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'Cut-to-fuse' strategy: A new route for molecular skeletal editing
Restructuring a molecule without rebuilding it from scratch is an increasingly important goal in modern organic chemistry. Skeletal editing
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Tides can be mapped much more locally using a new method based on satellite images
When high or low tide occurs, the water does not necessarily rise and fall uniformly along the entire coastline. In fact, the height of the
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As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos
A new study suggests that El Ninos—the natural climatic chaos agent that pops up periodically and spikes global temperatures—are getting str
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Infection kills gut cells, while diet reshapes existing ones, fruit fly study finds
The intestines rely on different strategies to rebuild themselves in response to diet changes versus infections, according to a new Cornell
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Tropical Storm Karina strengthens into a hurricane in the Pacific, could be a major storm this week
Tropical Storm Karina strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday and could become a major storm this week, forecasters sai
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NASA's newest Roman space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe
NASA's newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like n
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New method tests magnet-powered braking for safer, more reusable spacecraft reentry
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new system to test magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for spacecraft reentering t
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The length of your online reviews may help scammers map your friends and target them
On the surface, posting online reviews looks like a win-win activity. It helps both businesses we like and people who might frequent them. B
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Know your pest pressure: Monitoring is the foundation for managing lucerne seed wasp
Lucerne seed wasp (LSW) is a serious pest in alfalfa crops, causing damage that is difficult to see in the field. Its larvae feed inside dev
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Aboriginal artists painted giant ancestral beings as colonization arrived, study finds
Slithering across the ceiling of an Australian rock shelter is a giant snake with a crocodile-like head, razor-sharp teeth and a long tongue
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Hollow-core fiber platform could help different quantum technologies connect
Quantum technologies promise secure communication networks, powerful forms of computing and new sensing tools. One of the major challenges,
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NASA's Roman telescope set to launch on cosmic mapping mission
NASA is preparing to launch its new flagship space telescope on Sunday, embarking on a multiyear mission to create an unprecedented map of t
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Scientists melted a diamond and cracked a secret of ice giants
Some of the strangest weather in the solar system doesn't happen on Earth or even in Jupiter's Great Red Spot—it happens in the interiors of
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Strategic irrigation stress can lift lucerne seed yield and returns
More water does not necessarily produce more alfalfa seed. A five-year trial near Keith, South Australia, found that strategically delaying
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Airborne tuberculosis bacteria may mutate as they dry, revealing a target to curb drug resistance
Tuberculosis bacteria released into the air from infected individuals dry out to form infectious particles that are second only to measles i
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How everyday household tasks impact relationships
The physical, cognitive and emotional loads of running a household should be recognized when examining the health of a couple's relationship
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Most people would sacrifice some life satisfaction in exchange for a more equal society
What kind of society would you rather live in: an equal one where everyone is just about getting by? Or an unequal one where most people are
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How plastic welds retain a molecular 'memory' of their former surfaces to strengthen pipe joints
Welding plastic is a critically important part of everyday engineering—especially for preventing leaks in underground water and gas pipes. F
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A never-before-seen picture of eagle migrations
In 1899, scientists began tracking avian migration by placing a small ring with an identifier around birds' ankles. Researchers then had to
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Takeaway cups may be releasing microplastics into your coffee
Single-use paper cups used for takeout coffee and other beverages release millions of microplastic particles when exposed to hot liquid, Uni
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Centuries of child labor left lasting spinal damage in Dutch children, study finds
Children in the postmedieval Dutch workforce worked so hard that their spines became worn and deformed, with some children affected before t
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Talking to your children about consent and sexual violence can be hard. Here's how to start the conversation
There have been multiple high-profile alleged incidents of sexual violence against women and girls in news headlines this month. Some involv
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Nano-sandwich photocathode improves solar conversion of CO₂ into ethanol
Czech researchers at Charles University in Prague, led by Pavla Eliášová, have developed an advanced photocathode that helps convert the gre
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Many cities buried urban streams. Here's how to bring them back
As many cities developed, streams that once flowed on the surface were buried underground to make way for growing infrastructure. However, a
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