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NASA JPL testing readies Voyager technologies lander for moon mission
A commercial lander that will be at the forefront of NASA's efforts to establish a moon base, humanity's first lunar outpost, has passed a series of critical te...
Chemical surroundings, not size alone, help glucose-processing enzyme stay active as temperatures rise
Cells must produce energy despite changing conditions. But what keeps metabolic enzymes functional during temperature fluctuations? A team led by professor Simo...
Americans are stressed about grocery prices, so why do they toss or overlook so much 'misfit' food?
There's a paradox that drives the shopping decisions of many Americans: Almost three-quarters say they're feeling stressed out about skyrocketing grocery bills....
Natural RNA modifications in archaea mirror those used in medicine
RNA therapeutics open up new possibilities for the targeted and precise treatment of diseases. To ensure that RNA molecules remain stable in the body and can re...
Winged insect evolution: New evidence sheds light on century-old debate
A new study combining genomic analyses and fossil evidence sheds light on the century-old "Palaeoptera Problem," a longstanding debate over the evolutionary rel...
Variations in the human vocal tract could have influenced language diversity
The anatomical differences in our vocal tracts could be one of the sources of our Tower of Babel—the vast difference in languages spoken around the world, accor...
Messy, risky outdoor play is important for children, but adults can stop them enjoying it
There is growing evidence that children today have fewer opportunities for independent, adventurous outdoor play and fewer chances to make decisions and shape t...
'Atmospheric rivers' helped open a Portugal-sized hole in Antarctica's winter sea ice
Polynyas are patches of open water surrounded by sea ice, where heat and moisture can pass freely between the ocean and atmosphere. In August 2024, a vast polyn...
New solar model maps sun more accurately by checking far-side activity
A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)-led team has developed an improved model for predicting solar events that incorporates activity on the far side of the sun...
Sexual violence survivors often expect systems to fail or harm them, study finds
University students who are survivors of sexual violence are forced to perform a constant, exhausting "calculus"—weighing risks, safety, stigma, emotional costs...
A small RNA switch with huge potential opens up new possibilities for synthetic biology
An international research team led by TU Darmstadt Professor Beatrix Süß, working in close collaboration with partners in Germany and Denmark, has elucidated ho...
'Discovery compact' proposal calls for new social contract to sustain U.S. science
In a perspective article, Sergio Carbajo and colleagues call for a "Discovery Compact" in the face of the recent destabilization of the postwar compact for scie...