Chang’e 6 probe returns: China invites scientists worldwide to study lunar samples, noting U.S. ban ( www.fastcompany.com )
How light can vaporize water without the need for heat ( news.mit.edu )
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Ingestible Microbiome Sampling Pill Technology Advances ( engineering.tufts.edu )
Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders: Chinese institutions dominate the top spots ( www.nature.com )
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Fishy Parenting? Punishing Offspring Encourages Cooperation ( www.omu.ac.jp )
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‘Synthetic’ Cell Shown to Follow Chemical Directions and Change Shape, a Vital Biological Function ( www.hopkinsmedicine.org )
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Studies Uncover the Critical Role of Sleep in the Formation of Memories ( www.michiganmedicine.org )
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Novel temperatures are already widespread beneath the world’s tropical forest canopies ( www.nature.com )
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Chinese scientists’ cell therapy jab may treat asthma, keeping it at bay long term with a single shot: study ( www.scmp.com )
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Nocturnal heat exposure and stroke risk ( academic.oup.com )
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Study reveals 100,000-year evolution from wild to domesticated rice ( english.news.cn )
World’s brightest X-rays: China first in Asia to build next-generation synchrotron ( www.nature.com )
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How Wasps Make Use of Biological Weapons To Conquer Their Prey ( www.inverse.com )
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Plant Virus Treatment Shows Promise in Fighting Metastatic Cancers in Mice ( today.ucsd.edu )
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See the most detailed map of human brain matter ever created ( www.popsci.com )
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How cannabis and psilocybin might help some of the 50 million Americans who are experiencing chronic pain ( theconversation.com )
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A Common Sleeping Pill May Reduce Build-Up of Alzheimer's Proteins, Study Finds ( www.sciencealert.com )
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Researchers Discover New Target for Potential Leukemia Therapy ( www.dana-farber.org )
New Research on Animal Communication Shows Their Cultures Are Often Complex and Cumulative ( sentientmedia.org )
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The face of a Neanderthal from 75,000 years ago has been found by scientists ( www.infoterkiniviral.com )
A woman in her 40s was meticulously arranged in a gully and her left hand curled beneath her head when she was laid to rest in a cave in Iraqi Kurdist
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Tsetse Fly Protein Provides Anti-Clotting Agent with its Own On-Off Switch ( www.sydney.edu.au )
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Yellowstone magma reservoirs contain between only 5% and 15% molten material. Typically, you need at least 50% melt for it to mobilize and begin moving toward the surface making eruption unlikely. ( eos.org )
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UNC-Chapel Hill Researchers Create Artificial Cells that Act like Living Cells ( research.unc.edu )
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The Unusual Language That Linguists Thought Couldn’t Exist ( nautil.us )
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