Science has revealed some of the secrets of the X chromosome, but many remain. In humans, female cells contain two X chromosomes (XX) and male cells contain one (XY). In each female cell, one X chromosome must be inactivated—crumpled ...
Cell & Microbiology
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As the world has watched the Los Angeles wildfires, seeing the loss and destruction that accompanies environmental disaster, some influencers have seen opportunity.
Social Sciences
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Archaeologists have uncovered a rare Tetrarchic boundary stone at the site of Abel Beth Maacah in northern Israel. Originally marking land borders under Roman Emperor Diocletian's tax reforms, the stone provides insight into ...
Archaeology
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) targets important cells of our immune system, making infected individuals more vulnerable to diseases and infections. Once inside human cells, HIV integrates the viral genome into ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Ethiopia's Afar and Oromia regions have been hit by several earthquakes and tremors since the beginning of 2025. The strongest, with a magnitude of 5.7, struck on 4 January. The US Geological Survey and the German Research ...
Earth Sciences
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A kind of umbilical cord between different quantum states can be found in some materials. Researchers at TU Wien have now shown that this "umbilical cord" is generic to many materials.
Condensed Matter
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In a world increasingly obsessed with cleanliness, antimicrobial chemicals have become a staple in everyday life. From soaps and cosmetics to cleaning sprays and period products, they promise to protect us by "killing 99.9% ...
Cell & Microbiology
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A recent study published by Dr. Shirad Galmor and colleagues in Environmental Archaeology examined the role played by foxes and wildcats at the Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (EPPNB) site of Aḥihud (Israel). The site was ...
Over half of our genomes consist of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life. Once dismissed as the "dark side" of the genome, researchers at ...
Evolution
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Eastern North America and Central Europe could see their most extreme heat waves become twice as intense as previously projected due to variations in soil moisture, according to a new study.
Earth Sciences
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