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Research: New Scientist Magazine – January 7, 2023

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ISSUE 3420 | MAGAZINE COVER DATE: 7 January 2023 | New Scientist

New Scientist Magazine – January 7, 2023 issue:

The 12 innovations we need to save humanity and the planet

Which inventions should we prioritize to safeguard the environment and human health and happiness? From better batteries and photovoltaic paint to a universal vaccine precursor

The crystal growers behind the graphene revolution

Takashi Taniguchi and Kenji Watanabe create high-quality crystals that offer the perfect substrate on which to tailor-make two-dimensional materials with amazing electronic properties. They tell New Scientist how they grow their world-renowned crystals

Mysterious symbols in cave paintings may be earliest form of writing

Stone Age people in Europe appear to have recorded the reproductive habits of animals with markings on cave paintings, hinting at the early origins of writing

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Research Preview: Science Magazine – Dec 23, 2022

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Science Magazine – December 23, 2022 issue:

Mars’s magnetic field was long-lived, reversible

Study of famed meteorite by quantum microscope hints at planet’s prolonged habitability

Lessons on transparency from the glassfrog

Transparency in glassfrogs has potential implications for human blood clotting

Making modern medicines

The business side of drug development comes to the fore in a tale of two blockbuster blood cancer therapeutics

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Dec 22, 2022

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nature – December 22, 2022 issue:

One year. Ten stories.

As 2022 enters its final weeks, we look back on the past 12 months through the lens of Nature’s 10 — ten people who helped to shape science during the year. The cover takes its inspiration from the stunning images that have so far emerged from the James Webb Space Telescope. Launched on Christmas Day 2021, the telescope sent its first image back to Earth this summer and has since provided astronomers with views of the Universe in unprecedented detail.

Why does fat return after dieting? The microbiome might have a hand

Experiments on mice suggest that gut bacteria contribute to the post-diet rebound of fat tissue.

Blue diamonds from the deep Earth are all wet

Chemical analysis of rare gems suggests that seawater played a part in their creation.

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Previews: Science News Magazine – Dec 17, 2022

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Science News | The latest news from all areas of science

Science News (December 17, 2022) Issue:

In 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope brought us new views of the cosmos

Science News looks back at some of the most stunning images from the James Webb telescope’s first year in space.

Long considered loners, many marsupials may have complex social lives

Viruses other than the coronavirus made headlines in 2022

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Preview: New Scientist Magazine – Dec 17, 2022

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ISSUE 3417 | MAGAZINE COVER DATE: 17 December 2022 | New Scientist

New Scientist (December 17, 2022) issue:

How reindeer eyes change colour in winter to help them see in the dark

It turns out reindeers’ amazing night vision is thanks to a strange ‘mirror’ in their eyes called the tapetum lucidum that is extra sensitive to UV light

How a US civil war shipwreck became a template for marine conservation

The USS Monitor, an iconic piece of military history, sank 160 years ago. Now a marine sanctuary, the wreck has become an unlikely testbed for ocean conservation

NASA’s asteroid redirection spacecraft was a smashing success in 2022

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test aimed to change the orbit of the space rock Dimorphos, and it did so perfectly

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Dec 15, 2022

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Volume 612 Issue 7940 — Cover image: Daniel Kronauer

nature – December 15, 2022 issue:

Sharp laser beam reveals internal organs in stunning 3D

Scientists refine a technology that peers through bone to image sub-surface body parts.

Prehistoric carvings are oldest known story sequence

Two carved panels discovered in what is now Turkey illustrate a tale involving leopards and a bull.

Deadly skin cancer can shrink or vanish after T cells join the fray

Immune-cell-based therapy quashed tumour growth in some people with treatment-resistant melanoma.

A city’s sprawl triggers ominous changes underground

Rapid growth in a city in Central Africa is causing a landslide to speed up.

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Cover: American Scientist Magazine – Jan/Feb 2023

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Current Issue — *(Cover illustration by Sean Murtha.)*

American Scientist – January/February 2023 –

In “A New Picture of Dinosaur Nesting Ecology” (Perspective), paleontologist Daniel T. Ksepka offers an overview of these sweeping advances in his field, showcasing the spectrum of reproductive traits among the dinosaurs, often with surprising mixes of reptilian and avian traits.

A Deep Dive into Innovation

Groundbreaking innovations may appear to be strokes of genius, but they are most often the product of context, consequence, and coincidence.

Is Garlic Mustard an Invader or an Opportunist?

Originally thought of as simply harmful to native plants, this invasive herb has been spreading for far more complex reasons.

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Cover Preview: Scientific American – January 2023

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Scientific American – January 2023 issue:

New Human Metabolism Research Upends Conventional Wisdom about How We Burn Calories

Metabolism studies reveal surprising insights into how we burn calories—and how cooperative food production helped Homo sapiens flourish

How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements

Scientists have new evidence about how cosmic cataclysms forge gold, platinum and other heavy members of the periodic table

This Spiritual Tradition Could Be the Most Poetic Bereavement Therapy Ever Documented

A mourning ritual of dialogues with the dead speaks to the fragility of theological diversity

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Review: Scripps California Institute For Biomedical Research (CALIBR) At 10 YRS

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Calibr at Scripps Research is celebrating a major milestone, a decade of discovery. Take a look at the past 10 years of scientific innovation, and see what the next 10 years have in store.

The California Institute for Biomedical Research (Calibr) is a first-of-its-kind, nonprofit translational research institute dedicated to accelerating the next generation of medicines, celebrating its 10-year anniversary in 2022. Affiliated with Scripps Research—among the most innovative institutes worldwide—we spearhead drug discovery from a steady flow of pioneering science.

Our self-sustaining model encourages broad and bold exploration with far-reaching goals, yet rapid transition of our most successful, high-impact programs into the clinic. We pursue audacious and imaginative ideas—bridging scientific and technological advances to develop new medicines for unmet medical needs.

Learn more: https://www.scripps.edu/science-and-m…