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Beth Linker Is Turning Good Posture on Its Head

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The World’s Largest Plant Is a Self-Cloning Sea Grass in Australia

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Researchers simulate coronavirus invasion and infection, find cooperative host cells

Researchers simulate coronavirus invasion and infection, find cooperative host cells Supercomputer models show reaction of lung cell receptors More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305278&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Scientists hone long-range forecasting of U.S. tornadoes, hail

Scientists hone long-range forecasting of U.S. tornadoes, hail Identify patterns halfway around the globe that heighten tornado probability More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305279&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Megalodons vs. Great White Sharks? We Know Which Predator Won.

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Pale Blue, Deep Blue: How Uranus and Neptune Get Their Colors

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Killer Asteroids Are Hiding in Plain Sight. A New Tool Helps Spot Them.

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You May See a New Meteor Shower in Night Skies, or Nothing at All

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Manhattanhenge Is Back for Picture-Perfect Sunsets on New York’s Grid

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Dinosaurs Started Out Hot, Then Some of Them Turned Cold

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Russian Academics Aim to Punish Colleagues Who Backed Ukraine Invasion

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Russian Academics Aim to Punish Colleagues Who Backed Ukraine Invasion

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Cockroach Reproduction Has Taken a Strange Turn

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From the Ancient Ashes of Vesuvius, Human DNA

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Model predicts seasonal variability of solar and wind power

Model predicts seasonal variability of solar and wind power Forecasting power droughts and floods could aid in the path to a zero-emission future More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305253&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

New method predicts summer rainfall in the U.S. Southwest months in advance

New method predicts summer rainfall in the U.S. Southwest months in advance Seasonal forecasts of North American Monsoon can help drought management More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305254&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

It’s Not a Bird or a Plane. It’s a Skydiving Salamander.

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Study finds that climate change could spark the next pandemic

Study finds that climate change could spark the next pandemic Risk increasing of viral jump to humans More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305251&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Climate change increases risks of tree death

Climate change increases risks of tree death U.S. forests could look very different by the end of the century More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305252&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Boeing’s Starliner Departs From Space Station: How to Watch

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Some Elephants Are Getting Too Much Plastic in Their Diets

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Carbon and climate change in an ancient 'icehouse' world

Carbon and climate change in an ancient 'icehouse' world Rapid global climate change in an ice-capped ancient world much like the present More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305240&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Groundwater discovered in sediments buried deep under Antarctic ice

Groundwater discovered in sediments buried deep under Antarctic ice Study proves value of electromagnetic techniques in a new polar application More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305242&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Can algae unlock the secrets of photosynthesis?

Can algae unlock the secrets of photosynthesis? Study's results could improve agricultural yields and mitigate climate change More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305233&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

A prehistoric forest grows in Brunei

A prehistoric forest grows in Brunei First leaf fossil study of Borneo's rainforests reveals current ecosystem is ancient More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305234&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Moth Species Not Seen Since 1912 Was Intercepted at Detroit Airport

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Pfizer says three doses of its vaccine produce a strong response in the youngest children.

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Shards of the Planet Mercury May Be Hiding on Earth

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Boeing’s Starliner Reaches Space Station Some 2 Years After Planned Visit

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What Is Monkeypox?

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Ben Roy Mottelson Dies at 95; Shed Light on the Shape of Atoms

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Boeing Will Again Try to Launch Starliner Spacecraft for NASA

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Bioprinting bone with genes for growth factors improves bone repair

Bioprinting bone with genes for growth factors improves bone repair Technique promotes healing and regeneration in rat skulls More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305216&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Social connections influence brain structures of rhesus macaques

Social connections influence brain structures of rhesus macaques Number of grooming partners predicts the size of certain brain areas More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305217&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Scientists Uncover a Shady Web of Online Spider Sales

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How to Get Dolphin-Smooth Skin

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Puberty Starts Earlier Than It Used To. No One Knows Why.

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Watch a Giant Stingray’s Safe Return to Its River Home

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Wastewater treatment process produces "greener" ammonia

Wastewater treatment process produces "greener" ammonia Removes ammonia from wastewater, step toward making polluted water potable More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305199&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Engineers fabricate microfluidic chips for biomedical applications

Engineers fabricate microfluidic chips for biomedical applications 3D-printing technique could transform medical testing devices More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305200&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Scientists Found an Animal That Walks on Three Limbs. It’s a Parrot.

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Elephants in Mourning Spotted on YouTube by Scientists

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NASA’s Marsquake Mission Is Nearing Its End

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New study exonerates some urban pests as one-of-a-kind disease reservoirs

New study exonerates some urban pests as one-of-a-kind disease reservoirs Researchers studying whether animals living in cities carry different viruses More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305194&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Forests' ability to regenerate after disturbances depends on seed production

Forests' ability to regenerate after disturbances depends on seed production Findings could boost recovery and replanting after disasters More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305195&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Tooth of an Ancient Girl Fills Gap in Human Family Tree

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Tooth of an Ancient Girl Fills Gap in Human Family Tree

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How massive is the black hole at the center of the Milky Way?

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Your Bosses Could Have a File on You, and They May Misinterpret It

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Total Lunar Eclipse Turns Moon Red

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Warming of the oceans due to climate change will mean fewer productive fish species

Warming of the oceans due to climate change will mean fewer productive fish species Study results present a mixed picture of ocean health More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305185&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov