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Optics & Photonics
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New 3D-printed microscale photonic lantern opens opportunities for spatial mode multiplexing

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Plants & Animals
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Research optimizes biological control of pest that severely damages soybean crops

Space Exploration
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Researchers call for strengthening sustainability regulations in laws governing space exploration

Social Sciences
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Avocados are 'bad' and vegans are ridiculous: How we justify eating too much meat

Education
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Study shows disengaged students more likely to use AI tools for assignments

Education
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Study highlights the impact of terrorist violence on education

Molecular & Computational biology
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Unveiling the role of AGO's post-translational modifications in plant gene regulation

Ecology
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Researchers call for return of Sumas Lake following devastating 2021 floods

Environment
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Researcher introduces strategies to sustain aesthetics and performance in anthropogenic landscapes

Nanomaterials
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New catalyst brings commercial high-efficiency zinc-air batteries closer to reality

Earth Sciences
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Scientists call for conservation of Amazon's unseen water cycle

Environment
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Centering relationships between people and place: A critical step towards improving science's contributions to society

Social Sciences
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European best-practice recommendations for investigative interviews with children

Analytical Chemistry
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Study presents new flexible crystals for optical tuning with multiple deformation options

Biochemistry
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New understanding of astatine's chemical properties could aid targeted alpha therapy for cancer

Political science
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New data indicate record number of armed conflicts in the world

Environment
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Study shows electric vehicles can have positive impact on air quality and public health in some cities, but not all

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Economics & Business
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New study shows marketing a brand's simplicity can backfire

Nanomaterials
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Study reveals reversible assembly of platinum catalyst

Biotechnology
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Precision nutrition for dairy cattle: Can robots help?

Environment
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'Life in the ocean touches everyone': US rolls out first national ocean biodiversity strategy

Ecology
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AI goes underwater: Transforming coral reef conservation with cutting-edge image analysis

Environment
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Study finds industrial air pollution contributes to New Mexico's low birthweight

Earth Sciences
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Shape and depth of ocean floor profoundly influence how carbon is stored there, study shows

Biotechnology
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Scientists develop new method to match genes to their molecular 'switches'

Plants & Animals
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New Jersey plans to drop the bald eagle from its endangered species list

Environment
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Big brands disproportionately responsible for plastic pollution on small islands, finds study

Earth Sciences
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Tidal innovations: Charting the course for coastal urban sustainability

Condensed Matter
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Scientists bring crystal clarity to diamond's quantum signals

Social Sciences
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Researchers create winning strategy to combat vaccine misinformation on X

Polymers
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Researchers develop PFAS-free polymer membranes for semiconductor processing

Analytical Chemistry
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Researchers develop photocatalyst with irregular surface characteristics to convert carbon dioxide into fuel

Ecology
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Solving the Southeast Asian snaring crisis: Wire snare removal in protected areas is labor-intensive but effective

Plants & Animals
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Neurons in the visual system of flies exhibit surprisingly heterogeneous wiring, connectome analysis finds

Environment
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Evaluating the coastal costs of climate change

Polymers
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Using pyrolysis for high-quality recycled plastics

Social Sciences
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Authenticity on the job dramatically benefits trans workers, study finds

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Social Sciences
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Australian study finds increased risk of homelessness for youth leaving out-of-home care

Cell & Microbiology
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Gut microbes' pathogen defense arsenal unveiled

Social Sciences
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Human culture is changing too fast for evolution to catch up—here's how it may affect you

Agriculture
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Malawi faces a food crisis: Why plans to avert hunger aren't realistic and what can be done

Polymers
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From lab to life: 3D bioprinting unveils new horizons in biomedical applications

Analytical Chemistry
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Researchers present one-pot photothermal upcycling of polylactic acid to hydrogen and pyruvic acid

Astronomy
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Hubble views broad and sweeping spiral galaxy NGC 4731

Social Sciences
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Family-friendly workplaces benefit employees, businesses

Social Sciences
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Some Black residents still distrust Baltimore police department, even after reforms, research finds

Biotechnology
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AI tool for predicting protein shapes could be transformative for medicine, but science needs proof

Political science
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How Trump's definition of a 'real' American has grabbed his audience—what our research shows about why

Quantum Physics
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Physicists take molecules to a new ultracold limit, creating a state of matter where quantum mechanics reigns

Ecology
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Vessel strikes drive large whale strandings

Environment
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La Niña may be set to return this year

Analytical Chemistry
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Altered carbon points toward sustainable manufacturing

Environment
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Most surface ozone contributing to premature mortality in European countries is imported, study shows

Other
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Patents based on traditional knowledge are often 'biopiracy.' A new international treaty will finally combat this

Cell & Microbiology
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Engineering cells to broadcast their behavior can help scientists study their inner workings

Plants & Animals
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Captivating blue-colored ant discovered in India's remote Siang Valley

Archaeology
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Body of a woman discovered among remains of 25 warrior monks of the Order of Calatrava in Guadalajara

Plants & Animals
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Food, not sex, drove the evolution of giraffes' long neck, new study finds

Economics & Business
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How laws that prevent directors being sued make firms less likely to recall potentially dangerous products

Soft Matter
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The unexpected connection between brewing coffee and understanding turbulence

Analytical Chemistry
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A transition-metal-free zeolite catalyst for direct conversion of methane to methanol

Cell & Microbiology
74

Study identifies fungus that breaks down ocean plastic

Archaeology
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Researchers discover 400,000-year-old stone tools designed specifically for butchering fallow deer in Israel

Agriculture
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Satellite mapping reveals a global bloom in greenhouse cultivation

Plants & Animals
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Neighborhoods see a larger disparity in wildlife in Chicago than other cities, study shows

Bio & Medicine
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Enhancing nanofibrous acoustic energy harvesters with AI

Nanophysics
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New momentum-space polarization filters enable high signal-to-noise ratio nano imaging

Archaeology
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Crucial shift in River Nile's evolution during ancient Egypt discovered

Analytical Chemistry
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Understanding the atomic density fluctuations in silica glass

Earth Sciences
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Fresh findings: Earliest evidence of life-bringing freshwater on Earth

Archaeology
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Genetic analyses of remains from 500 BCE reveal kinship and ancestry of Celts in Germany

Plants & Animals
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How sharks survived a major spike in Earth's temperature

Biochemistry
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Scientists identify crucial detail essential for the production of hydrogen from algae enzymes

Paleontology & Fossils
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Discovery of 48-million-year-old daddy longlegs with their iridescent, metallic appearance intact

Earth Sciences
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Measuring temperature of seafloor millions of years ago may show if ocean warming increases methane release

Environment
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Rainforest wildlife under threat as below-canopy temperatures rise, new study warns

Mathematics
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Data scientists aim to improve humanitarian support for displaced populations

Superconductivity
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Superconducting circuit for qubit control within large-scale quantum computer systems successfully demonstrated

Plants & Animals
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Liverwort study reveals sperm release mechanism in bryophytes

Cell & Microbiology
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New mathematical framework sheds light on how cells communicate to form an embryo

Molecular & Computational biology
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Genetic editing of ideal small grain size genes enables fully mechanized hybrid rice breeding

Biotechnology
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Scientists propose zero-shot universal microscopic image AI processing method

Veterinary medicine
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Are pet dogs and cats the weak link in bird flu surveillance?

Astronomy
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Study unveils impact of mergers on star formation in dwarf galaxies

General Physics
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New precision measurement program advances understanding of proton halos

Plants & Animals
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Pelicans are starving: Scientists might know why

Optics & Photonics
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Sorting complex light beams: New metasurface design advances optical physics

Paleontology & Fossils
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Scientists find evidence of hot spring oasis during last ice age in central Europe

Earth Sciences
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Arctic melting heavily influenced by 'atmospheric blocking,' find scientists

Ecology
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Artists, entrepreneurs transform cicadas from 'ick' to 'in demand' while building community

Planetary Sciences
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TOI-1685 b is a hot and rocky super-Earth exoplanet, observations find

Optics & Photonics
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A framework to construct quantum spherical codes

Plants & Animals
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Team of international experts call for urgent action against increasing threat from invasive species

Analytical Chemistry
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Scientists develop 'X-ray vision' technique to see inside crystals

Quantum Physics
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Reinterpreting the Higgs mechanism: Decay and fission of 'magnetic quivers' could clarify quantum structures

Cell & Microbiology
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Autophagic organelles restrict mouth size to regulate cellular clean-out, study reveals

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Environment
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UN forecasts La Nina could help lower temperatures this year

Environment
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What looming La Nina means for global temperatures

Earth Sciences
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Thawing permafrost: Research suggests it's not a climate tipping point, but nevertheless has far-reaching impacts

Ecology
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Hunting for edible plants with London's urban foragers

Environment
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Earthquakes in north-central Japan collapse 5 homes that were damaged in deadly January quake