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High stress during pregnancy linked to elevated cortisol in toddlers’ hair

New imaging technique reveals early stages of how amyloid-beta plaques form in the brain; molecule is believed to play a key role in Alzheimer's disease

Lunar swirls are light-colored, sinuous features on the Moon’s surface, bright enough to be visible from a backyard telescope

Lemur's lament: When one vulnerable species stalks another

Research has identified the key elements that every baby needs to thrive and develop into a healthy, well-functioning individual

The human eye can see 'invisible' infrared light (2014)

Dating app profiles that show a sense of purpose were rated higher on various scales for attractiveness compared with profiles that indicated no sense of purpose, finds a new study

Eternal sunshine of the aging mind

Defending your voice against deepfakes - Computer scientists developed AntiFake which prevents the synthesis of deceptive speech from voice recordings by distorting the recorded audio signal just enough that it still sounds right to human listeners…

Study that reconstructs a global history of water over the past 2,000 years, links changes in global water cycle to higher temperatures

Rigorous air quality management in China has contributed to a worldwide reversal of exposure to PM2.5 air pollution that increased from 1998 to a peak in 2011…

Inexpensive proof-of-concept air monitor can detect Covid variants, other respiratory viruses in about 5 minutes

How parents' personalities shape children's lives. Research found kids with extroverted parents tended to have lower grades

WashU: Scientists share ‘comprehensive’ map of volcanoes on Venus — all 85,000 of them

First evidence of social relationships between chimpanzees, gorillas: study

Study shows weedy rice has become herbicide resistant through rapid evolution.

New model shows Earth’s deep mantle was drier from the start, helping to explain certain long-standing mysteries about Earth’s formation and evolution.

Abnormal development of brain’s visual system may contribute to autism

CRISPR kill switch for bacteria so they can do a job and then self-destruct

Research brings analog computers just one step from digital

A team of biologists and engineers modified a microbe called Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1 (TIE-1) so that it can produce a biofuel using only three renewable and naturally abundant source ingredients: carbon dioxide…

Organic-inorganic LEDs that are stretchy, bendy, flexible, cheaper, faster and and fabricated with an inkjet printer

Bacteria could learn to predict the future - By studying biology with a physicist’s perspective, Tikhonov hopes to shed more light on the ways that traditional biological theories limit the questions that researchers ask.

Zero-sum beliefs —where social gains for one group necessarily involves losses for the other— appear to make some Christians say their religion is under attack in the US.

Microbially produced fibers: stronger than steel, tougher than Kevlar

1M deaths in 2017 attributable to fossil fuel combustion. More than half of those deaths were attributable to coal

Cancer has ripple effect on distant tissues

Circadian rhythms and their effect on glioblastoma - Chemo in the morning instead of evening could add months to patient survival

Widening political rift in U.S

COVID-19 cases could nearly double before Biden takes office

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