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Environment: Honey bees provide a snapshot of city landscape and health

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Astronomy
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Strong solar flare erupts from the sun

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Particle errors: Quantifying the effects of simulation mixing state on aerosol optical properties

Environment
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Machine learning model helps forecasters improve confidence in storm prediction

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Will a robot take my job? Researcher says this view is overly pessimistic

Earth Sciences
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A reconstruction of prehistoric temperatures for some of the oldest archaeological sites in North America

Astronomy
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'Taffy Galaxies' collide, leave behind bridge of star-forming material

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The death of open access mega-journals?

Environment
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Most of world's salt marshes likely to be underwater by 2100, study concludes

Space Exploration
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NASA, Boeing aiming for July launch of Starliner space capsule

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Rare pink diamond worth $35 mn set for auction in New York

Ecology
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How the gut creates a cozy home for beneficial microbiome species

Plants & Animals
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Rainbow trout subspecies newly named

Economics & Business
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DACA has not had a negative impact on the US job market, finds study

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NGC 253: Chandra determines what makes a galaxy's wind blow

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Mimicking biological enzymes may be key to hydrogen fuel production

Plants & Animals
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Danish Zoo hopes to ignite panda romance

Environment
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Names Fiona, Ian removed from UN's hurricane roster

Ecology
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Fish diversity documented in Switzerland's rivers

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How people move in front of an artwork can impact their experience

Plants & Animals
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Insects have more complex immune systems than previously thought

Social Sciences
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Study finds COVID-19 pandemic increased, but also polarized, trust in science

Nanomaterials
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How to improve water permeability and rejection performance of RGO membranes? RGO-MXene membranes give answer

Cell & Microbiology
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Scientists shed light on how macrophages interact with microplastics

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Study of mental health and well-being promotion in Irish workplaces

Cell & Microbiology
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Dissecting the circadian clock in real time

Economics & Business
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Why flexible franchises win in financial markets

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Mathematics
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Researchers come up with a better way to forecast election results

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Stinky seaweed blooms: Turning an ecological risk into an opportunity

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COVID-19 causes chaos in infected cells' RNA, finds study

Cell & Microbiology
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Understanding how cohesin makes DNA loops in the human genome and its role in Cornelia de Lange syndrome

Veterinary medicine
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Promising probiotic for dairy cattle headed to marketplace

Political science
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Corruption episodes haunt democracies for decades, study finds

Earth Sciences
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Scientists uncover ice-age shift in Pacific Ocean circulation

Education
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Opinion: Teaching the 'basics' is critical—but what NZ teachers really want are clear guidelines and expectations

Planetary Sciences
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What are auroras, and why do they come in different shapes and colors? Two experts explain

Quantum Physics
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'QBism': Quantum mechanics is not a description of objective reality—it reveals a world of genuine free will

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Part-time work is valuable to people with disabilities—but full time may be more likely to attract government support

Social Sciences
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New study provides potential breakthrough on school bullying

Biotechnology
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Ancient African empires' impact on migration revealed by genetics

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Ancient giant amphibians swam like crocodiles 250 million years ago, says new study

Social Sciences
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Stereotypes about senior employees can lead to premature retirements

Plants & Animals
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Nature favors all creatures great and small over medium size, finds research

Earth Sciences
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Worry and suspicion reign as once-dry Tulare Lake drowns California farmland

Social Sciences
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What is antisocial behavior? According researcher, no one really knows

Environment
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Opinion: Climate doomism is bad storytelling—hope is much more effective at triggering action

Social Sciences
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Body language books get it wrong: The truth about reading nonverbal cues

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The pressures on mental health and well-being faced by teachers in the UK

Astronomy
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Scientists share 'comprehensive' map of volcanoes on Venus—all 85,000 of them

Archaeology
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Leonardo da Vinci's mother might have been a slave. Here's what the discovery reveals about Renaissance Europe

Plants & Animals
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Rare video of wombats offers a glimpse into the bizarre realm of animal reproduction

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Exploring new ways to study heart rate, respiration in wild animal populations

Education
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'Data project life cycle' approach proposed for preparing students

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Detroiters' views on reparations connected to perception of racial wealth gap, other inequality

Evolution
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Scientists discover hidden crab diversity among coral reefs

Earth Sciences
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Scientists turn to coconuts to save the New Jersey coastline

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It's time to rethink what citizen science really is, say researchers

Astronomy
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Bright gamma ray burst confounds models of black hole birth

Environment
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Why tornadoes are still hard to forecast, even though storm predictions are improving

Agriculture
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Exploring new ways to protect food crops from climate change and other disruptions

General Physics
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Experiment finds gluon mass in the proton

Plants & Animals
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Humans and housing density are the leading cause of death for local pumas, find researchers

Plants & Animals
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Smells shown to influence metabolism and aging in mice

Environment
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Turbulence theory extended to complex atmospheric conditions

Cell & Microbiology
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Scientists apply Raman quantitative 3D imaging to microbial monitoring

Veterinary medicine
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Shod horses exhibit marked improvement in gait quality

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Environment
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Seeking climate justice at the 'world court' for Vanuatu

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Study finds sulfate pollution impacts Texas gulf coast air

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How did the orchid mantis adapt and evolve？

Ecology
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Direct evidence for relatively fast cycling of lignin and its high temperature sensitivity

Analytical Chemistry
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Researchers synthesize N and P co-doping catalysts

Astronomy
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Astronomers witness the birth of a very distant cluster of galaxies from the early universe

Soft Matter
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Piezoelectric effect in liquids observed for the first time

Environment
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Beleaguered forests are losing ground

Space Exploration
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Don't take batteries to the moon or Mars, 3D print them when you get there

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Researchers use Earth observations to identify damage, impacts from earthquakes in Turkey

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Attempting to catch dark matter in a basement

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Next-generation aramid fiber with electrical conductivity

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Deep ocean currents around Antarctica headed for collapse, study finds

Nanophysics
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Magnon-based computation could signal computing paradigm shift

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Faster recognition of non-native iguanas on Saba helps Caribbean conservation efforts

Cell & Microbiology
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A new drug-resistant fungus is spreading in hospitals. Is it 'The Last of Us' in real life?

Ecology
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Tree ring width predicted by machine learning

Analytical Chemistry
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Examining why egg yolk was used in Old Masters' oil paints

Ecology
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Integrating unique long-term datasets reveals how upwelling affects marine life from the surface to deep seafloor

Evolution
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How the ancestors of today's marine fishes conquered the oceans

Archaeology
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A researcher's life's work uncovers first ancient DNA from Swahili civilization

Molecular & Computational biology
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The shape of your heart matters

Cell & Microbiology
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Bacterial injection system delivers proteins in mice and human cells

General Physics
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Scientists solve mystery of cubic ice

Astronomy
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New paper investigates exoplanet climates

Analytical Chemistry
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Success in simple creation of artificial metalloenzymes with high stereoselectivity

Social Sciences
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The element of surprise: How unexpected syntax makes marketing communications more effective

Plants & Animals
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Microplastic found in Antarctic krill and salps

Plasma Physics
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Cooking up plasmas with microwaves

Nanophysics
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Discovery of a new topological phase could lead to exciting developments in nanotechnology

Nanomaterials
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Scientists suggest new solution for flexible self-healing zinc-ion batteries

Social Sciences
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How women-led nations succeeded during pandemic

Biochemistry
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New study provides novel insights into the cosmic evolution of amino acids

Astronomy
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Arizona astronomers race to make sense of brightest gamma ray burst ever seen

Bio & Medicine
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Nanodiscs made of erythrocyte membranes neutralize bacterial toxins

Cell & Microbiology
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Genes on the move: Mapping the pathways of horizontal gene transfer

Ecology
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Detecting coral biodiversity in seawater samples

Astronomy
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Massive giant exoplanet discovered with TESS

Environment
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Europe rights court hears climate cases against governments

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Three newly discovered sea worms that glow in the dark named after creatures from Japanese folklore and marine biologist

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Australian scientists piece together toothy wombat ancestor

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Biochemistry
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Fermented coffee's fruity aromas demystified

Environment
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'Critical tool' launched to track national contributions to climate change

Ecology
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Philippine fishermen struggle as oil spill keeps them ashore

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Sugar traps force cockroaches to adapt new sex 'gifts'

Paleontology & Fossils
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Scientists have bone to pick with T-Rex skeleton set to sell for millions

Environment
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UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice (Update)

Astronomy
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NASA missions study what may be a 1-In-10,000-year gamma-ray burst

Materials Science
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'Chemical cube' tools for building new drugs and agrochemicals

Plants & Animals
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Lizards at US Army installation are stress eating during flyovers, shows study