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Fluorescence timing identifies eight proteins in one cell with a single staining step
An international collaboration led by the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), Germany, has developed a labeling method that distingui
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Political shifts may shape how quickly Germany adopts electric cars and solar power
A new study conducted by the Climate Action Research Lab (CARL) at the University of Freiburg finds that electric cars and photovoltaic syst
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Prefer intricate shapes? You may also favor complex melodies
A shape can be considered complex because it has many sides. A complex melody may feature varied pitches and rhythms. Does the mind treat th
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Unevenness of global warming: Regional warming speedups emerge in waves
New research from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in collaboration with other institutions, highlights the fragmented and staggere
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Palette versus palate: Wine drinkers embrace a spectrum of wine colors
When a glass of red wine arrives at the table, most drinkers make a snap judgment before taking a sip. Is the color deep enough? Does the hu
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Two new reports show that Canada needs to do much more to tackle climate change
Global warming is expected to cross the 1.5°C temperature threshold—the lower limit of the Paris Agreement temperature goal—within a handful
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Study reveals how biological echo chambers form—and what can break them
Tropical army ants are known to form devastating armadas that march through forests eating other insects and small creatures. As they march,
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Earth shifted among five 'mega-climate' states over 539 million years, with extinctions spiking near transitions
Earth's climate has undergone dramatic changes throughout its history, but new research suggests those changes may not have been as random a
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NASA's Hubble seeks lensed supernova, marks 200,000 orbits
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth on Sept. 19, marking another milestone for an observatory that cont
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Making sense of shallow-water waves with advanced statistics
When ocean waves reach shallow water, their complex interactions can produce lower-frequency infragravity waves. These waves strongly affect
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Natural compound from soil bacteria offers new approach to treating drug-resistant tuberculosis
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 10 million people contract tuberculosis (TB) each year. It is one of the deadlie
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Reinvestigation of 6,800-year-old site in Serbia reveals larger settlement and egalitarian social structure
Southeastern Europe and the Balkans are a key region for understanding the European Neolithic. Many ways of life and economic systems that c
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It's the small things: Treating something as even slightly significant affects motivation
When Fan Yang's children came home complaining about a crafting class, they had a particularly strong advocate.
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Soil heterogeneity helps bacteria find nutrients
Microorganisms regulate key processes in soils and aquifers, including nutrient cycling, carbon turnover and contaminant degradation. Many b
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Workers with psychological capital are better prepared to weather increasing work stress
Workers in the U.S. are feeling the strain of stress and economic uncertainty, and nearly two in five U.S. workers (37%) believe their work
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Uncovering gravity's impact on the human genome
The Human Genome Project was launched in 1990, preceded by decades of breakthroughs in genetics. It eventually gave us a sequence of the hum
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The far side of the moon provides clues to a past magnetic field
Unlike Earth, the moon no longer has a core-generated magnetic field. On our planet, the movement of liquid iron in the outer core generates
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Brain organoids uncover how primates develop different brain shapes
Most primate species have relatively large brains with surfaces marked by pronounced bulges and furrows. This is not the case with common ma
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Past emissions from top polluters will keep the planet warmer for decades to come
If someone leaves the faucet running in your bathroom and the house floods, it's easy to assign responsibility for the damage. But for other
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Kibble with microbial proteins appeals to cats and dogs in new study
In a new study, cats and dogs showed a short-term preference for kibble containing some protein derived from microorganisms over kibble cont
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Future of Amazon rainforest may hinge on Brazil presidential election
A general election in Brazil next month is widely seen as a choice between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former pre
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A horse named Pea is first to test focused ultrasound treatment of skin tumors called sarcoids
There is no "one-fix-for-all" solution for sarcoids, said Sophie Bogers, an assistant professor of large animal surgery. Many require chemot
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Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in range of natural and drinking water sources
A new study has found that chemicals that can affect fertility and reproductive health are contaminating natural and drinking water supplies
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Did El Niño turn Hurricane Polo into the most powerful storm of the season?
The BBC's Courtney Sargent explains how El Niño could have rapidly turned Hurricane Polo into one of the Pacific season's most powerful stor
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