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Plants & Animals
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Artificial intelligence helps scientists engineer plants to fight climate change

Nanophysics
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Ultrasensitive photonic crystal detects single particles down to 50 nanometers

Ecology
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Scientists map soil RNA to fungal genomes to understand forest ecosystems

Materials Science
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Researchers show it's possible to teach old magnetic cilia new tricks

Earth Sciences
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Mantle heat may have boosted Earth's crust 3 billion years ago

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Cell & Microbiology
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Study suggests that cells possess a hidden communication system

Evolution
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Researcher finds that wood frogs evolved rapidly in response to road salts

Bio & Medicine
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Imaging technique shows new details of peptide structures

Bio & Medicine
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Cows' milk particles used for effective oral delivery of drugs

Ecology
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Diversity and productivity go branch-in-branch: Scientists share which forests can adapt to climate change

Plants & Animals
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Evolutionary biologists show that the color variants of female cuckoos are based on ancient mutations

Environment
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New research confirms plastic production is directly linked to plastic pollution

Molecular & Computational biology
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Researchers uncover 'parallel universe' in tomato genetics

Ecology
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Laser technology offers breakthrough in detecting illegal ivory

Paleontology & Fossils
26

These giant, prehistoric salmon had tusk-like teeth

Ecology
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Can climate change accelerate transmission of malaria? New research sheds light on impacts of temperature

Analytical Chemistry
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New method could cut waste from drug production

Plants & Animals
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International study produces a comprehensive 'tree of life' for flowering plants

Plants & Animals
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How evolution has optimized the magnetic sensor in birds

Superconductivity
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Scientists tune the entanglement structure in an array of qubits

Condensed Matter
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A shade closer to more efficient organic photovoltaics

Condensed Matter
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A novel universal light-based technique to control valley polarization in bulk materials

Molecular & Computational biology
22

Testing how well biomarkers work: New fluorescence microscopy method can improve resolution down to the Ångström scale

Earth Sciences
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Scientists demonstrate high-resolution lidar sees birth zone of cloud droplets, a first-ever remote observation

Bio & Medicine
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Bioelectronic chip detects vitamins C and D in saliva in under 20 minutes

Ecology
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New study reveals how parasites shape complex food webs

Optics & Photonics
12

Lead-vacancy centers in diamond as building blocks for large-scale quantum networks

Nanomaterials
37

Researchers create nanostructures for efficient and sustainable degradation of pollutants

Ecology
10

New method makes finding bat roosts easier for conservationists

Nanomaterials
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Research combines DNA origami and photolithography to move one step closer to molecular computers

Plants & Animals
22

Enhanced CRISPR method enables stable insertion of large genes into the DNA of higher plants

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Cell & Microbiology
15

Giant virus discovered in wastewater treatment plant infects deadly parasite

Earth Sciences
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Climate change supercharged a heat dome, intensifying 2021 fire season, study finds

Archaeology
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Social change may explain decline in genetic diversity of the Y chromosome at the end of the Neolithic period

Nanomaterials
34

Nanofibers rid water of hazardous dyes: Researchers develop efficient filters based on cellulose waste

Nanophysics
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New model extends theory of pattern formation to the nano-cosmos

Biochemistry
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AI designs active pharmaceutical ingredients quickly and easily based on protein structures

Nanomaterials
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Crinkled coatings could prevent medical implants from failing

Earth Sciences
12

Airborne observations of Asian monsoon sees ozone-depleting substances lofting into the stratosphere

Cell & Microbiology
11

Biomolecular condensates: Study reveals poor predictive power of established liquid-liquid phase separation assays

Analytical Chemistry
1

Scientists develop novel liquid metal alloy system to synthesize diamond under moderate conditions

Biochemistry
1

A chemical mystery solved—the reaction that explains large carbon sinks

Evolution
1

A key gene helps explain how the ability to glide has emerged over-and-over during marsupial evolution

Superconductivity
18

Scientists develop novel one-dimensional superconductor

Astronomy
29

International team detects eruption of mega-magnetic star in nearby galaxy

Archaeology
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Scientists use ancient DNA, historical context to unravel kinship, social practices of Avar society

Plants & Animals
16

Vast DNA tree of life for plants revealed by global science team using 1.8 billion letters of genetic code

Bio & Medicine
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Engineers muffle invading pathogens with a 'molecular mask'

Analytical Chemistry
52

Some cannabis rolling papers may contain unhealthy levels of heavy metals

Ecology
19

Hidden biosphere discovered beneath world's driest hot desert

Cell & Microbiology
14

Unveiling the mysteries of cell division in embryos with timelapse photography

Cell & Microbiology
32

Researchers unveil PI3K enzyme's dual accelerator and brake mechanisms

Astronomy
29

Black hole 'traffic jams' discovered in galactic centers by astronomers

Paleontology & Fossils
22

Exceptionally well-preserved shark fossils from the time of the dinosaurs identified in Mexico

Cell & Microbiology
8

COVID-19 virus disrupts protein production: Researcher discusses her recent findings

Condensed Matter
39

Making light 'feel' a magnetic field like an electron would

Optics & Photonics
28

Light stands still in a deformed crystal

Planetary Sciences
35

Researchers find oldest undisputed evidence of Earth's magnetic field

Earth Sciences
46

Modeling broader effects of wildfires in Siberia

General Physics
101

Scientists at the MAJORANA Collaboration look for rule-violating electrons

Planetary Sciences
70

Lunar landforms indicate geologically recent seismic activity on the moon

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Space Exploration
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Japan's moon lander wasn't built to survive a weekslong lunar night. It's still going after 3