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Research Preview: Science Magazine – March 22, 2024

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Science Magazine – March 21, 2024: The new issue features ‘Looking for Love’ – Revealing the genetic basis of mate preference…

Mars rover probes ancient shoreline for signs of life

Plans for Perseverance to explore past crater rim may be in jeopardy

More math, less “math war”

A false “equity versus excellence” debate over mathematics curricula has long disrupted education in the United States

A genetic cause of male mate preference

A gene for mate preference has been shared between hybridizing butterfly species

Collateral impacts of organic farming

Clustering organic cropland can reduce pesticide use on nearby conventional farms

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – March 21, 2024

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Nature Magazine – March 20, 2024: The latest issue cover features ‘Planet Eaters’ – The stars that capture and ingest nearby worlds…

How OpenAI’s text-to-video tool Sora could change science – and society

OpenAI’s debut of its impressive Sora text-to-video tool has raised important questions.

Blockbuster obesity drug leads to better health in people with HIV

Semaglutide reduces weight and fat accumulation associated with the antiretroviral regimen that keeps HIV at bay.

These ‘movies’ of proteins in action are revealing the hidden biology of cells

A burgeoning technique called time-resolved cryo-EM is granting insights into the tiny motors and devices that power life.

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Research Preview: Science Magazine – March 15, 2024

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Science Magazine – March 15, 2024: The new issue features ‘Fast Moving Magma’ – A large diking event preceded Iceland’s recent eruptive episodes…

Efforts to screen kids for type 1 diabetes multiply

Blood tests can detect the disease process early, avoiding complications and aiding treatment

‘Damning’ FDA inspection report undermines Alzheimer’s drug

Inspectors faulted analyses of clinical trial samples by Hoau-Yan Wang for drug developer Cassava Sciences

Seafloor fiber-optic cables become sensor stations

“Smart cables” will detect earthquakes, tsunamis, and global warming

‘I’m not Tony’: Anthony Fauci’s heir vows new direction at NIAID

Jeanne Marrazzo, an HIV prevention researcher, sees need for more “holistic” approach to community health problems

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – March 14, 2024

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Nature Magazine – March 13, 2024: The latest issue cover features ‘Burning Question’ – How drought conditions are driving overnight fires in North America…

A better way to charge a quantum battery

Batteries that store photons in atoms or molecules could retain their efficiency with wireless charging.

Geologists reject the Anthropocene as Earth’s new epoch — after 15 years of debate

But some are now challenging the vote, saying there were ‘procedural irregularities’.

Will these reprogrammed elephant cells ever make a mammoth?

The de-extinction company Colossal is the first to convert elephant cells to an embryonic state, but using them to make mammoths won’t be easy, say researchers.

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine – March 7, 2024

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Nature Magazine – March 6, 2024: The latest issue cover features ‘Flood Warning’ – Sinking land and rising sea pose increased threat to US coastal cities.…

Megafires are here to stay — and blaming only climate change won’t help

It’s not just global warming that’s driving the growth in destructive wildfires. Better land management is the first step to mitigating the risks.

Submerged volcano’s eruption was the biggest since the last ice age

Some 7,300 years ago, the Kikai volcano in Japan produced up to 457 cubic kilometres of ash and other debris.

‘Breakthrough’ allergy drug: injection protects against severe food reactions

A study suggests that the asthma treatment omalizumab can reduce the risk of dangerous allergic reactions to peanuts and other foods.

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Research Preview: Science Magazine – March 1, 2024

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Science Magazine – February 29, 2024: The new issue features ‘Protoplanetary Disk’ – Ultraviolet radiation drives rapid mass loss; What awaits scientist who take the witness stand; Nitrogen sneaks into carbon’s reaction; Endocannabinoids help shape spatial representation…

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Research Preview: Science Magazine – Feb 23, 2024

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Science Magazine – February 22, 2024: The new issue features ‘Snake Shift’ – Burst of evolutionary innovation occurred with the origin of snakes….

Solving the puzzle of Long Covid

Long Covid provides an opportunity to understand how acute infections cause chronic disease

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Research Preview: Science Magazine – Feb 16, 2024

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Science Magazine – February 15, 2024: The new issue features ‘A record drought in October 2023 that lowered the Amazon River near the Brazilian city of Tefé, revealing sand dunes and forcing local fishing boats to compete for spots.

Giant solar farms could provoke rainclouds in the desert

Updrafts from dark solar panels could fuel storms

X-ray survey bolsters theory of universe’s expansion

eROSITA telescope shows galaxies’ “clumpiness” matches predicted effect of dark energy, dark matter

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Research Preview: Science Magazine-February 9, 2024

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Science Magazine – February 8, 2024: The new issue features ‘Citrus Oils’ – How the fruits regulate oil gland development…

Researchers discover new kind of magnetism

More than 200 materials could be “altermagnets,” predicted just a few years ago

A thousand years of solitude

How did the first human settlers of the Canary Islands survive a millennium of isolation?

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Research Preview: Science Magazine-February 2, 2024

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Science Magazine – January 25, 2024: The new issue features ‘In Hot Water’ – How will El Niño change in a warmer world?; Herbivore impacts don’t depend on species origin; Reconstructing histories of sign language and more…