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Scientists found that sperm switch on an enzyme called aldolase to boost energy for fertilization

Researchers use museum specimens to trace the genetic history of a (likely extinct) bumble bee

Study finds that the Earth is getting darker, reflecting less light

Knocking out a gene doesn’t always rob the target cells of their mRNA and protein

The ancient practice of tooth removal helps map early migration across Vietnam: Ancient communities pulled out healthy teeth to demonstrate collective identity

Emergence of antiphage functions from random sequence libraries reveals mechanisms of gene birth

Modeling the rise and demise of Classic Maya cities: Climate, conflict, and economies of scale

The “kleptosome” helps sea slugs master photosynthesis

In the largest double-blind randomized trial of its kind involving 1,000 healthy men aged 18–45, researchers found testosterone administration does not alter risk-taking or generosity, as participants made the same economic choices as those who received a placebo.

VOC injection into a house reveals large surface reservoir sizes

High energy density carbon–cement supercapacitors for energy storage

Life without sex: study examines individuals' characteristics

In the French Revolution, widespread rumors of aristocratic conspiracies spread and incited riots

Global carbon pricing study shows climate policy can cut emissions, boost welfare, and reduce inequality if paired with fair redistribution, either through uniform prices with transfers or differentiated national prices with revenue recycling.

Oyster farming acts as a marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) hotspot for climate change mitigation

During the brief period in which TikTok was banned in the US, Meta (Facebook) substantially benefitted from increased traffic and ad spending

Analysis of data from nearly 1,500 sites in the contiguous United States between 1980 and 2022 revealed that heatwaves in rivers are accelerating faster than and lasting nearly twice as long air heatwaves

Major study used to support affirmative action in med schools was faked – PNAS

Eating Oysters against the climate catastrophy

Study of 38 million U.S

Evolutionarily conserved grammar rules viral factories of amoeba-infecting giant viruses

When resources are low, animals often sacrifice reproduction

Late adolescents entering college intending a career as police officers hold more right-leaning views than their peers

Flying reptiles called pterosaurs ruled the skies 90 million years ago. They had hollow bones allowing the sometimes huge animals to fly

Entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, and growing rapidly

Evolutionarily divergent nidovirus with an exceptionally large genome identified in Pacific oysters undergoing mass mortality

Winters restrict a climate change–driven butterfly range expansion despite rapid evolution of seasonal timing traits

Forests with thriving animal life store up to four times more carbon

Human ancestors may not be responsible for Oldowan stone tools

Early evidence of avocado domestication from El Gigante Rockshelter, Honduras

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