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Saturday Citations: Bird news: Vultures as curators and a newly discovered interspecies warning call
This week, researchers reported that mild dietary stress supports healthy aging. Engineers created artificial neurons that can communicate directly with living cells. And dark energy observations suggest that the universe ...
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Earth Sciences
Millions of buildings at risk from sea level rise, analysis finds
Sea level rise could put more than 100 million buildings across the Global South at risk of regular flooding if fossil fuel emissions are not curbed quickly, according to a new McGill-led study published in npj Urban Sustainability.
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Stabilization of neuropathy scores seen after gene editing therapy for rare nerve disease
University College London's National Amyloidosis Center leads a multinational team reporting that a single infusion of an in vivo gene-editing therapy (nexiguran ziclumeran) produced rapid, deep, and durable reductions in ...
AI could make it easier to create bioweapons that bypass current security protocols
Artificial intelligence is transforming biology and medicine by accelerating the discovery of new drugs and proteins and making it easier to design and manipulate DNA, the building blocks of life. But as with most new technologies, ...
Most aspirin use in middle-aged adults may be unnecessary under new assessment
Rochester General Hospital, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and Aga Khan University report that applying newer cardiovascular risk equations could sharply reduce the number of middle-aged adults considered ...
Prediabetes remission possible without dropping pounds, new study finds
There's a long-held belief in diabetes prevention that weight loss is the main way to lower disease risk. Our new study challenges this.
Diabetes
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Swiss solar furnaces recycling watchmakers' waste metal
A Swiss company inaugurated two solar furnaces on Friday in a watchmaking city, aimed at melting down and recycling the key industry's steel offcuts by using green energy.
Energy & Green Tech
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Restoring order to dividing cancer cells may halt triple negative breast cancer spread
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggressive and hardest forms of breast cancer to treat, but a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine suggests a surprising way to stop it from spreading. Researchers ...
Oncology & Cancer
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Study of 86 chikungunya outbreaks reveals unpredictability in size and severity
The symptoms come on quickly—acute fever, followed by debilitating joint pain that can last for months. Though rarely fatal, the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness, can be particularly severe for high-risk individuals, ...
Medical research
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Tiny sugars in the brain disrupt emotional circuits, fueling depression
Depression is a serious disorder that disrupts daily life through lethargy, sleep disturbance, and social withdrawal, and also increases the risk of suicide. The number of depression patients has steadily increased over the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
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The Future is Interdisciplinary
Find out how ACS can accelerate your research to keep up with the discoveries that are pushing us into science’s next frontier
Medical Xpress
Couples should never go to bed angry, right? It might be time to rethink that
CT scan changes over one year predict outcomes in fibrotic lung disease
Tiny sugars in the brain disrupt emotional circuits, fueling depression
Newly discovered key switch for cellular energy balance could pave way for Parkinson's disease therapies
Unusual heart rhythm disorder is surprisingly common in patients with long COVID
Scientists uncover why mental maps fade with age
Glioblastomas affect much more than just the brain, scientists discover
How better software choices could cut US health care costs
Nearly 100 sickened aboard Royal Caribbean ship with norovirus
Tech Xplore
Swiss solar furnaces recycling watchmakers' waste metal
Amazon is overhauling its devices to take on Apple in the AI era
Spinel-type sulfide semiconductors achieve room-temperature light emission across violet to orange spectrum
Humanoid robots in the home? Not so fast, says expert
Can AI technology help solve societal environmental and health issues?
Cobalt exsolution technique boosts solid oxide fuel cell performance
Virtual Jesus? People of faith divided as AI enters religion
How Canada can support rural regions in its net-zero transition
China trials 'energy-saving' underwater data centers
Concrete 'battery' now packs 10 times the power
Polymers with ultralow dielectric loss show potential for 6G telecommunications
Lighting the way for electric vehicles by using streetlamps as chargers
Quantum computing can make HVAC systems smarter and greener
Diabetes drugs show promise for treatment of alcohol use disorder
The excessive and uncontrolled consumption of alcohol, which can culminate in the development of alcohol use disorder or alcoholism, is widespread in many countries worldwide. Individuals diagnosed with alcohol use disorder ...
Densifying argyrodite could prevent dendrite formation in all-solid-state batteries
All-solid-state batteries are emerging energy storage solutions in which flammable liquid electrolytes are substituted by solid materials that conduct lithium ions. In addition to being safer than lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) ...
Energy harvesters surpass Carnot efficiency using non-thermal electron states
Harnessing quantum states that avoid thermalization enables energy harvesters to surpass traditional thermodynamic limits such as Carnot efficiency, report researchers from Japan. The team developed a new approach using a ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 3, 2025
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Molecular coating cleans up noisy quantum light
Quantum technologies demand perfection: one photon at a time, every time, all with the same energy. Even tiny deviations in the number or energy of photons can derail devices, threatening the performance of quantum computers ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 3, 2025
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Cascadia megathrust earthquake could trigger San Andreas fault
When the tectonic subduction zone beneath the Pacific Northwest moves, it does so in dramatic fashion. Not only is ground shaking from a magnitude 9+ earthquake incredibly destructive, the event triggers tsunamis and landslides ...
Earth Sciences
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Accelerated Gulf of Maine warming may pose a serious threat to American lobsters
The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99% of the world's oceans, raising concerns for its $2 billion-a-year American lobster fishery. Scientists at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS have been studying the impacts of ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2025
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Scientists create natural plastics for everyday packaging
Researchers have transformed food waste sugars into natural plastic films that could one day replace petroleum-based packaging, offering compostable alternatives to commonly used plastics for food and agricultural films like ...
Biotechnology
Oct 3, 2025
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Newly discovered key switch for cellular energy balance could pave way for Parkinson's disease therapies
A key switch for cellular energy balance has been discovered in cells, and it could potentially become the target of new therapies for diseases ranging from Parkinson's to rare disorders caused by defects in mitochondria.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
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Unique videos show how trawling restrictions bring back life to the sea
Trawling restrictions not only benefit fish and shellfish; anemones and corals are also becoming more common, according to a new study from the University of Gothenburg. Twenty-six years of underwater videos from the depths ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2025
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Ultra-thin sodium films offer low-cost alternative to gold and silver in optical technologies
From solar panels to next-generation medical devices, many emerging technologies rely on materials that can manipulate light with extreme precision. These materials—called plasmonic materials—are typically made from expensive ...
Nanophysics
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Undergrad students deploy applications to geosynchronous satellite 22,236 miles above Earth
For many college students, satellites are faint dots crossing the sky on clear nights. These objects are background details from science fiction to reality, like GPS, satellite radio, and WiFi.
Australia's new food security strategy: What's on the table, and what's missing?
In 2023, a parliamentary inquiry into food security was held in Australia. This involves the government asking for public and expert advice on key issues to make better decisions.
First wolf-dog hybrid confirmed in Greece
A prominent Greek wildlife group on Friday said it had confirmed the first case of a wolf-dog hybrid in the north of the country.
Novel method for controlling Faraday rotation in conductive polymers
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed a novel method for controlling the optical rotation of conductive polymer polythiophene in a magnetic field at low voltage. This method combines the "Faraday rotation" ...
New telescope cuts through space noise in hunt for distant Earth-like worlds
EU researchers are developing powerful new telescopes to help uncover Earth-like planets around distant stars and advance the search for extraterrestrial life.
Even short school breaks can affect student learning unevenly across socioeconomic backgrounds
The COVID-19 pandemic affected people worldwide disproportionately, with economically disadvantaged households facing a heavier burden. Children were also affected since schools and classes were closed to contain the virus.
Counting plastic reveals hidden waste and sparks action
Online supermarket shopping is fueling Britain's plastic waste crisis because packaging is less visible to consumers, according to new research from the Revolution Plastics Institute at the University of Portsmouth.
Around the world, migrants are being deported at alarming rates—how did this become normalized?
Under President Donald Trump, the United States is expanding its efforts to detain and deport non-citizens at an alarming rate. In recent months, the Trump administration made deals with a number of third states to receive ...
Mysterious molecule found on brown dwarf casts further doubt on potential signs of life on Venus
Brown dwarfs: too small to be stars, too big to be planets.
Why coral reefs damaged by blast fishing struggle to recover—even after decades
When we think about rapid decline in coral reefs, climate change is often the first culprit that comes to mind—bringing heat waves, bleaching events, and intensified cyclones.
Climate shifts alter nectar supply and quality in New Zealand native plants
New research from the University of Waikato shows how nectar supply varies with changes to climate, offering sweet insights for industry and conservation alike.
Too hot to harvest: Rising heat threatens farm labor and food security
Imagine a farm in 2050. It's summer and solar radiation and humidity are peaking. Fruit picking machines hum and cooling mist sprays overhead. In the haze, a robot stands among the rows of fruit. It scans two strawberries—one ...
Why climate change adaptation is a key piece of our climate risk puzzle
Many Australians will have been reading up recently on whether they are likely to be among the 1.5 million reported to be at risk of sea level rise or the 190% increase in heat-related deaths in Sydney.
Anthropologist addresses artificial intelligence and the authority we give to it
As people embrace ChatGPT and other large language models, University of Michigan anthropologist Webb Keane says it's easy for people to imbue AI with a human, or even god-like, authority.
Would cockroaches really survive a nuclear apocalypse?
The 2008 film Wall-E depicted Earth as a post-apocalyptic wasteland with nothing on it but the abandoned remnants of human society and a forlorn, trash-compacting robot. The titular robot's only living company is a surprisingly ...
Humpback calves need 38 times more energy after birth than in womb
The energy required for newborn humpback calves to grow after birth is 38 times greater than what they needed inside the womb according to research from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology ...
Scientists create natural plastics for everyday packaging
Researchers have transformed food waste sugars into natural plastic films that could one day replace petroleum-based packaging, offering compostable alternatives to commonly used plastics for food and agricultural films like ...
Typhoon Bualoi death toll in Vietnam tops 50
The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi in Vietnam rose above 50, the government said Friday, with more than a dozen people still missing days after the storm triggered widespread flooding.
Not all 'A's: Unconventional paths that led to Nobels
Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP spoke to recounted how they cut class, got expelled, and had doubts about their future.
A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say
About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets, according to the EAT-Lancet Commission, which brought ...
