A River of News

Science headlines, Tuesday, November 3, 2026

172 items. Times are UTC.

23:00 UTC 10

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    Southern Ocean waters reveal distinct nutrient recycling pathways during decades-long journeys north Phys.org
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    Asymmetric atomic structure improves sodium–sulfur battery performance Phys.org
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    Finding the fingerprints of noisy distributions in random quantum systems Phys.org
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    Tijuana River pollution doesn't stay put—it can travel seven times farther than expected Phys.org
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    New framework helps turn biodiversity goals into measurable action Phys.org story
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    Cooking is a bigger source of harmful air particles than vehicle exhausts in London and Beijing Phys.org
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    Body size, not competition, may kick-start evolution Phys.org
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    Prince William says UK faces terrifying risk of more wildfires due to climate change BBC
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    Talk of the town: Virtual world gets stroke survivors talking Phys.org
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    Scarcer food may have pushed early humans to rework stone tools for longer use Phys.org

22:00 UTC 7

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    When should we listen for alien signals? Scientists turn to game theory Phys.org
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    Stone Age hunters in northern Europe may have used poison arrows to hunt big prey Phys.org
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    How humans influence fish behavior and why this is important for species conservation Phys.org
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    Light-matter hybrids form supersolid quantum state at room temperature Phys.org
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    Single-copy genes can be used as markers to distinguish between bacteria in the same family Phys.org
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    Researchers develop method for single-cell DNA methylation analysis Phys.org
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    The marginalia found in millions of Arabic manuscripts could reshape our understanding of Islamic history Phys.org

21:00 UTC 6

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    Study finds stronger trade secret protection leads firms to break down innovation silos Phys.org
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    A laser can draw superconductivity at the nanoscale Phys.org
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    Plant-inspired natural coatings can beat forever chemicals Phys.org
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    Cold storage can extend shelf life of platelets for dogs facing life-threatening bleeding Phys.org
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    Nearly 7 in 10 professors report being bullied, often by students over grades Phys.org
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    More power, less payoff: Study reveals a bottleneck in cleaner methanol production Phys.org

20:00 UTC 6

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    A single measurement makes quantum bits more reliable Phys.org
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    Wherever there are people, there is also wildlife—though not necessarily at the same time Phys.org
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    As it gets harder to figure out what to eat, some Americans are turning to religion for answers Phys.org
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    Reading single vesicles reveals clues to the origin of chronic inflammation Phys.org
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    Researchers target PFAS with lower-temperature destruction method Phys.org
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    Global accounting reveals economic toll of ecosystem losses from rising seas Phys.org

19:00 UTC 10

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    How hackers are turning grocery store freezers into heaters Scientific American (limited free articles) story
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    Silent lakes ahead? Long-term study finds common loon productivity is dropping across North America Phys.org
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    Microbiome research reveals how bacterial lipids influence liver and muscle health in mice Phys.org
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    Silk microneedles offer new way to deliver vaccines to farmed fish Phys.org
  5. science
    Oil-producing yeast reveals two stages of fat accumulation under nitrogen limitation Phys.org
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    Mapping Kīlauea's magma reservoirs at high resolution Phys.org story
  7. science
    A NASA Telescope Is Predicted to Crash Back to Earth Within Hours The New York Times (limited free articles) by Kenneth Chang story
  8. science
    The Election Day Edition The New York Times (limited free articles) by Brad Plumer story
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    Pregnant mandrill monkeys are more likely to miscarry when also nursing an infant Phys.org
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    Five ways that sea‑level rise affects your daily life, even if you live inland Phys.org

18:00 UTC 8

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    Cold without consequences? Short-term climate fluctuations appear to have had less impact on early farmers Phys.org story
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    US wildfire damage is on pace to triple by mid‑century, but there are affordable ways to lower the risk Phys.org story
  3. science
    Bee nest linings could inspire plastics that break down in soil Phys.org story
  4. science
    Iridium catalyst activates chemotherapy drug directly at targeted cancer cells Phys.org
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    Scientists revive decades-old approach to target cancer-linked genes using synthetic DNA Phys.org
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    'Double mutualist' birds are key to mistletoe reproduction Phys.org
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    Are Counter-Strike players better at decision-making? Study reveals faster brain processing in expert gamers Phys.org
  8. science
    The most impractical calculator in the world only has two buttons Scientific American (limited free articles)

17:00 UTC 7

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    Tell this AI what you want a protein to do—and it designs one Phys.org story
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    AI is changing what's in store for new hires and managers alike Phys.org story
  3. science
    Action needed to tackle 'biodiversity crisis' BBC
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    Life on the move in a changing Chesapeake Bay Phys.org
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    Plants' immune memory hints at new crop breeding approach Phys.org
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    A new way to navigate tough land and water use decisions Phys.org
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    Boat burial reveals leprosy strain in fifth-century Germany Phys.org

16:00 UTC 8

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    Red and green auroras may share electron-driven origins Phys.org
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    Park users reveal 5 factors shaping acceptance of wildlife management Phys.org
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    An asteroid's shape influences where a nuclear blast must be aimed to deflect it Phys.org
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    New survey measures make double consciousness testable in studies of Black Americans Phys.org
  5. science
    House Republicans Accuse Top Psychology Group of Antisemitism The New York Times (limited free articles) by Christina Caron, Azeen Ghorayshi story
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    A type of Arctic Ocean bacteria may be using acetone to turn carbon into food Phys.org
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    Research ties heat to mealybug feeding and pasture damage Phys.org
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    The nuclear waste repository in Finland designed to outlast modern civilisation New Scientist (limited free articles) by George Bass

15:00 UTC 8

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    Incan children were given hallucinogens before they were sacrificed to the gods Scientific American (limited free articles) story
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    Physicists step closer to the 'Zeptoverse' after 42-year particle search Phys.org story
  3. science
    How to reduce harmful sexual behavior and protect your kids and their peers Phys.org
  4. science
    Afforestation reshapes wildfire activity across temperate regions worldwide Phys.org
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    Forgotten flint tools reveal how Egypt's farmers organized work before the pharaohs Phys.org
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    JWST may have found where heavy black hole seeds formed Phys.org
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    'Evolution in the act': Forest lizards reveal rapid adaptation in a warming world Phys.org
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    Many local communities know how to communicate during disasters. Let's learn from them Phys.org

14:00 UTC 6

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    New York’s first measles death in 30 years is an omen of worse to come Scientific American (limited free articles) story
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    Beetle poop may have helped shape millions of years of yeast evolution Phys.org
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    Why we give flowers to those in grief—or buy them for ourselves when we're sad Phys.org
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    Why are we so squeamish about eating hagfish? Phys.org
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    Fingernail-sized chip untangles mixed light into clean beams Phys.org
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    Trial of live facial recognition technology to catch criminals is putting people's privacy to the test Phys.org story

13:00 UTC 6

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    Mapping Kīlauea’s Magma Reservoirs Eos by Matthew R. Francis story
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    Elephants Engineer Their Ecosystems in Life—and in Death Eos by Rebecca Owen
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    A tiny shift exposes a cold brown dwarf masquerading as an early galaxy Phys.org
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    Unpacking wheat's water use for drought research Phys.org
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    Tree shade offers critical heat relief for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness Phys.org
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    Using sentimental possessions makes them more meaningful, study finds Phys.org

12:00 UTC 7

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    Leviathan's sprawling stars challenge idea that dusty giants become compact galaxies Phys.org
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    Study reveals concerning trends in global mental health Phys.org
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    New study examines how diabetes and weight-loss drugs affect employment and working hours Phys.org
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    Former head of global health fund returns, eyeing a ‘huge opportunity’ despite political and financial challenges Science by Jon Cohen
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    New study reveals where drought and extreme heat converge across Oman Phys.org
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    The 2026 midterms are today—here’s what scientists say is at stake Scientific American (limited free articles) story
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    Self-flying cargo planes are coming. Can they be safe with no one aboard? Scientific American (limited free articles)

11:00 UTC 3

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    European scientists face uncertainty as pandemic recovery fund winds down Science by Manuela Callari
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    Crow experiments suggest switching to vocal communication requires extra mental effort Phys.org
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    Do cats fart? An investigation into the mysteries of feline flatulence Scientific American (limited free articles)

10:00 UTC 4

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    Why Southwestern Floods Won’t Solve A Water Crisis The New York Times (limited free articles) by Scott Dance
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    Neanderthals Used Wood for Tools, Housing — and Murder? The New York Times (limited free articles) by Franz Lidz story
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    Fire losses to U.S. buildings could nearly triple by 2060 without new protections Phys.org story
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    Vibrating mattress helps clear Alzheimer’s protein from the brain New Scientist (limited free articles) by Carissa Wong

09:00 UTC 2

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    Monarch butterflies get tiny trackers to help scientists follow their mysterious migration Phys.org
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    Boiling frog syndrome is often called a myth – but is it? New Scientist (limited free articles) by James Woodford

08:00 UTC 1

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    Welsh public sector unlikely to meet net zero plans by 2030, say auditors BBC

07:00 UTC 1

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    Major study into 'forever chemicals' in people's bodies launched in UK BBC

06:00 UTC 3

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    Charity warns about damage of over-foraging fungi BBC
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    AI data centres could undermine UK's emissions goals BBC story
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    Scientists detect signals at the smallest scale ever explored BBC

05:00 UTC 1

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    Boulders dropped off coast to disrupt deep fishing BBC story

04:00 UTC 2

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    For early-career scientists, the cost of AI can be a problem Science by Tom Howarth story
  2. science
    China imports millions of donkey hides from Africa every year: New book traces the drivers and impact Phys.org

03:00 UTC 2

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    How political disagreement with our neighbors relates to whether we bother casting a ballot Phys.org story
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    Walrus tusks carved in Bali are being illegally sold as Native American art, investigation finds Science by Rachel Nuwer

02:00 UTC 3

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    Study dives into lesser-known climate impacts of global reforestation Phys.org
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    Ceres' water ice can mask massive surface salt deposits Phys.org
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    Climate change is making the tropics hotter Phys.org

01:00 UTC 3

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    Chinese writing developed square forms gradually, shaped by language, tools and tradition, analysis suggests Phys.org
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    UK storm surges have far-flung, global climate connections Phys.org
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    Queen's University Belfast students find Neptune's elusive Trojan asteroids Phys.org

00:00 UTC 58

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    When to move is key to mobile retail Phys.org
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    Microbes at the end of the Earth: Antarctica's hidden biodiversity Phys.org
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    Inca children were drugged before being sacrificed New Scientist (limited free articles) by James Woodford story
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    Gas inside us could fight wound infections, moth study shows Phys.org
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    Improved snow model captures Northeast's winter thaws and runoff more accurately Phys.org
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    Analysis of Inca mummies identifies the drugs used in their most important sacrificial ritual Phys.org story
  7. science
    Nature awards recognize inspiring women in science Nature
  8. science
    Biphasic enzymatic reaction in coacervate-containing droplets Nature Communications by Yuhao Geng
  9. science
    A geospatial approach to measuring economic activity Nature Communications by Anton Yang
  10. science
    Tailoring modulus and hardness of AuAgCu alloys via three-dimensional coherent dual-phase structures Nature Communications by Lichen Bai
  11. science
    Biotech firms are meant to pay to use Earth’s genetic data. They’re not. Nature by James Dinneen
  12. science
    Historic Marburg outbreak hints at long-term viral hideout Nature
  13. science
    Scale-dependent pathways of the graphite-to-diamond transition Nature Communications by Di Wang
  14. science
    Deconvoluting the influence of environmental forcings on chemical weathering rates using machine learning model Scientific Reports by Shuai Liu
  15. science
    Editor’s Pick: Wild Bioscience Nature Biotechnology by Charlie Schmidt
  16. science
    Primal–dual interior point strategy based parameter identification method for serial industrial robots Scientific Reports by Jun Wan
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    US social sciences face existential crisis after NSF cuts Nature by Dan Garisto
  18. science
    Gut microbiome of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder associates with clinical severity Nature Communications by Oscar WH Wong
  19. science
    Strategically tuning oxygen in multiple phases for high-performance titanium alloys Nature Communications by Chang Liu
  20. science
    High-performance annealing-free wurtzite ferroelectric field-effect transistors with ultrathin oxide semiconductors for neuromorphic computing Nature Communications by Kai Wang
  21. science
    Earthquake-driven influx of organic matter enhances authigenic carbonate formation in hadal trenches Nature Communications by Yongxin Liu
  22. science
    Humidity-resistant catalytic ozone decomposition through water transport control in dual-confined nanospaces Nature Communications by Jialin Li
  23. science
    Unlocking selective B(10) functionalization of [ closo −1-CB 9 H 10 ] ─ via thianthrenium inner salt Nature Communications by Xiao-Xiao Zhao
  24. science
    Visual LLM-guided consensus spatial domain detection with L-STAR Nature Communications by Changyue Zhao
  25. science
    Author Correction: The compound losartan cream inhibits scar formation via TGF-β/Smad pathway Scientific Reports by Wan‑Yi Zhao
  26. science
    SABi-YOLO: static axial-bias modelling improves the localization of elongated PCB defects Scientific Reports by Xingxing She
  27. science
    An extended Kalman filtering algorithm based on minimum robust weighted square error Scientific Reports by Hengyu Liang
  28. science
    Trump’s executive order on women’s health feels like déjà vu Nature by Alina Salganicoff
  29. science
    Whence dragons? Nature
  30. science
    Cities are changing — and architects must adapt Nature by David Adam
  31. science
    From parents to children: how nature experiences are transmitted across generations Scientific Reports by Mizuki Tamari
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    A novel switched inductor–capacitor high-gain DC–DC converter: DSP-based PID and fuzzy control with detailed transient analysis for EV DC bus Scientific Reports by G. Nethaji
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    A Gaussian quantum-inspired optimization framework for robust medical image watermarking Scientific Reports by Preeti Garg
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    Integrating climate change into pattern-based modelling of agricultural and forest land dynamics in Romania Scientific Reports by Gheorghe Kucsicsa
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    Cryopreservation of human hair follicles for organ culture Scientific Reports by Sayuri Hamano
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    Pattern orientation despite water-induced contrast reduction: a theoretical baseline for ultrafast single-particle X-ray imaging Scientific Reports by Tong You
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    Correction: Morphologies and composition changes in nonculprit subclinical atherosclerosis in diabetic versus nondiabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome who underwent long-term statin therapy Scientific Reports by Pei‑na Meng
  38. science
    Vehicle trajectory prediction with temporal–channel attention and GRU Scientific Reports by Junbai Chen
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    This cholesterol drug promised to be a game-changer. Why did it flop in the clinic — and is there still hope? Nature by Cassandra Willyard
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    Will AI grant reviews make science more conservative? Nature by Elliot Yates
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    Why we’re setting up an institute for radically broad thinking Nature by Alon Chen
  42. science
    How democracy depends on science — and must protect it Nature by Martin Kahanec
  43. science
    China should share the evidence behind animal-testing alternatives openly Nature by Guo Zhao
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    Universities must measure learning, both with and without AI assistance Nature by Christoph Trattner story
  45. science
    Safety alerts must reach visiting PhD students Nature by Lixiang Wang story
  46. science
    Research bonuses need clear and fair rules Nature by Xianjun Xiao
  47. science
    Relaxase asymmetry drives initiation of bacterial conjugation Nature Communications by Danylo Gorenkin
  48. science
    Integrative animal model and pilot clinical study reveal the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of Modified Wumei Pill against intestinal inflammation Scientific Reports by Muyuan Wang
  49. science
    Proapoptotic RHG proteins and mitochondria are required for sensory dendrite pruning in Drosophila Scientific Reports by Amrita Mukherjee
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    Electromagneto-thermoelastic microelongated plate in the context of the dual phase lag model with gravity field Scientific Reports by Kawther K. Alarfaj
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    A hybrid framework with uncertainty-aware cooperative fusion for robust spectrum sensing in beyond 5G cognitive radio networks Scientific Reports by Aziz Nanthaamornphong
  52. science
    USP54 regulates RIPK1 protein abundance via deubiquitination in acquired sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma Scientific Reports by Jiayu Huang
  53. science
    RELAX : Reliability enhancement by limiting adverse eXertions Scientific Reports by Rohan Raju Dhanakshirur
  54. science
    Subacute carbon monoxide exposure alters AgNOR number and area ratio in the cerebral cortex of rats Scientific Reports by Tansu Gencer
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    Glucose–steatosis–fibrosis and glycemia–fibrosis scores in relation to mortality in NHANES 1999–2018 Scientific Reports by Fulei Gu
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    Aging-related cellular and molecular changes reveal a role for Bglap3+ neurons in MEC spatial cognition Nature Communications by Qichen Cao
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    Resolving competitive adsorption through d -orbital tuning in plasmonic layered double hydroxides for multiplexed SERS Nature Communications by Ling Li
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    Chinese PhD students in clinical medicine can graduate without a thesis — more degrees to follow Nature by Xiaoying You