcholinesterase: in vitro and in silico studies Scientific Reports by Tati Herlina
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    A thermo-responsive collapse system for controlling heterogeneous cell localization, ratio and interaction for three-dimensional solid tumor modeling Scientific Reports by Yu Li
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    Early and reliable short-video news verification through event-aware shot modeling and cross-modal evidence fusion Scientific Reports by Jiaxuan Wang
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    PLA nanocomposites reinforced with green synthesized AgNPs: its physico-mechanical investigation Scientific Reports by Farideh Peidaei Mahmodabad
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    A novel cloud-enabled enterprise information systems framework for accelerating digital transformation strategies Scientific Reports by Wenjin Xu
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    Matrix-matched standard curves reduce overestimation in PMAxx-qPCR viable counting of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus in multi-strain probiotic powders Scientific Reports by Jinho Lee
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    ‘Fiercely stubborn’: the US scientists continuing their research amid funding cuts Nature by Virginia Gewin story
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    Lessons from Katrina: how to rebuild academia from the ground up Nature by Laura Woodrow
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    Author Correction: Long-read sequencing reveals pre-meiotic gene conversion in sperm Nature by Regev Schweiger
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    How pregnancy reshapes the brain throughout life Nature by Liisa Galea
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    Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be Nature by Anil K. Seth story
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    Shared cortical morphometry and molecular signatures across depression and physical diseases Molecular Psychiatry by Chenguang Jiang
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    How to compare and strengthen research systems Nature by Lin Zhang
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    Rapid assessment of chemical complementarity of ligands for protein design Nature Communications by Rokas Petrenas
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    Polymer-agnostic crosslinking enables robust high-temperature dielectrics for energy storage Nature Communications by Lu Fan
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    Projected intensification of soil salinization in global drylands under future aridity increase Nature Communications by Dietian Yu
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    Nuclear adaptation to intracellular mechanical forces regulates the phagocytic capacity of Drosophila macrophages in vivo Nature Communications by Clelia Amato
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    Laminated structure design accommodates thermal expansion mismatch for mechanically and thermally dual-stable thermoelectric contacts Nature Communications by Xiao Zhang
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    Dimeric granzyme-A mediates the specific recognition and cleavage of full-length GSDMB Nature Communications by Sai Li
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    Sudden collapse of ice mélange under increasing submarine melt at tidewater glaciers Nature Communications by Paul T. Summers
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    A randomized trial of supported versus self-fitting over-the-counter hearing aids in older adults Nature Communications by Fan Jiang