A River of News

Science headlines, Tuesday, October 27, 2026

214 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 7

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    Decoding the loopy physics of hula hooping with high-tech earthquake sensors Phys.org
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    We studied 1,584 data centers—and found the buildings full of machines are tied to modest local job growth Phys.org story
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    A New Dwarf Planet (Probably) Spotted Beyond Pluto The New York Times (limited free articles) by Kenneth Chang story
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    Biodiversity hotspots in southwestern Germany are losing their species richness Phys.org
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    The way Earth's 'thermostat' works may have changed during Pangea era Phys.org
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    Identical vesicles, different behaviors: Model reveals how spontaneous asymmetry gives rise to lifelike behavior Phys.org
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    Can your brain make you see ghosts? The science behind the Bloody Mary legend Phys.org

22:00 UTC 8

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    A 'simple recipe' takes some of the guesswork out of mass spectrometry imaging Phys.org
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    Rubin Observatory reveals its first dwarf planet candidate in our solar system Phys.org story
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    3 out of 4 responses to UK smoke-free generation consultation were AI bot-generated Phys.org story
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    Open database tracks Earth's water cycle by standardizing decades of satellite data Phys.org
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    Can planting trees on riverbanks save salmon rivers from global warming? Phys.org
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    Counteranion captures reactants to boost light-driven chemistry in dilute solutions Phys.org
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    Double debris disk orbiting a dead star hints at our solar system's future Phys.org
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    Bottom trawlers do huge damage to life on undersea mountains. Could an end finally be in sight? Phys.org

21:00 UTC 12

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    New cacao variety could help protect global chocolate supply from disease Phys.org
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    Supporting children with dyslexia starts with preparing their teachers Phys.org
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    AI and satellite data could give Florida earlier warnings of toxic red tides Phys.org
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    Scientists uncover new way to control magnetism and topology using light in atomically thin materials Phys.org
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    Extreme risk protection orders are designed to prevent gun violence. But how do they impact the people subject to them? Phys.org
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    Potential antimalarial compound discovered in institute's microbe collection Phys.org
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    Light-controlled brake makes random molecular motion 300,000 times slower Phys.org
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    People are influenced by unreliable information yet remain aware of its influence on their decisions Phys.org
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    Museum visits are generally not perceived as boring, study finds Phys.org
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    A brief-ish history of METI. Part I: Early ideas and experiments Phys.org
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    Tiny droplets use pressure to unlock new routes to degradable plastics Phys.org
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    The Vera C. Rubin Observatory may have just discovered our solar system’s sixth dwarf planet Scientific American (limited free articles) story

20:00 UTC 11

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    The beacon effect: Rethinking what it means to make an impression Phys.org
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    A new survey of Canadian English shows what has changed in 50 years Phys.org
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    How we rewrite memories of fallen artists—but not their art Phys.org
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    Urban infrastructure grows more slowly than population, global analysis finds Phys.org
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    Antarctic rocks reveal a missing chapter of glacier history Phys.org story
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    Computational model extends the study of nanostructures beyond classic layered systems Phys.org
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    Rice plants can fight off devastating disease after gene editing with AI-designed tool Phys.org
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    Ancient Ecuadorian genomes reveal 1,500 years of genetic continuity along Pacific coast Phys.org
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    What makes us human? Researchers compare brain development in humans and great apes Phys.org
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    Autonomous rendezvous system overcomes simulated spacecraft failures in lab tests Phys.org
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    Cooperation in fish: Study reveals a social complexity seen mainly in birds, mammals Phys.org

19:00 UTC 9

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    Same species, different climate risks: Why plant conservation needs regional strategies Phys.org
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    Reusable palladium catalyst enables more direct chemical synthesis Phys.org
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    How native stingless bees are helping to combat antimicrobial resistance Phys.org
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    New biodiversity framework estimates what landscapes could support, not just what lives there Phys.org
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    GenoBridge streamlines plant trait prediction with a simplified genomic analysis pipeline Phys.org
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    SPINE: A machine-learning program is on the trail of ghost particles Phys.org
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    Scientists discover hidden weaknesses in microtubules stabilized by a cancer drug Phys.org
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    Embrace lazy fall gardening to protect wildlife Phys.org
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    Paleontologists reveal the hidden role of eye pigments in vertebrate evolution Phys.org

18:00 UTC 11

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    Quantum gates set speed record at 6.8 nanoseconds with over 99.98% accuracy Phys.org
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    How Russian regions are affected by the war on Ukraine Phys.org
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    Embedded enzymes help plastics break down faster in the deep sea Phys.org
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    Plant-based antimicrobial helps control antibiotic resistance in poultry production Phys.org
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    Microscopic springs transform fragile silicon into a flexible terahertz metamaterial Phys.org
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    First light: Hera resolves two asteroids instead of one Phys.org
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    Bonobo females hunt more than males, decade-long study reveals Phys.org
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    OpenAI just scooped human researchers on a million-dollar quantum math problem Scientific American (limited free articles) story
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    Why male mosquitoes are attracted to the sound of female wingbeats Phys.org
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    Does the future of food production start in the lab? Phys.org
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    How a 16th century pirate accidentally spawned a centuries-old math problem Scientific American (limited free articles)

17:00 UTC 9

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    A dinosaur fossil that looks like a mini T. rex just sold for a giant $47 million Phys.org story
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    Quantum sensor loop design could improve magnetic measurements for medicine and communications Phys.org
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    AI use insidiously undermines professionals' skills Phys.org story
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    Ocean warming and herbivorous fish grazing drive kelp forest collapse along Japan's Izu Peninsula Phys.org story
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    Metal-free magnetic sensor can be safely implanted for wireless monitoring Phys.org
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    New study reveals behavioral shift in southern right whales' selection of nursing sites Phys.org
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    E.P.A. to Loosen Methane Rules for Oil Firms The New York Times (limited free articles) by Brad Plumer story
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    Avian influenza threatens vulture populations worldwide Phys.org
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    CDC deputy director Jennifer Shuford resigns after just four months in the role Scientific American (limited free articles) story

16:00 UTC 7

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    Mapping the green transition of Asia-Pacific economies Phys.org
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    Greenhouse gases hit record highs, yet again Phys.org story
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    Map of Life: More progress needed to safeguard global biodiversity, new report finds Phys.org
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    Human and chimpanzee leaders share a taste for risk Phys.org
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    GenAI and travel planning: Should AI agents build our itineraries? Phys.org story
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    Perseverance offers clues to protect crews from ultrafine Mars dust Phys.org
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    The understanding that even bees have feelings is changing our view of consciousness New Scientist (limited free articles) by Rowan Hooper

15:00 UTC 11

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    Election forecasters lack historical data on how national mood drives each senate race, study shows Phys.org story
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    How AI planning could create financial market fragility Phys.org story
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    Earth may have formed much of its water as the planet grew Phys.org
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    What's happening to our rubbish? BBC
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    Scientists reveal the staggering number of bat deaths at wind turbines Phys.org story
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    AI refutes 30-year-old mathematical assumption in computer science New Scientist (limited free articles) by Chris Stokel-Walker story
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    Extreme weather drives support for green voting in Europe Phys.org
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    121-million-year-old fossils suggest Longipteryx had no tail feathers Phys.org
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    The upside of untidiness: Why a little mess can be good for your home Phys.org
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    Radio images reveal disturbances from Betelgeuse's mysterious companion that lurks within its shadows Phys.org
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    Clues from the Dead Sea could explain ancient drying of the Mediterranean New Scientist (limited free articles) by Bas den Hond

14:00 UTC 13

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    Technician cracks 1,600-year-old mystery to replicate color-changing effect of Roman glass masterpiece Phys.org story
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    Marine molecule may help combat 'brain-eating' amoeba Phys.org story
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    The mathematics of growing a shell—recreating diverse mollusk shells with just three inputs Phys.org
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    Skeleton of Nanotyrannus ‘Jodi,’ T. Rex’s Cousin, Is Auctioned for $47.3 Million The New York Times (limited free articles) by Sopan Deb story
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    Dueling proofs from OpenAI and Anthropic astound scientists Scientific American (limited free articles) story
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    See no evil: How willful ignorance supports the illegal tobacco trade Phys.org
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    Anyone Can Dock: Molecular docking platform brings protein-binding predictions to smartphones, tablets and computers Phys.org
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    Will a new strategy help protect Northern Ireland's nature? BBC
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    Greenhouse gas levels hit new record highs in 2025: UN Phys.org story
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    Colorado's glaciers thinned dramatically due to record-low snow and heat in 2026 Phys.org story
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    Webb links interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to worlds beyond Neptune through similar ice signatures Phys.org
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    Crowdsourced collaborations: Using AI, social media to find potential brand partners Phys.org story
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    Sleep and depression may be more intertwined than we thought Scientific American (limited free articles) story

13:00 UTC 11

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    Ancient fault suggests earthquake heating may amplify tsunami-triggering slip Phys.org
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    Lean Six Sigma framework for developing doctoral research problem statements outlined in white paper Phys.org
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    Mathematical puzzle from 1904 takes physical form in gold-studded helium droplets Phys.org
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    Wildlife appeal closes in on £30m target BBC
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    Nanotyrannus skeleton goes to auction in New York with £4.5m price tag BBC story
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    Millipede from South Australia rediscovered and described 90 years after it was first collected Phys.org
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    Nano-wrinkles and actuation break up infectious biofilms on implants Phys.org
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    Twin Spacecraft Ready to Head for a Martian Escapade Eos by Damond Benningfield story
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    Regular spaceplane flights planned in project BBC
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    Scientists reveal hidden world of living cells in human milk Phys.org
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    'Porous anchor' that strongly bonds dissimilar materials formed simply by coating and drying Phys.org

12:00 UTC 4

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    A low-cost tool can help people plan successful evacuation routes during a tsunami Phys.org
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    New converter could bridge light wavelength gap in quantum communications Phys.org
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    Growing up poor does not automatically shape how politicians understand inequality, study finds Phys.org
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    Backward motion is easier to judge at walking speed Phys.org

11:00 UTC 5

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    Q&A: Is AI making it harder to learn? What a former executive wants every student to know Phys.org story
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    Scotland's recycling rates fall to lowest level in five years BBC
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    Postal Service delays put tens of thousands of WA ballots at risk of rejection, research finds Phys.org
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    Radio waves drive a fusion plasma current that could help reactors run continuously Phys.org
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    How a samurai classic shared Japanese values with the West Phys.org

10:00 UTC 4

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    What is Nasa's Artemis III mission? And what comes next? BBC story
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    Underwater data centers may be coming to the U.S.—smack in the middle of endangered whale habitat Scientific American (limited free articles)
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    El Niño watch: The impacts around the world this week Phys.org story
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    Why we’ll never have another Black Death Scientific American (limited free articles)

09:00 UTC 7

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    India braces for Cyclone Arnab with evacuations Phys.org story
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    Gasping for air: Borneo residents struggle as island burns Phys.org story
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    Did the Hardest A.I. Problem Just Get Much Easier? The New York Times (limited free articles) by Cade Metz story
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    Antidepressants Don’t Correct A Chemical Imbalance. How, Then, Do They Work? The New York Times (limited free articles) by Awais Aftab
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    Anangu traditional owners and scientists join forces to understand mass plant dieback at Uluru Phys.org
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    Major greenhouse gases rise again to record levels New Scientist (limited free articles) by Shosha Adie story
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    How vaccines could be about to revolutionise acne treatments New Scientist (limited free articles) by Michael Le Page

06:00 UTC 3

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    It’s Docktober. Do You Know Where the Sea Slugs Are? The New York Times (limited free articles) by Chona Kasinger, Alan Burdick
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    Tiny zebra-striped bee in West a 'huge surprise' BBC
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    IBM links two quantum chips in key step toward bigger computers Science by Adrian Cho

05:00 UTC 1

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    Q&A: Why does the right side of the brain control the left side of the body? Phys.org

04:00 UTC 2

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    Devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami left victims more prone to obesity, heart disease Science by Sara Reardon
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    AI is shaking up math. But can its proofs be trusted? Science by Celina Zhao story

03:00 UTC 1

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    Social media analysis reveals how international solidarity shifts during prolonged conflict Phys.org

02:00 UTC 3

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    Skip-level meetings may win bypassed managers' support, but how they are done matters Phys.org
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    Stanford prison experiment: Why do controversial psychology studies still have such a hold on us? Phys.org story
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    Social media on travel platforms can boost Gen Z well-being when it encourages positive emotional engagement Phys.org

01:00 UTC 4

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    Long-term analysis questions whether Japan's depopulation policy can stabilize shrinking communities Phys.org story
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    Global happiness researchers reveal keys to a good life Phys.org
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    False lingzhi unmasked: Scientists crack the 245-year mystery behind a medicinal mushroom mix-up Phys.org story
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    Students' love-hate relationship with AI Phys.org story

00:00 UTC 71

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    Zoologist's study of wild Panamanian bats highlights use of metrics to inform bat conservation Phys.org
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    New online tool to help turn food waste into opportunity Phys.org
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    Fossils from brickworks reveal new dinosaur species that roamed England's wetlands 125 million years ago Phys.org
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    27 exoplanet targets for the world's first private space telescope Phys.org
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    New binary gene expression system enables independent control of multiple cell types Phys.org
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    Gene therapy that led to boy’s death had limited efficacy Nature
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    Revered NASA spacecraft is about to perish in flames — astronomers are mourning Nature by Jenna Ahart
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    Methane emissions remain flat even as biggest US oil region opens the tap Nature story
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    Barn owls’ ancestors made a transatlantic flight Nature
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    Author Correction: A chemical defence against phage infection Nature by Sarah Kronheim
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    Antibiotic contamination stimulates microbial methylmercury synthesis in rice paddies Nature Communications by Hailong Li
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    Enantioselective cobalt-catalyzed intermolecular [3+2] cycloaddition of cyclopropenes with terminal alkynes to access chiral cyclopentadienes Nature Communications by Bin Yang
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    Thin-film lithium tantalate for ultraviolet integrated electro-optic modulator Nature Communications by Chupao Lin
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    Mysterious flickering brain signals could help to unlock secrets of consciousnes Nature by Mariana Lenharo
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    Correction: Effects of N -acetylcysteine on CG8005 gene-mediated proliferation and apoptosis of Drosophila S2 embryonic cells Scientific Reports by Wanyin Chen
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    A 3L2C2 DC–DC three-port converter with topology-level power decoupling: conduction loss optimization via improved Gray Langurs Optimizer-based triple phase-shift modulation Scientific Reports by Xinsheng Zhang
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    Market-driven technology opportunity discovery by integrating trademark-based market signals and patent embeddings Scientific Reports by Daye Lee
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    Global climate body fights for survival: why the IPCC must be saved Nature
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    Making ‘mind pictures’ takes mental effort Nature
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    Can scientists reliably tell if a novel is written using AI? Nature by David Adam
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    Why pharma firms are betting billions on psychedelic drugs despite setbacks Nature by Lynne Peeples
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    How to keep tabs on the tools in your lab Nature by Hannah Docter-Loeb
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    Could measuring immune health reshape medical care? Nature by Hugo J. W. L. Aerts
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    AI watermarking efforts must encourage independent public scrutiny Nature by Weibin Hu
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    Short-term academic visits to China could sustain ties Nature by Xiaoqi Zhou story
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    AI-hallucinated citations should be treated as research misconduct Nature by Jan Pisek
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    The Nobel prize in economic science has a serious gender problem Nature by Viola Angelini
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    Modeling nitrate and potassium leaching in contrasting soil textures and rice husk biochar Scientific Reports by Sayyed Mohammad Mirsafi
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    Multi-objective incremental path planning with learning-guided sampling and heading-constrained expansion for autonomous vehicles in dynamic occupancy grid environments Scientific Reports by Yuhui Du
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    Automated facial analysis for working dog fatigue assessment Scientific Reports by Daniel Oren
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    Distinct conformational states of HSV-2 gH/gL captured by cryoEM reveal structural principles governing fusion activation Nature Communications by Gonzalo L. González-Del Pino
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    Decoupling cis and trans transcriptional influences Nature Reviews Genetics by Selin Jessa
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    Enhancement effect of composite loquat and wolfberry juice on the quality characteristics and antioxidant activity of yogurt Scientific Reports by Xiumei Wang
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    An enhanced spotted hyena optimizer-based LSTM framework for accurate DDoS attack detection in internet of things networks Scientific Reports by D. Nanthiya
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    Psychological resilience and media-based indirect trauma: evidence from the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes Scientific Reports by Sevda Demiröz Yıldırım
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    Influence of borehole diameter and attack angle on the flow around a perforated sphere Scientific Reports by Junwei Li
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    Effect of polypropylene fiber length and content on the wet–dry durability of xanthan gum-stabilized clayey sand: mechanical response and ultrasonic monitoring Scientific Reports by Fatemeh Abbasi
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    Shapley-guided token pruning for real-time remote sensing scene classification on edge devices Scientific Reports by Chaoyu Li
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    Omnidirectional photonic chiral flatband in nonlocal membrane metasurfaces Nature Communications by Baohe Zhang
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    scBOA: Bayesian optimization of single-cell analysis pipelines for robust annotation and discovery Nature Communications by Qiang Su
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    Nascent RNA-mediated recruitment and R-loop suppression underlie FUS-driven enhancement of transcription Nature Communications by Nilimesh Das
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    Evaluation of vaccine-induced anti-lipopolysaccharide antibodies against clinically relevant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains to inform vaccine design Nature Communications by Robert Lawrence
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    From wind-solar accommodation to potential coal-generation displacement: spatial coordination and operational CO 2 mitigation in China’s power system Scientific Reports by Yuanying Chi
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    Optimization of vibration parameters for selective coffee fruit harvesting on the basis of branch energy transfer characteristics Scientific Reports by Yingjie Yu
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    Structural uncertainty propagation analysis by sensitivity-modification based on second order Taylor series expansion with complex variables Scientific Reports by Yingke Zhang
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    Dual-robust unscented Kalman filter for UAV state estimation under simultaneous model and measurement uncertainties Scientific Reports by Junhao Liu
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    A SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitor trimerizes to lock the spike protein in a closed conformation Nature Communications by Huihui Mou
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    DEGS1-mTORC1-driven lipid metabolic reprogramming fuels rhabdomyosarcoma progression and unveils a therapeutic vulnerability Nature Communications by Priya D Gopal Krishnan
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    CAT-GAN-UKF: uncertainty-aware spatiotemporal reconstruction for resilient urban air-quality monitoring under partial observability Scientific Reports by Lior Tobaly
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    Decomposing the inequality of tobacco use between upper caste and scheduled caste/tribe men in India, 2005-06 to 2019-21 Scientific Reports by Astapati Hemram
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    Context-aware intelligent colour design via multi-objective optimisation and vision–language models Scientific Reports by Fang Liu
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    Real-world associations of antipsychotic use with clinical outcomes in schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis Molecular Psychiatry by Honghui Yao
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    Lipid profile and treatment results in adults aged 25–64 in Czechia: a cross-sectional study Scientific Reports by Juraj Michalec
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    Evaluating image embeddings and metadata for NFT price prediction using temporal validation Scientific Reports by Geun-Cheol Lee
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    Tuning ferroptosis-like, cancer-selective cell death with charge-imbalanced nanoparticles Nature Communications by Diana V. Kolygina
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    Increasing dengue outbreaks in temperate Brazil are associated with Aedes aegypti invasion and infestation levels Nature Communications by Thales de Lima Bermann
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    Ultra-low loss piezo-optomechanical low-confinement silicon nitride platform for visible wavelength quantum photonic circuits Nature Communications by Mayank Mishra
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    Synthesis-by-design of ferroelectric Dion–Jacobson two-dimensional hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites Nature Communications by Lulu Wang
  59. science
    Hierarchical multi-agent reinforcement learning for operations and maintenance disruption recovery in high-end equipment manufacturing under compound risks Scientific Reports by Chen Wei
  60. science
    Aerodynamic optimization of Gurney flap parameters for a Formula 1 wing using experimental and coupled GA-ANN-CFD methods Scientific Reports by A. Shahrabi
  61. science
    Anatomy-guided U-Net deep learning for sparse-view chest CT reconstruction using spatially varying RTV regularization Scientific Reports by Ahmad Veysi
  62. science
    Behavior of reinforced high and ultra-high strength concrete slabs under high mass low-velocity impact loading Scientific Reports by Shamsoon Fareed
  63. science
    Predicting 1-year outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction from preoperative physical performance using machine learning: an exploratory study Scientific Reports by Seungyeon Boo
  64. science
    Psychometric validation of the emotional creativity inventory in an Egyptian context Scientific Reports by Mamdouh Mosaad Helali
  65. science
    In vitro antifungal effect of plant-based and Ulva sp. extracts on Aspergillus flavus growth and conidia germination Scientific Reports by Giacomo Boscarol
  66. science
    Impact of geomagnetic storm intensity on thermospheric density and orbital decay of LEO satellites: a G1–G5 per-event analysis Scientific Reports by Jeong-Heon Kim
  67. science
    TinyRoute: secure adaptive routing for intelligent transportation system using TinyML and few shot learning Scientific Reports by S. Jagadeesan
  68. science
    Lycium barbarum polysaccharides protect ischemic brain injury through regulating RPLP1 expression on ischemia-reperfusion nerve cells Scientific Reports by Na Shao
  69. science
    Effect of printing layer thickness and sintering time on the densification, microstructure and mechanical properties of binder-jetted Ti-6Al-4V alloy Scientific Reports by Shudong Huang
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    Non-target effect of fungicides on root endophytic fungus Microdochium bolleyi in barley Scientific Reports by Pavel Matušinsky
  71. science
    Single-cell landscape of human adipose tissue reveals THBS1 as a potential driver of fibro-inflammation in metabolic disease Nature Communications by Jisu Jung