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Zika virus assembles without protein segment long deemed essential
For years, scientists were certain that two factors were involved in the assembly of active, highly infectious Zika viruses in human cells:
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Pigeons' proposed inner-ear compass runs into a noise problem
A pigeon turning its head might seem an unlikely electricity generator. Yet one proposed explanation for the bird's magnetic sense depends o
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Typhoon Dujuan leaves seven dead in Japan from landslides, flooding
Typhoon Dujuan left seven people dead and five others missing Tuesday after the storm triggered landslides and flooding in the greater Tokyo
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UK to launch new military space squadron to protect satellites
Britain announced Wednesday that it will launch a new military space squadron to defend the country's satellites, the latest move as countri
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'Risk-free' matched betting? More than half of surveyed users report losses
A new peer-reviewed study from Bournemouth University has found a striking gap between how people perceive the risks of matched betting and
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Heat waves on land start earlier and develop faster, global analysis reveals
Heat waves over land worldwide are beginning earlier, ending later and occurring over longer seasons, while the first heat wave of the seaso
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Snapshots reveal key molecular machine in tropical parasites at near-atomic resolution
A study conducted by the University of Liège and Rockefeller University reveals, with near-atomic precision, the three-dimensional structure
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AI scans 4.6 million compounds in hours to predict hydrogen positions in drug-like molecules
New York University researchers have trained an AI model to learn chemical patterns associated with stability in drug-like molecules and acc
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Tech elite's new school aims to replace universities
The most powerful venture capital firm in Silicon Valley is starting a two-year private school intended to replace college, as some members
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Chile's Atacama Desert blossoms with life after El Niño rains
A display of flowers has bloomed across Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, after the El Niño climate phenomenon brou
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Agency says sea turtle eggs laid on California beaches are a first for the US West Coast
A reptile believed to be struggling in sand at a Southern California beach was simply making history: a sea turtle laying eggs on the U.S. W
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Livestock grazing may boost soil carbon storage in Iceland's subarctic grasslands
Grassland plants transfer large amounts of carbon to soil through their roots, and most of that carbon is stored underground. Therefore, pro
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Sensors and drones can help farmers improve crop quality while saving water
New research in Plants, People, Planet demonstrates how precision agriculture techniques involving drones and sensor-based irrigation can sa
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Analysis finds socioeconomic and health factors drive most disability approval disparities
A study in Contemporary Economic Policy examined whether racial and ethnic differences in U.S. disability insurance approval rates reflect d
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Research project identifies pathways to climate-resilient water and soil management
How can regions better adapt their water and soil resources to the impacts of climate change? After four years of research, the European col
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Having a baby in Denmark v the UK: How different is it?
Denmark and its Scandinavian neighbors often appear at the top of many of the world's "best of" lists, from happiest and least corrupt to th
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It's OK if managers step in to help their sales staff—but not too much
Workers in sales might roll their eyes when they deal with a micromanaging boss. But many customers actually appreciate it if a store manage
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How can parents handle squabbles between kids?
School vacations inevitably mean more squabbles. Longer days together, less structure and more sharing (of toys, screens, space and parental
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How the pro‑nicotine 'wellness' movement rebranded an addictive drug
An ironic development emerging alongside the "Make America Healthy Again" movement is the portrayal of nicotine as a wellness and performanc
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The secret to a perfect crystal may be a precisely calibrated extra turn
Creating a perfect crystal sounds straightforward: Arrange identical building blocks into a repeating, orderly structure. At the microscopic
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Queasy plesiosaurs swam to shore to vomit, Jurassic fossils reveal
Plesiosaurs swam into river deltas to vomit up shells and other indigestible elements of their marine meals, suggests new research published
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Injectable nanoparticles make blind retinas respond to light in preclinical study
An international research team has developed microscopic particles that can make blind retinas respond to light. The particles act as tiny l
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Corals show 'vaccine-like' responses after pathogen exposure
To boost corals' resilience amid rising sea temperatures and the spread of disease, KAUST researchers have found that controlled, low-level
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Tech solution that makes drone operations much more wildlife friendly
This summer, Norwegian news has reported (in Norwegian) multiple stories about Lofoten residents who shot at drones out of sheer frustration
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