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Invention improves ‘gene gun,’ targets efficiency gains in plant research
Women engineers celebrated as distinguished Ada Lovelace Medal awarded
Natural Sensors Help In Mapping Out Cells’ Own Biology
New Attack Can Make AI ‘See’ Whatever You Want
Here’s a way to save lives, curb traffic jams and make commutes faster and easier − ban left turns at intersections
Cyberattacks shake voters’ trust in elections, regardless of party
Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer than ever before in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets
How do atoms form? A physicist explains where the atoms that make up everything around come from
Light-powered reactions could make the chemical manufacturing industry more energy-efficient
A New Test to Help Driverless Cars Make ‘Moral’ Decisions? Philosophers Approve
50 years after ‘Jaws,’ researchers have retired the man-eater myth and revealed more about sharks’ amazing biology
Grok’s ‘white genocide’ responses show how generative AI can be weaponized
Climate Change May Make Prescribed Fires Rarer
Colonisation cleared 95% of these woodlands – Indigenous cultural burning is bringing it back
RNA has newly identified role: Repairing serious DNA damage to maintain the genome
Soft Robotic Gripper Injects Leaves With Precision
How was the wheel invented? Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of a world-changing technology nearly 6,000 years ago
Researchers Create New Way to Remove Phosphorus from Contaminated Water
Where is the center of the universe?
Researchers map connections between the brain’s structure and function
Cornell Emerges As Leader In Semiconductor Innovation
A new observatory is assembling the most complete time-lapse record of the night sky ever
Reproducibility may be the key idea students need to balance trust in evidence with healthy skepticism
Microbes that extract rare earth elements also can capture carbon
Biodiversity allows for sustainable fisheries, better nutrition
Iron from coal, steel industries alters North Pacific ecosystem
It’s miller moth season in Colorado – an entomologist explains why they’re important and where they’re headed
Study Finds Coastal Flooding More Frequent Than Previously Thought
Atlantic Ocean current expected to undergo limited weakening with climate change, study finds
Weaponized storytelling: How AI is helping researchers sniff out disinformation campaigns
The rise and fall – and rise again – of white-tailed deer
Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste
New Technique Turns ‘noisy’ Lasers Into Quantum Light
Moving pictures: Researchers use movies to diagnose EV battery failure
Billions of cicadas are emerging, from Cape Cod to north Georgia – here’s how and why we map them
Lifecycle of a research grant – behind the scenes of the system that funds science
Evidence shows AI systems are already too much like humans. Will that be a problem?
Physics Advance Details New Way to Control Solid Objects in Liquid
Cutting HIV aid means undercutting US foreign and economic interests − Nigeria shows the human costs
Advances Bring Us Closer to New ‘Light-Squeezing’ Technologies
Placenta bandages have far more health benefits than risky placenta pills − a bioengineer explains
Tiny Gas Bubbles Reveal Secrets Of Hawaiian Volcanoes
Pacific voyagers’ remarkable environmental knowledge allowed for long-distance navigation without Western technology
Monash researchers spearhead international effort to hunt new baby planets
Developers, educators view AI harms differently, research finds
New perovskite design sets solar cells on path to stability
AI can scan vast numbers of social media posts during disasters to guide first responders
What Are the Tradeoffs When People Have to Choose Between Clean Air and Clean Water?