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Cambodian leader orders Mekong safe zones to save rare dolphins

Cambodian leader orders Mekong safe zones to save rare...

Cambodian premier Hun Sen on Monday ordered the creation of conservation zones on...

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Self-assembling proteins can store cellular 'memories'

Self-assembling proteins can store cellular 'memories'

As cells perform their everyday functions, they turn on a variety of genes and cellular...

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New method precisely locates gene activity and proteins across tissues

New method precisely locates gene activity and proteins...

A new method can illuminate the identities and activities of cells throughout an...

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New expansion microscopy methods magnify research's impact

New expansion microscopy methods magnify research's impact

Unprecedented views of the interior of cells and other nanoscale structures are...

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Researchers uncover evidence of 'hidden state' involving common ion

Researchers uncover evidence of 'hidden state' involving...

While conducting an otherwise straightforward investigation into the assembly mechanism...

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Bile acid improves intrauterine growth retardation metabolism in piglets

Bile acid improves intrauterine growth retardation metabolism...

Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), defined as the impaired growth and development...

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New measurements of galaxy rotation lean toward modified gravity as an explanation for dark matter

New measurements of galaxy rotation lean toward modified...

Although dark matter is a central part of the standard cosmological model, it's...

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Chinese astronomers detect over 100 new open clusters

Chinese astronomers detect over 100 new open clusters

By analyzing the data from ESA's Gaia satellite, astronomers from the Shanghai Astronomical...

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Quasicrystal formed during accidental electrical discharge

Quasicrystal formed during accidental electrical discharge

A team of researchers from Università di Firenze, the University of South Florida,...

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How science fiction predicted recent high-tech developments in chemistry

How science fiction predicted recent high-tech developments...

Real-world technology is often foretold by science fiction. In 1927, characters...

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Basmati rice: The new authenticity rules aiming to remove sub-standard varieties from the market

Basmati rice: The new authenticity rules aiming to remove...

Basmati is the most popular specialty rice in the UK, adding extra flavor and subtlety...

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Researchers discover that soap film on bubbles is cooler than the air around it

Researchers discover that soap film on bubbles is cooler...

A team of researchers at Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, has discovered that the...

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Digital nomad visas offer the best of two worlds: What you should know before you go

Digital nomad visas offer the best of two worlds: What...

Imagine starting your work day with a fresh coconut juice perched by your laptop...

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The sky isn't just blue—airglow makes it green, yellow and red too

The sky isn't just blue—airglow makes it green, yellow...

Look up on a clear sunny day and you will see a blue sky. But is this the true color...

Nigeria has a coastal litter problem: It's time to clean...

Bottles. Plastic bags. Surgical facemasks. These are just some of the 29,029 items...

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A brief history of statistics in soccer: Why actual goals remain king in predicting who will win

A brief history of statistics in soccer: Why actual goals...

In 2017, BBC's Match of the Day introduced a new statistic in their post-match summaries...

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Five human technologies inspired by nature—from velcro to racing cars

Five human technologies inspired by nature—from velcro...

Nature has, over millions of years, evolved solutions to adapt to an array of challenges....

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Deep learning may help to prevent salmon escapes in rough seas

Deep learning may help to prevent salmon escapes in rough...

Artificial intelligence can be of great benefit underwater and SINTEF, in collaboration...

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Study explores topological beaming of light

Study explores topological beaming of light

Nanophotonic light emitters are compact and versatile devices with wide-ranging...

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NASA and HAARP conclude asteroid experiment

NASA and HAARP conclude asteroid experiment

A powerful transmitter in remote Alaska sent long wavelength radio signals into...

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Solar-powered cells: Light-activated proton pumps generate cellular energy, extend life

Solar-powered cells: Light-activated proton pumps generate...

New research in the journal Nature Aging takes a page from the field of renewable...

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Two CubeSats to shed light on space weather disturbances

Two CubeSats to shed light on space weather disturbances

Two CubeSats, or small satellites, are on a quest to provide insight on space weather...

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Museum scientists describe and name 351 new species in 2022

Museum scientists describe and name 351 new species in...

From research trips to remote locations, to combing through the 80 million objects...

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US ignored own scientists' warning in backing Atlantic wind farm

US ignored own scientists' warning in backing Atlantic...

U.S. government scientists warned federal regulators the South Fork offshore wind...

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Despite 3M's phase-out, problem of cleaning up PFAS remains

Despite 3M's phase-out, problem of cleaning up PFAS remains

3M announced in mid-December that it's phasing out a family of harmful chemicals,...

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New rockets, more spacecraft to take flight in 2023 from Space Coast

New rockets, more spacecraft to take flight in 2023 from...

It's slated to be a busy year of rocket launches from the Space Coast with a pace...

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Six climate breakthroughs that made 2022 a step toward net zero

Six climate breakthroughs that made 2022 a step toward...

The damage caused by climate change over this past year was at times so immense...

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Miracle or mirage? Atmospheric rivers end California drought year with heavy snow and rain

Miracle or mirage? Atmospheric rivers end California drought...

After the driest start to any year on record, California will end 2022 with snow-capped...

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Skiing in the Alps faces a bleak future thanks to climate change

Skiing in the Alps faces a bleak future thanks to climate...

Skiing was introduced into the Alps comparatively late in the 1880s, with the first...

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How to make honeycomb at home

How to make honeycomb at home

Honeycomb, or cinder toffee, isn't difficult to make, but it reveals the complex...

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Time is running out for countries to agree rules on deep-sea mining

Time is running out for countries to agree rules on deep-sea...

If governments don't meet a July 2023 deadline to draw up regulations governing...

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The best science fiction television to watch out for in 2023

The best science fiction television to watch out for in...

From new seasons of The Mandalorian and Severance to a much-anticipated adaptation...

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Gravitational wave hunters will get an ultracool new tool in 2023

Gravitational wave hunters will get an ultracool new tool...

We have been detecting gravitational waves since 2015, but there is still much more...

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Bird flu vaccination may be the only way to have free-range chickens

Bird flu vaccination may be the only way to have free-range...

Tens of millions of poultry are being kept indoors or have been slaughtered because...

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Telling the story of Antarctica through 100 objects

Telling the story of Antarctica through 100 objects

The 250th anniversary of the first documented crossing of the Antarctic circle is...

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EU's Artificial Intelligence Act will lead the world on regulating AI

EU's Artificial Intelligence Act will lead the world on...

The European Union is set to create the world's first broad standards for regulating...

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The best science fiction books out in 2023

The best science fiction books out in 2023

CERN-inspired stories, a feminist retelling of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four...

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Wildcat review: Come for cute animals, stay for nuanced psychology

Wildcat review: Come for cute animals, stay for nuanced...

An unusual nature documentary features a battle-scarred soldier who finds salvation...

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A factory will soon start making green food from air and electricity

A factory will soon start making green food from air and...

Solar Foods will grow bacteria using carbon dioxide from the air and hydrogen produced...

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When did hominins start cooking? It might be earlier than we thought

When did hominins start cooking? It might be earlier than...

We know for certain cooking isn't unique to our species and that it was going on...

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Why we probably won't get new covid-19 vaccines in 2023

Why we probably won't get new covid-19 vaccines in 2023

Any new covid-19 vaccine must be better than the ones we already have, setting a...

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The best films of 2023, from Dune: Part Two to Patrick and the Whale

The best films of 2023, from Dune: Part Two to Patrick...

From blockbuster sci-fi to epic biopics and jaw-dropping documentaries, here are...

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The best popular science books out in 2023

The best popular science books out in 2023

Discover a quantum world of numbers, the amazing new science of the human electrome...

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Achieving nuclear fusion would be building on the shoulders of giants

Achieving nuclear fusion would be building on the shoulders...

It took generations of work by engineers and scientists to reach this month’s nuclear...

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Largest ever animal may have been Triassic ichthyosaur super-predator

Largest ever animal may have been Triassic ichthyosaur...

New fossil discoveries show predatory marine reptiles from 200 million years ago...

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2023 could mark a turning point for the Amazon rainforest

2023 could mark a turning point for the Amazon rainforest

New political leaders in Brazil and Colombia have promised to protect the rainforest,...

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How sounds from space are revealing otherwise hidden cosmic phenomena

How sounds from space are revealing otherwise hidden cosmic...

Turning astrophysical data into audio has led to all sorts of surprising discoveries,...

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Spacecraft are heading to a metal asteroid and Jupiter's moons in 2023

Spacecraft are heading to a metal asteroid and Jupiter's...

The JUICE and Psyche mission are set to blast off in 2023, with the aim of studying...

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AI made it possible to create a picture of almost anything in 2022

AI made it possible to create a picture of almost anything...

The rapid rise of text-to-image generators powered by artificial intelligence has...

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The truth behind melatonin and why it may not help you sleep

The truth behind melatonin and why it may not help you...

Millions of people take melatonin to help them nod off, treat jet lag and cope with...