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Saturday Citations: T. Rex on tiptoe; subduing unruly proteins; opinionated birds
This week, astronomers reported that one of the biggest observed stars in the universe could soon explode. A study compared long-term COVID-19 brain effects to...
Flood losses often come every five to 20 years; here's how insurance could adapt
The U.S. National Flood Insurance Program is going broke. Increased flood strikes in more places, combined with outdated ways of predicting flood risk, are putt...
Mapping gene regulation to better control inflammation, immunity and cancer
To further the quantitative understanding of cellular decision making, Dr. Gregory Reeves and his team in the chemical engineering department have worked to int...
Growing more complex by the day: How should journalists govern use of AI in their products?
Like so many sectors of the economy, the news industry is hurtling toward a future where artificial intelligence plays a major role — grappling with questions a...
Dynamical freezing can protect quantum information for near-cosmic timescales
Preserving quantum information is key to developing useful quantum computing systems. But interacting quantum systems are chaotic and follow laws of thermodynam...
How immune cells spot viral RNA fast: LGP2 helps MDA5 respond to short dsRNA
A study reveals how two proteins cooperate in a key early step of antiviral detection, as reported by researchers at Science Tokyo. Using cryo-electron microsco...
InN thin films show transient Pauli blocking for broadband ultrafast optical switching
Recent decades have witnessed rapid advancements in high-intensity laser technology. The combination of laser irradiation and novel materials is opening excitin...
Most lab testing quietly inflates 2D transistor performance, research reveals
For nearly two decades, two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors have been studied as a complement or possible successor to silicon transistors, promising smaller, f...
Cellular switch casts light on why humans are active in the day
Early mammalian ancestors were nocturnal, sleeping during the day while the dinosaurs dominated the land. However, some mammalian lineages, including human ance...
Luminescence dating confirms Roman-era gold mines in the Eastern Pyrenees
A study by the UAB and the University of A Coruña has succeeded in demonstrating the existence of Roman-era alluvial gold mines in the Eastern Pyrenees. The dis...
How a common fungus outsmarts drugs and our immune system
Our bodies are home to millions of fungi that, for the most part, are completely harmless. However, they can sometimes change from peaceful residents into dange...
Female Daubenton's bats share scarce feeding grounds at the edge of their range, study finds
At newly colonized high-elevation sites in the central Italian Apennines, female Daubenton's bats take turns using the same hunting spots instead of feeding sid...