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A new study finds lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ancient Rome

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A new study has found that male orb-weaver spiders detect female pheromones using tiny pores (sensilla) on their legs.

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People who share experiences of racism online are likely to have their content removed by both human moderators and algorithms

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Scientists have found fluorescent laser imaging can return 1200-year-old tattoos—in this case, etched into the mummified skin of ancient Peruvian people—to their original, highly intricate glory.

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Experiments show that ants collectively outperform individual ants in tasks like the piano-movers puzzle

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Molecular mechanism governing the plasticity of use-dependent spike broadening in dorsal root ganglion neurons

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Breathing orchestrates synchronization of sleep oscillations in the human hippocampus

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In a randomized experiment, criminal defendants who received debt relief for court-related fines were less likely to be arrested or incarcerated in the future

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A recent modeling study finds a simple technique to tie polymers in knots

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Using real-time 3D imaging of embryos, Princeton molecular biologists find that physical forces may decide which stem cells will become eggs.

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The costs of competition in distributing scarce research funds

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Talking with strangers is surprisingly informative (2022)

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A new role for transfer RNA in protein synthesis

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Permafrost thaw subsidence, sea-level rise, and erosion are transforming Alaska’s Arctic coastal zone

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Cancers cheat during mitosis to pass on their most malignant genes

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Study in Science isolates neurons involved in anti-anxiety but not hallucinogenic effects of psychedelics

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Global antibiotic use increased by 21% during 2016-2023

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Political practitioners are extremely bad at predicting which messages persuade the public – Political practitioners, regardless of of their experience and expertise, are as bad as laypeople at predicting persuasive effects.

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Extreme heat events in several regions of the world are occurring faster and getting more severe than what state-of-the-art climate models have predicted.

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Berry-flavored vapes paralyze lung immune cells more than non-flavored

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The Difference in Black Infant Mortality Between White and Black Doctors is Explained by the Higher Incidence of Very Low Birth-weight Amongst Infants Delivered by White Doctors

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Better biodiversity ensures forest timber stays economically viable over time

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A scaling law for predicting urban trees canopy cooling efficiency

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Atlantic comb jelly turns back to baby, reverses aging when stressed

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Soft matter mechanics of baseball's Rubbing Mud

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Since the 1950s, birth rates have plummeted in the developing world

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Cats can associate sounds and images, a basic precursor of language

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Water from arid air is collected at an extraordinarily high rate of 5.50 kg/m2/d at a low humidity of 35%

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Gene therapy converts bad fats into “fish oil” in the body to prevent the effects of obesity on aging and arthritis

6 months ago pnas.org medicine

Adult and childhood administrative records correlate with hostility on Twitter

6 months ago pnas.org twitter

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A new study finds lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ancient Rome

A new study has found that male orb-weaver spiders detect female pheromones using tiny pores (sensilla) on their legs.

People who share experiences of racism online are likely to have their content removed by both human moderators and algorithms

Scientists have found fluorescent laser imaging can return 1200-year-old tattoos—in this case, etched into the mummified skin of ancient Peruvian people—to their original, highly intricate glory.

Experiments show that ants collectively outperform individual ants in tasks like the piano-movers puzzle

Molecular mechanism governing the plasticity of use-dependent spike broadening in dorsal root ganglion neurons

Breathing orchestrates synchronization of sleep oscillations in the human hippocampus

In a randomized experiment, criminal defendants who received debt relief for court-related fines were less likely to be arrested or incarcerated in the future

A recent modeling study finds a simple technique to tie polymers in knots

Using real-time 3D imaging of embryos, Princeton molecular biologists find that physical forces may decide which stem cells will become eggs.

The costs of competition in distributing scarce research funds

Talking with strangers is surprisingly informative (2022)

A new role for transfer RNA in protein synthesis

Permafrost thaw subsidence, sea-level rise, and erosion are transforming Alaska’s Arctic coastal zone

Cancers cheat during mitosis to pass on their most malignant genes

Study in Science isolates neurons involved in anti-anxiety but not hallucinogenic effects of psychedelics

Global antibiotic use increased by 21% during 2016-2023

Political practitioners are extremely bad at predicting which messages persuade the public – Political practitioners, regardless of of their experience and expertise, are as bad as laypeople at predicting persuasive effects.

Extreme heat events in several regions of the world are occurring faster and getting more severe than what state-of-the-art climate models have predicted.

Berry-flavored vapes paralyze lung immune cells more than non-flavored

The Difference in Black Infant Mortality Between White and Black Doctors is Explained by the Higher Incidence of Very Low Birth-weight Amongst Infants Delivered by White Doctors

Better biodiversity ensures forest timber stays economically viable over time

A scaling law for predicting urban trees canopy cooling efficiency

Atlantic comb jelly turns back to baby, reverses aging when stressed

Soft matter mechanics of baseball's Rubbing Mud

Since the 1950s, birth rates have plummeted in the developing world

Cats can associate sounds and images, a basic precursor of language

Water from arid air is collected at an extraordinarily high rate of 5.50 kg/m2/d at a low humidity of 35%

Gene therapy converts bad fats into “fish oil” in the body to prevent the effects of obesity on aging and arthritis

Adult and childhood administrative records correlate with hostility on Twitter