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How cells teach themselves to move together
Scientists have long wondered how cells organized into sheets begin to move together to form organs, especially when the sheets form closed,
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Health record analysis of one million cattle identifies early prevention as key to reducing feedlot respiratory deaths
New research involving more than 1 million Australian feedlot cattle has found that the strongest predictors of death from bovine respirator
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New 'devil flower' species discovered in Thai national park
Researchers have described a new species of leafless flowering plant found on the forest floor of a national park in western Thailand, and i
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Tracking emperor penguins from space
For the first time, geographers from Durham University have used freely available satellite radar images to track emperor penguins through t
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German cities reveal warmer nights in districts with more non-German residents
Urban heat adaptation will gain in importance as climate change progresses. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have
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Exotic pines in the Southern Hemisphere grow faster and are more drought-resistant, study reveals
A new study published in the journal Nature reveals that conifers planted outside their native range in the Southern Hemisphere not only gro
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Electric fish keep from blinding themselves with these brain cells
The brain cells you see in the above image help an African fish decode electric signals to spot prey, scan its murky surroundings and commun
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New clustering method uncovers hidden regularities in data
One dataset, one model? This approach does not always produce the most useful insights, as a dataset often contains many different relations
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Mammalian genes can combine to make previously unknown mRNAs and proteins
For decades, scientists have understood that each of the roughly 20,000 genes in the human body carries instructions for a single kind of pr
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Why lower-class workers are less likely to negotiate for higher pay—and how it could cost some nearly $800,000
Michele Gelfand has studied and taught negotiation for years. A professor of organizational behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Wind damage can trigger years of forest vulnerability
Windstorms are among the most important natural disturbances in Northern Europe, where they cause extensive tree mortality, timber losses an
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Young people often try to help in gun-related crises—but they need better tools
Nearly three-quarters of young people who witnessed or became aware of a firearm-related danger tried to help in some way, but many felt the
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Agentic AI accelerates search for crops that can harvest critical minerals
For too long, the United States has relied on foreign sources for most of the raw materials powering its technological future: the essential
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Many space missions are searching for life beyond Earth, but are we prepared for the fallout if they succeed?
Microbes from space have fueled the plots of science fiction mainstays like "Project Hail Mary" and "The Andromeda Strain." But with more sp
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Border toy screening finds 12% exceed toxic-metal limits
Nearly four out of five children's toys purchased in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez region contain at least one toxic element, according to a new
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Magnetic beads streamline large-scale analysis of disease-linked glycopeptides
A research team has developed a reliable, economical laboratory method that uses tiny magnetic beads to study proteins with sugar molecules
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New high-temperature, high-pressure isotope ratio analysis method developed for halogenated compounds
Halogenated organic compounds (HOCs) are widely used in industrial and consumer products, but some are highly persistent and difficult to an
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Single amino acid swap expands nanoparticle vaccine approach to influenza viruses
Influenza viruses constantly shapeshift to evade recognition by the immune system. This shapeshifting occurs in critical proteins like hemag
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Algorithm improves detection of differentially expressed genes in large single-cell trajectory data sets
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) is a method for measuring gene expression in individual cells, allowing observation of various cellul
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Firelight may have sparked human storytelling by extending social hours
New research from the University of St Andrews has developed a novel hypothesis of how firelight was critical to the evolution of sophistica
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Muddying the waters makes stickleback fish more coordinated, study finds
Stickleback fish can change their social behavior to help them find food in cloudy water, according to a new University of Bristol study pub
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Survey reveals marine biodiversity hotspot needs protection
An environmental DNA study by a multi-institutional research collaboration has revealed distinct regions of extraordinary marine biodiversit
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LEDs let archaeologists see the past in a new light
An archaeological excavation is a little like eating a layered cake: Once you have removed a layer, you cannot put it back. The problem beco
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To promote climate action, emotion may matter more than information
Every year, public authorities and nongovernmental organizations spend millions on communication campaigns designed to encourage people to t
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