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Chinook salmon face unprecedented habitat challenges due to human-caused changes, research finds
Human activities are disrupting the reproductive success and habitat of Chinook salmon like this one. Credit: Joe Merz, UC Davis...
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Atmospheric oxidation and the creation of modern Mars
Paleoclimatic epochs on Mars. Credit: Natural communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47326-0 Like Earth, Mars formed about 4.5 billion years ago, but...
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Gene therapy that converts omega-6 fatty acids to omega-3 fatty acids in the body could combat the effects of childhood obesity
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 20% of children and adolescents are considered obese....
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Low and high folate levels during pregnancy linked to increased heart defects in babies
Dose-response association of maternal folate, vitamin B12, and homocysteine levels with risk of congenital heart disease (CHD) in offspring. Credit:...
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Satellite images trace emperor penguins’ struggle to survive
Emperor penguins need stable sea ice for 10 months per year to successfully breed and raise their chicks. Credit: Sophie...
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More housing in cities is possible without sacrificing green spaces, sustainability study finds
Local-scale impacts of urbanization on ecosystem services. Credit: npj Urban sustainability (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42949-024-00178-5 By 2050, the Netherlands will need...
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Swamps on the big screen reflect our feelings about wetlands, researchers say
Credit: Lauri Poldre from Pexels Maybe you've seen the meme. Classic movie characters covered up to their necks in mud,...
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New measurement method determines how immune cells actually migrate
Matrix deformation (arrows) around an NK92 immune cell as it migrates through a 3D collagen gel. Credit: Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg...
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Study explores physical origin of errors in spin qubit processor
The Diraq team builds quantum computers using the same technology as traditional transistor technology. Credit: Tanttu et al. To achieve...
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Study reveals plants have protein monitoring mechanism thought to exist only in animal cells
Images of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. In the plant on the right, the activity of the protein-RNA complex “U1...
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