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Beth Linker Is Turning Good Posture on Its Head

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They Want to Break T. Rex Into 3 Species. Other Paleontologists Aren’t Pleased.

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They Want to Break T. Rex Into 3 Species. Other Paleontologists Aren’t Pleased.

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Researchers develop 3D model to predict abnormal heart rhythms

Researchers develop 3D model to predict abnormal heart rhythms Individualized models could improve arrythmia treatment for patients with genetic heart disease More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304554&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Brainy birds may fare better under climate change

Brainy birds may fare better under climate change Study is first to directly link cognitive power to a physical response to warming More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304555&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Researchers See ‘Future of an Entire Species’ in Ultrasound Technique

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New Research Points to Wuhan Market as Pandemic Origin

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Chernobyl Plant Is Unharmed Despite Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Scientists Say

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Chernobyl Plant Is Unharmed Despite Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Scientists Say

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Chernobyl Plant Is Unharmed Despite Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Scientists Say

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C.D.C. Study Raises Questions About Agency’s Isolation Guidelines

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Venus Shows Its Hot, Cloudy Side

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The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker Is Armed to the Teeth

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Avian Flu Spread in the U.S. Worries Poultry Industry

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Plant disease outbreaks may be curbed by periodic wildfires

Plant disease outbreaks may be curbed by periodic wildfires Researchers surveyed vegetation plots in 35-year study More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304517&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Researchers create grippers capable of grabbing and lifting delicate objects

Researchers create grippers capable of grabbing and lifting delicate objects Kirigami-inspired technique results in a gentle, precise grip More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304518&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Texas Governor Pushes to Investigate Medical Treatments for Trans Youth as ‘Child Abuse’

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The Dinosaur Age May Have Ended in Springtime

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Antarctic research links warming to fish decline

Antarctic research links warming to fish decline Drop in sea ice connected with decline in larvae of key forage fish More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304509&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Coral reefs' 'taste' and 'smell' provide insights into a dynamic ecosystem

Coral reefs' 'taste' and 'smell' provide insights into a dynamic ecosystem Hundreds of new molecules recently discovered by research team More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304510&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Researchers develop new method to screen Alzheimer's treatment efficacy

Researchers develop new method to screen Alzheimer's treatment efficacy Results could lead to novel approach to developing therapeutics More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304507&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

After discovering the virus in white-tailed deer, scientists look at other animals.

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Astronomers confirm intermediate-mass black hole in Andromeda galaxy

Astronomers confirm intermediate-mass black hole in Andromeda galaxy Object is located in rare low-mass stripped nucleus More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304505&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Covid persistente: así es como agota al cuerpo

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How Long Covid Exhausts the Body

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Act of ‘Heresy’ Adds Horseshoe Crabs to Arachnid Family Tree

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Will adults need a fourth dose of Covid vaccine? It’s too soon to know.

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The Paradox of the Lizard Tail, Solved

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January freeze dates becoming the norm for many northern US lakes

January freeze dates becoming the norm for many northern US lakes Climate change is driving later freeze dates and earlier thaws in lakes More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304473&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Shape of melting ice depends on water temperature

Shape of melting ice depends on water temperature Scientists discovered that ice formations are shaped by external forces More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304475&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

A Parasitic Wasp Unmasked: One Species Is Actually 16 Species

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Trans Swimmer Revives an Old Debate in Elite Sports: What Defines a Woman?

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Next-generation grids capture detailed brain signals

Next-generation grids capture detailed brain signals Researchers develop groundbreaking electrocorticography sensor More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304462&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Microplastic pollution lingers in rivers for years before entering oceans

Microplastic pollution lingers in rivers for years before entering oceans Water dynamics can trap lightweight microplastics that otherwise might float More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304463&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Hotspots shed light on 'flash drought' causes

Hotspots shed light on 'flash drought' causes Work could lay the groundwork for predicting flash droughts More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304458&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Gemini South captures remarkably clear images of two sidewinding stellar jets

Gemini South captures remarkably clear images of two sidewinding stellar jets Astronomers use adaptive optics system that reduces distortion More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304459&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

A 2,700-Year-Old Figurine Revives a Weighty Mystery

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NASA Isn’t the Only Space Program Celebrating a Year at Mars

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SpaceX Tourists Will Make Attempt at Spacewalk During Flight

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China, Not SpaceX, May Be Source of Rocket Part Crashing Into Moon

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It Helped Catch Serial Killers. Can It Stop Elephant and Wildlife Poachers, Too?

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Antarctic ice's deep past shows it could be more vulnerable to warming

Antarctic ice's deep past shows it could be more vulnerable to warming Scientists document the evolution of Antarctica's ice sheets 20 million years ago More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304452&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Researchers identify coral reef 'bright spots'

Researchers identify coral reef 'bright spots' 'Dark spots' are likely to lose significant coral cover More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304454&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

James Webb Telescope Sends Home a Selfie and 18 Images of Starlight

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What Elon Musk Did and Didn’t Reveal About SpaceX’s Starship Rocket

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The Slippery Science of Skeleton

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A 1,500-Year-Old Riddle Solved: Yes, It Was a Terra-Cotta Porta-Potty

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Astra Rocket Launch Fails to Reach Orbit

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NASA-Funded Satellites Lost in Setback for Astra, a Small Rocket Launch Start-Up

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