When clouds flock together
Scientists discover that clumping clouds supercharge storms in surprising ways.
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Achieving lasting remission for HIV
Promising trials using engineered antibodies suggest that “functional cures” may be in reach.
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Flying with whales: Drones are remaking marine mammal research
Aerial drones are giving scientists a new view of life at sea.
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How close are we to solid state batteries for electric vehicles?
Superionic materials promise greater range, faster charges and more safety.
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How the cavefish lost its eyes—again and again
Mexican tetras in pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs.
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Using pollen to make paper, sponges, and more
Reengineered, pollen could become a range of eco-friendly objects.
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How a mysterious particle could explain the Universe’s missing antimatter
New experiments focused on understanding the enigmatic neutrino may offer insights.
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Mighty mitochondria: Cell powerhouses harnessed for healing
Researchers hope a new technique can treat a variety of damaged organs.
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How farmers can help rescue water-loving birds
Bird-friendly agriculture can assist in helping waterbirds with rest stops along their seasonal migration routes.
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Ghost forests are growing as sea levels rise
As trees choked by saltwater die along low-lying coasts, marshes may move in.
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How did eastern North America form?
Collisions hold lessons for how the edges of continents are built and change over time.
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Everything you need to know about bird flu
H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s.
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For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids
Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations.
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Huh? The valuable role of interjections
Utterances like um, wow, and mm-hmm aren’t garbage—they keep conversations flowing.
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Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history
As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far side
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Return of the California Condor
North America’s largest bird disappeared from the wild in the late 1980s.
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Solving renewable energy’s sticky storage problem
When the Sun doesn’t shine and the wind is calm, humankind still needs power.
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Can desalination quench agriculture’s thirst?
Some say it’s a costly pipe dream; others say it’s part of the future.
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Cracking the recipe for perfect plant-based eggs
Hint: It involves finding exactly the right proteins.
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The amorous adventures of earwigs
Elaborate courtship, devoted parenthood, gregarious nature (and occasional cannibalism)—earwigs have a lot going for them.
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When ribosomes go rogue
Unusual variations in the cellular protein factory can skew development, help cancer spread, and more. But ribosome variety may also play biological roles, scientists say.
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Studies of migraine’s many triggers offer paths to new therapies
One class of drugs has already found success in treating the painful, common attacks.
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Sustainable building effort reaches new heights with wooden skyscrapers
Wood offers architects an alternative to carbon-intensive steel and concrete.
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Why a diabetes drug fell short of anticancer hopes
Studies suggested it could treat cancer, but the clinical trials were a bust.
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Your cells are dying. All the time.
Some go gently into the night. Others die less prettily.
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Hummingbirds thrive on an extreme lifestyle. Here’s how.
Nightly suspended animation, sugary diet, backwards flight, and long migrations help.
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Air pollution makes it harder for bees to smell flowers
Contaminants can alter plant odors and warp insects’ senses, disrupting the process of pollination.
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Are you a workaholic? Here’s how to spot the signs
Psychologists now view an out-of-control compulsion to work as an addiction.
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It’s not just us: Other animals change their social habits in old age
Long-term studies reveal what elderly deer, sheep, and macaques are up to in their later years.
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Animals use physics? Let us count the ways
Cats twist and snakes slide, exploiting and negotiating physical laws.
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To help with climate change, carbon capture will have to evolve
The technologies are useful tools but have yet to move us away from fossil fuels.
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The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles
We need new fuels as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil.
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Nature interrupted: Impact of the US-Mexico border wall on wildlife
Scientists are working to understand how the barrier is affecting the area’s biodiversity.
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Radioactive drugs strike cancer with precision
Tumor-seeking radiopharmaceuticals promise targeted treatments with fewer side effects.
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Cleaning up cow burps to combat global warming
New tools for lowering methane emissions from livestock are on their way.
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A scientific mission to save the sharks
Despite protection measures, these fish are among the most endangered animals.
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