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Evolution
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Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago, pushing back previous oldest dated example

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Astronomy
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Star bars show universe's early galaxies evolved much faster than previously thought

Biochemistry
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Scientists study lipids cell by cell, making new cancer research possible

Plants & Animals
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Squids' birthday influences mating: Male spear squids shown to become 'sneakers' or 'consorts' depending on birth date

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Social Sciences
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Study finds rekindling old friendships as scary as making new ones

General Physics
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How light can vaporize water without the need for heat

Biochemistry
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Researchers develop eggshell 'bioplastic' pellet as sustainable alternative to plastic

Analytical Chemistry
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Previous theory on how electrons move within protein nanocrystals might not apply in every case

Plants & Animals
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Fruit fly pest meets its evolutionary match in parasitic wasp

Molecular & Computational biology
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World's chocolate supply threatened by devastating virus

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Plants & Animals
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Gone in a puff of smoke: 52,000 square kilometers of 'long unburnt' Australian habitat has vanished in 40 years

Social Sciences
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Understanding the spread of behavior: How long-tie connections accelerate the speed of social contagion

Condensed Matter
72

Spintronics research shows material's magnetic properties can predict how a spin current changes with temperature

Astronomy
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Astrophysicists work toward unification of turbulence framework—weak-to-strong transition discovered in turbulence

Biochemistry
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Researchers create artificial cells that act like living cells

General Physics
73

CMS Collaboration observes new all-heavy quark structures

Condensed Matter
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The big quantum chill: Scientists modify common lab refrigerator to cool faster with less energy

Analytical Chemistry
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Synthesizing highly efficient carbohelicenes for circularly polarized luminescence emitters

Biochemistry
16

Plastic food packaging can contain harmful chemicals that affect hormones and metabolism, researchers find

Earth Sciences
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Estimating emissions potential of decommissioned gas wells from shale samples

Plants & Animals
22

Study sheds new light on cross-species virus spillovers that can cause pandemics

Plants & Animals
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Advances in understanding the evolution of stomach loss in agastric fishes

Biochemistry
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New toolkit makes molecular dynamics simulations more accessible

Biotechnology
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New small molecule helps scientists study regeneration

Nanophysics
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Breaking boundaries in tiny labs: New technology using sound waves has implications for nanoparticle manipulation

General Physics
15

Novel method could explore gluon saturation at the future electron-ion collider

Earth Sciences
59

Study shows it's not too late to save the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Astronomy
21

A first glimpse at our galaxy's magnetic field in 3D

Biotechnology
14

A new method for enzymatic synthesis of potential RNA therapeutics

Cell & Microbiology
19

A universal framework for spatial biology

Cell & Microbiology
26

Bacteria for climate-neutral chemicals of the future

Evolution
27

Researchers report on mechanisms of gene regulatory divergence between species

Molecular & Computational biology
5

Researchers uncover natural variation in wild emmer wheat for broad-spectrum disease resistance

Environment
17

Laser-treated cork absorbs oil for carbon-neutral ocean cleanup

Plasma Physics
115

Record electron temperatures for a small-scale, sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch fusion device achieved

Paleontology & Fossils
16

Fossil frogs share their skincare secrets: Analysis of 45-million-year-old soft tissues

Cell & Microbiology
35

Scientists reveal new path to increasing lactation for nursing mothers

Ecology
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New algorithm solves century-old problem for coral reef scientists

Astronomy
164

New JWST observations reveal black holes rapidly shut off star formation in massive galaxies

Astronomy
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Observations explore globular cluster system in the galaxy NGC 4262

General Physics
126

Hunting for the elusive: IceCube observes seven potential tau neutrinos

Astronomy
201

New evidence found for Planet 9

Astronomy
300

Researchers detect a new molecule in space

Condensed Matter
35

Manipulating the geometry of the 'electron universe' in magnets

Molecular & Computational biology
42

Supercomputer simulation reveals new mechanism for membrane fusion

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Condensed Matter
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Study shines light on properties and promise of hexagonal boron nitride, used in electronic and photonics technologies