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Science headlines, Thursday, October 22, 2026

185 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 14

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    Light-activated catalyst makes sustainable production of hydrogen peroxide more efficient Phys.org
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    Material substitution can increase the potential environmental impact of packaging systems Phys.org
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    What is a neutrino anyway? A look at the science behind this year's Nobel Prize in Physics Phys.org
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    With climate-resilient crops in mind, study tackles flaw in photosynthesis Phys.org
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    Multidimensional behaviors-enhanced dual-path collaborative knowledge tracing model with forgetting perception Scientific Reports by Chunmei Zong
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    A simulation study of Bayesian adaptive distance based EWMA monitoring of lognormal processes Scientific Reports by Mohammed Ahmed Alomair
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    Intelligent prediction of eco-concrete compressive strength based on SHAP-interpretable BO-XGBoost and NSGA-II multi-objective optimization Scientific Reports by Huadong Zhao
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    Ocular disorders and associations with educational level Scientific Reports by Jost B. Jonas
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    Strategic seasonal nutritional supplementation improves honey quality, colony performance, immune response, and pest resilience in Apis mellifera in Bangladesh Scientific Reports by Anika Yesmin Sorna
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    The effect of a stress coping training on burnout and musculoskeletal discomfort among oncology nurses Scientific Reports by Mahsa Poursoltani
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    Revamped playground design could protect children around the world from dangers of the sun Phys.org
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    Grid operator says lights will stay on this winter after concerns BBC
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    Heat Waves Killed an Estimated 50,000 in European Cities, a Likely Record The New York Times (limited free articles) by Raymond Zhong story
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    Ultrafast light pulses track molecular motion with three-femtosecond resolution Phys.org

22:00 UTC 7

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    Here’s what Moderna’s latest mRNA cancer vaccine data actually show Scientific American (limited free articles) story
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    Shrinking iron films strengthens laser-driven demagnetization Phys.org
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    Researcher tackles impact of a CMO's life events on businesses' bottom line Phys.org
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    Global database provides a fuller picture of the elements that make up plant life Phys.org
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    Brazil's presidential elections linked to decades of fluctuating environmental destruction—study Phys.org story
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    Supramolecular assembly opens a new route to building quantum materials Phys.org
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    How farming helped cause two medieval tsunamis in an Italian lake—and why the danger has returned Phys.org

21:00 UTC 11

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    Heavy rain warning as Storm Austen sweeps across Scotland BBC story
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    Helping microgreens pack even more of a nutritional punch Phys.org
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    Amino acid stabilizes material's quantum state above room temperature Phys.org
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    Most AI chatbots stay in the political middle ground, with Grok being an exception Phys.org
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    DNA and underwater footage reveal two new species of deep-sea siphonophores Phys.org
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    Gasps as Prince William makes surprise appearance on Graham Norton Show BBC story
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    Canine cancer patients contribute to next-generation minimally invasive cancer therapies for dogs and humans Phys.org
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    Natural forest regeneration helps curb spread of invasive species Phys.org
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    The assumption about farm automation that may be wrong Phys.org story
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    Public health programs can 'rewire' social networks, study finds Phys.org
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    Disiplinang walang palo: Challenging common Filipino parenting misbeliefs Phys.org

20:00 UTC 9

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    Stream restoration improves biodiversity but not necessarily ecosystem functioning Phys.org
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    Study: Pandemic arrest patterns may have deepened existing inequalities in policing Phys.org
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    Ants break a basic rule of biology to help them adapt to new environments Phys.org
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    Microplastics in sediment could trace decades of human activity worldwide Phys.org
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    A house ages alongside its occupants, according to researcher Phys.org
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    Losing Ground in the Climate Fight The New York Times (limited free articles)
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    Study highlights need for policymakers to look at digital policies as part of energy, climate planning Phys.org
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    A parasite carried by one-third of humanity can't reproduce if one key protein is disabled Phys.org
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    RFK, Jr., adviser Calley Means announces his resignation from the Trump administration Scientific American (limited free articles) story

19:00 UTC 7

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    Clustering changes how charged polymers separate in water, challenging old assumptions Phys.org
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    Chiricahua is the nation's newest national park—what does that mean? Phys.org story
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    More than 20 years of data challenge one-size-fits-all view of Arctic cloud-forming particles Phys.org story
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    We must prepare entire cities for extreme heat. Our new study reveals how Phys.org story
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    The psychology that can lead investors to make bad financial decisions Phys.org
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    Nontoxic 'light-activated' compound shows promise for safer 3D printing of advanced biomaterials Phys.org
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    Tiny ‘solar flares’ recreated in the lab may explain corona mystery New Scientist (limited free articles) by Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

18:00 UTC 12

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    Firefighters and public 'knowingly put at risk' during summer wildfires BBC story
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    Access to ASL from birth increases childhood math proficiency in deaf children Phys.org
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    The dark side of the energy transition: Renewable megaprojects may sacrifice local communities' rights Phys.org
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    Key Trump Health Adviser Resigns Ahead of Midterm Elections The New York Times (limited free articles) by Christina Jewett story
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    Cuts to Satellite Program Add “Uncertainty” and “Risk,” Suggests GAO Report Eos by Emily Gardner story
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    Autumn wreaths and 'doorscaping': Why we need more life in our front gardens Phys.org
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    Diamond laser system achieves 100% optical contrast in magnetic-field readout Phys.org
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    Entrepreneurs live longer than salaried workers, study reveals Phys.org story
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    Quantum interference traps electron waves in metal for first time Phys.org story
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    Global warming may have halted an emerging ice age, study suggests Phys.org story
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    Earth's hemispheres may have worked together to drive past ice ages Phys.org story
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    This implant burns up excess blood sugar with electricity Scientific American (limited free articles)

17:00 UTC 7

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    Webb captures stars in the early stages of life in a nearby stellar nursery Phys.org
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    Webb image reveals young stars brewing in a nebulous cauldron Phys.org
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    Mosquito bites are more complicated than they appear—getting a closer look might lead to better disease prevention Phys.org
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    When climate data is transformed into visuals, some people and places get overlooked Phys.org
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    Wildfires cause Amazon to emit 1.17 billion more metric tons of CO₂ than it absorbs Phys.org story
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    Four ways cities can help protect democratic values Phys.org
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    Earth entered its ‘bad decades’ after dinosaur-ending asteroid strike New Scientist (limited free articles) by James Woodford

16:00 UTC 10

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    Data centers are a target of modern warfare. How do we secure the infrastructure that runs our digital lives? Scientific American (limited free articles) story
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    Drought shifts more plant root cells into newly discovered environmental response mode Phys.org
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    How does fake tan work, and why does it sometimes smell 'cookie-like'? Phys.org
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    Are you using AI to study? Here's how to do it well Phys.org story
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    Supermassive black holes ejected from galactic centers? Quasar survey supports decade-old prediction Phys.org
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    The inside story behind OpenAI’s million-dollar math proof Scientific American (limited free articles)
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    The same novel can spark very different inner worlds in readers Phys.org
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    Tire-derived pollutant found at elevated levels in critical fish habitats Phys.org
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    Astronomers unlock a mystery hidden in van Gogh’s The Starry Night Scientific American (limited free articles) story
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    BBC Inside Science BBC story

15:00 UTC 9

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    Research tackling immature fruit drop in avocado trees Phys.org
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    Word choice matters: 'Extinction of plants and animals' raises more concern than 'biodiversity loss' Phys.org
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    World-first basic income trial boosts Indigenous livelihoods and Amazon rainforest protection Phys.org
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    How much control do we have over picking up an accent? A lot, study finds Phys.org
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    Damaging hail pelts Phoenix in rare storm BBC
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    Black hole observations uncover evidence of solar storm–like magnetic eruptions Phys.org
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    Fear of giving too little can stop people from giving at all Phys.org
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    Gut bacteria use food cues to help time nutrient absorption, study finds Phys.org
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    The sky in Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' matches the predawn sky around July 22, 1889 Phys.org story

14:00 UTC 5

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    There should be black holes in our neighborhood. Can we find them? Phys.org
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    Curtain-like plasma structures explain solar jets' apparent spinning in simulations Phys.org
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    Drone measurements reveal rapid early growth in eastern Australian humpback whales Phys.org
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    Young women can improve their online experience without giving up social media Phys.org
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    Music can enhance the flavor of your food Phys.org

13:00 UTC 13

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    Are 'mega-Earths' real? Stellar activity may explain these oversized rocky worlds Phys.org
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    Legal encounters may offer overlooked opportunities for suicide prevention, analysis suggests Phys.org
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    Raised brows and a slow blink make speakers look more confident Phys.org
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    The Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale Revisited Once Again Eos by Mark J. Dekkers
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    Activists celebrate as land given protected status BBC
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    Where Did Formaldehyde Rain Down on Mars? Almost Everywhere. Eos by Kimberly M. S. Cartier
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    Breaking Data Scarcity Loops in Mountainous Regions Eos by Vasco Mantas, Karyn Tabor, Claudia Caro, Marcelo Uriburu Quirno
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    Amid cost‑of‑living worries and concern for the nation's future, stress is reshaping Americans' lives Phys.org
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    Schrödinger's penguin: One species, two contrasting outcomes Phys.org
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    All tropical coral reefs could collapse within 50 years New Scientist (limited free articles) by Alec Luhn story
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    Implicit language hierarchies in English-taught programs create ambivalent positions for multilingual students Phys.org
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    Study finds NYC tenant right-to-counsel program linked to fewer ED visits in high-risk neighborhoods Phys.org
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    Lost Schrödinger manuscript reveals his true view of quantum randomness Phys.org story

12:00 UTC 7

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    Weather warning in place ahead of Storm Boelo BBC story
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    Some fish might thrive in a warming climate Phys.org
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    Tokyo's streets reveal hidden gaps in urban inclusion and quality Phys.org
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    Adults may be more creative than children – but less confident about it New Scientist (limited free articles) by Carissa Wong story
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    Family legacy helps explain how heirs decide to donate inherited possessions Phys.org story
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    I.U.C.N. Red List Classifies Most Shallow Coral Reefs as Critically Endangered The New York Times (limited free articles) by Catrin Einhorn story
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    Paying for the past: Norway's finder's fees favor gold's weight over what it tells us Phys.org

11:00 UTC 8

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    Q&A: What's innovative about canned food? Phys.org
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    Google Eyes Large ‘Virtual Power Plant’ for Data Centers The New York Times (limited free articles) by Brad Plumer story
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    Parental benefit encouraged people to have children in Estonia, but fathers mainly applied for financial reasons Phys.org
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    At least four dead after storm brings flooding to southern France BBC
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    New superconducting chip aims to help tame fusion plasma Scientific American (limited free articles)
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    Project aims to protect rare arctic-alpine plants BBC
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    Scientists discover dangerous water oscillations between Lake Varna and Black Sea Phys.org
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    Sapphire-grown semiconductor film sets bandgap record Phys.org

10:00 UTC 3

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    Ancient Egypt’s first female king revealed by long-lost royal seals Scientific American (limited free articles)
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    Global race to update computers as AI discovers most disruptive hack yet New Scientist (limited free articles) by Matthew Sparkes story
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    Two storms in two days as Austen and Boelo target UK BBC story

09:00 UTC 5

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    Algae-powered soft robot arm uses light to grasp and lift small objects Phys.org story
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    Iron at Earth’s heart may take a surprising form Science by Paul Voosen
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    India capital steps up air pollution controls ahead of winter Phys.org story
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    Earth and Mars May Have Formed in Weirdly Different Ways The New York Times (limited free articles) by Robin George Andrews
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    Alzheimer’s Researchers Look at an Unusual Data Point: Head Shape The New York Times (limited free articles) by Carolyn Y. Johnson

08:00 UTC 2

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    US is a big reason for the world losing ground in the fight against climate change, UN report says Phys.org story
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    Taiwan issues warnings as Typhoon Champi nears Phys.org story

07:00 UTC 2

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    Jackdaw decision 'taken outwith Scotland about Scotland's energy' BBC story
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    Europe’s summer heat wave killed more than 50,000 people in urban areas Science by Warren Cornwall story

06:00 UTC 1

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    Is the UK set to green-light a huge untapped oil field? BBC story

05:00 UTC 1

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    NI risks missing 2030 energy goals, says Stormont committee BBC

04:00 UTC 1

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    Baby manta rays hunker down close to coasts before facing the open ocean's dangers Phys.org

03:00 UTC 1

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    When powerful women are remembered as witches, we should challenge the historical motive Phys.org

02:00 UTC 5

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    First human death linked to recently discovered livestock virus in Europe Science by Kai Kupferschmidt
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    Illegal fishing is thriving in African waters—a satellite system could help change that Phys.org
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    More young people are being recruited as 'money mules' by organized crime groups, new analysis reveals Phys.org
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    Horror films exploit how human vision works to deliver movies' best scares Phys.org
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    Meet the former FBI agent behind NIH’s targeting of Chinese scientists Science by Jeffrey Mervis

01:00 UTC 3

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    How 39 young people experience climate education in a rapidly changing world Phys.org
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    Student motivation and responsibility shown to be key to tackling bullying in physical education Phys.org
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    Private business fortunes reveal overlooked source of wealth and inequality in America Phys.org

00:00 UTC 42

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    Virus that sickens cows, kills deer still rare in New York state—for now Phys.org
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    Four questions about schoolwork feedback to guide young students' learning Phys.org
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    Africans reuse, repair, recycle and resell waste: What's needed to build on the circular economy basics Phys.org
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    Daily briefing: The tell-tale features of a Denisovan Nature by Jacob Smith
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    Evidence of optical Aharonov-Bohm interference in spin-polarized moiré excitonic complexes Nature Communications by Andreij C. Gadelha
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    Renewable-compatible urea electrosynthesis enabled by dynamic asymmetric catalytic domains Nature Communications by Yuntong Sun
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    Deconvoluting the mode of action of antileishmanial aminopyrazoles through chemical mutagenesis Nature Communications by Rokaya Ahmad
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    A van der Waals photon-ratchet for enhancing spin-defect emission and quantum sensing Nature Communications by E. Mayner
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    Topology and evolution of global transcriptional regulatory networks across the Klebsiella pneumoniae pan-genome Nature Communications by Beifang Lu story
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    Author Correction: Coaxially printed magnetic mechanical electrical hybrid structures with actuation and sensing functionalities Nature Communications by Yuanxi Zhang
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    Asymmetric total synthesis of veraflorizine, peimine and peiminine Nature Communications by Hui Wang
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    A first for CRISPR: powerful prime editing alters DNA directly in the human body Nature by Heidi Ledford
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    Residual-triggered active sensitivity estimation for topology-change detection and voltage control with MAPO-SOP Scientific Reports by Youzhuo Zheng
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    Artificial Intelligence, climate policy uncertainty, and renewable energy transition: nonlinear evidence on sustainable energy resilience Scientific Reports by Jia Chen
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    Can maths survive AI? Fields medallist Terence Tao calls for a ‘Maths 2.0’ world Nature by Terence Tao
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    Current-Driven Molecular Machine with Rotation-Enhanced Conductance Nature by Anil Kumar Singh
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    Can a 'lullaby' save coral reefs from extinction? Nature by Shamini Bundell
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    Human Argonaute 2 is a programmable targeting domain for RNA editing Nature Biotechnology
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    Recordanelles capture transient gene expression in single human cells Nature Biotechnology story
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    Minocycline attenuates gulf war illness-related pain sensitization and preserves descending control of nociception in mice Scientific Reports by Shahin Sanaei Esfahani
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    Data-driven and physics-guided neural approaches for LCR circuit modeling: a comparative analysis Scientific Reports by Tanneeru Gopi Sai Ram
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    Attentive temporal patch filtering for explainable streaming intrusion detection in medical IoT traffic Scientific Reports by Saranya Palaniappan
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    Evaluation of morphological diversity of wild Iris species in Hatay Province, Türkiye Scientific Reports by Sıddık Kaya
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    Causal-enhanced federated transfer learning framework for privacy-preserving cross-organizational strategic collaboration Scientific Reports by Gaoyuan Fu
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    Occupational sex segregation is strongly predicted by psychological sex differences Scientific Reports by Joakim K. E. Frostegård
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    Determining depth-resolved spatial distribution of solid–electrolyte interphase using non-destructive angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for lithium-metal batteries Nature Communications by Giulio D’Acunto
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    Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of gallstone disease Nature Communications by Junghyun Lim
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    A porous solid electrolyte interface enables efficient electroreduction of captured carbon to CO Nature Communications by Shanhe Gong
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    Enhancing bosonic qubit protection by squeezing Nature Communications by R. Rousseau
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    NHEJ-mediated DNA synapsis and RPA-driven MRX exonuclease balance DNA end resection to control DSB repair Nature Communications by Stefan Braunshier story
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    Discovery of natural flavanones as potential PRMT4 inhibitors with antiproliferative activity against colorectal cancer cells Scientific Reports by Yu Wang
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    Nonlinear effects and spatial spillovers of emerging industry clustering on welfare performance under renewable energy transition in China''s urban agglomerations Scientific Reports by Tingting Tang
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    Robust multi-weather UAV small object detection framework with complex entropy-aware and wavelet convolution Scientific Reports by Yang Zhang
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    Acute effects of eccentric exercise on the electrical properties and estimated body water compartments of exercised and non-exercised segments Scientific Reports by Takayuki Inami
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    Locomotive dysfunction and spinopelvic sagittal alignment in relation to falls and stumbling in community-dwelling adults: a cross-sectional study Scientific Reports by Takaaki Nakano
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    Comparative analysis of graph-based metabolic network representations using graph Kernels Scientific Reports by Irene García
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    Contrasting responses to climate change in two Dianthus species of the Irano-Anatolian biodiversity hotspot Scientific Reports by Maryam Behroozian
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    Factors associated with chronicity in children with immune thrombocytopenia in Inner Mongolia Scientific Reports by Qi Wu
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    AI-quantum hybrid channel modeling and noise mitigation for 5G/6G wireless networks: the AQCME framework Scientific Reports by Sanjay Sharma
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    Prognostic significance and clinicopathologic prediction of tumor deposits in non-metastatic colon mucinous adenocarcinoma Scientific Reports by Yidan Qu
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    Risk assessment of insulator contamination in thermal power plants by integrating dynamic physical priors and spatiotemporal heterogeneous graphs Scientific Reports by Zhipeng Qi
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    A hybrid artificial intelligence framework for three-dimensional electromagnetic field mapping using airborne measurements in general aviation Scientific Reports by Joanna Michałowska