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Science & Nature News and Features

Delve into the wonders of science and nature on Smithsonian Magazine's category page. Explore fascinating articles, discoveries and natural phenomena.

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Feb 20 • 4:30 AM EST • Science • smithsonianmag.com
AI is threatening science jobs. Which ones are most at risk?

Nature - Data-analysis and modelling positions are already becoming obsolete, but hands-on experimentalists can breathe easy for now.

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Feb 19 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
Cellular mechanisms of brain lipid metabolism in health and disease

Nature Cell Biology - This Review discusses brain lipid metabolism from a cellular perspective, focusing on lipid uptake, de novo synthesis, storage, breakdown and intercellular transfer, and...

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Feb 19 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
Razer Unveils the Huntsman Signature Edition Keyboard

Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced the Razer Huntsman Signature Edition, a flagship keyboard created for users who want both peak performance and a refined desktop centerpiece. Positioned at the very top of Razer's keyboard portfolio, the Huntsman Signature Edition...

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Feb 19 • 12:55 PM EST • Technology • techpowerup.com
2026 Genesis Invitational odds, predictions, favorites, field: PGA picks this week from 10,000 simulations

Mike McClure's model has simulated the Genesis Invitational 2026 10,000 times and revealed best bets for this Signature Event

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Feb 19 • 8:55 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
2026 Genesis Invitational odds, predictions, field: PGA picks this week from proven golf model

Mike McClure's model has simulated the Genesis Invitational 2026 10,000 times and revealed best bets for this Signature Event

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Feb 18 • 9:05 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Local sports schedule for upcoming week

It looks like Mother Nature might be cruel to the local sports teams in one of the most important weeks yet in the winter sports season. So far in the winter sports season, there have been warm temper...

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Feb 18 • 12:30 AM EST • Sports • durangoherald.com
Laser writing in glass for dense, fast and efficient archival data storage

Nature - An optical archival storage technology based on femtosecond laser direct writing in glass addresses the practical demands of archival storage.

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Feb 17 • 7:00 PM EST • Technology • nature.com
The political effects of X’s feed algorithm

Nature - Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative...

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Feb 17 • 7:00 PM EST • Politics • nature.com
Empowering the next generation of scientists

Nature Reviews Chemistry - We are a group of graduate students from the University of California, Los Angeles who represent the Organization for Cultural Diversity in Science. In this Comment we...

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Feb 17 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
2026 Genesis Invitational odds, predictions, field: PGA picks from golf model

Mike McClure's model has simulated the Genesis Invitational 2026 10,000 times and revealed best bets for this Signature Event

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Feb 17 • 3:43 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Miami Heat star named one of NBA's most overrated players

Tyler Herro has blossomed into a star over his seven years as a member of the Miami Heat, but is he overrated? Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report seems to think so, as he recently included Herro in a list of the NBA’s most overrated players this season. While Herro is a potent scorer, his one-dimensional nature and inconsistent availability landed him on the list.

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Feb 17 • 12:41 AM EST • Sports • sportingnews.com
Mysterious RNA led scientists to a hidden layer of cancer

A mysterious RNA found in breast cancer led scientists to uncover an entire hidden class of cancer-specific RNAs across dozens of tumor types. These molecules form unique molecular signatures that identify cancer type and subtype with remarkable accuracy. Some even drive tumor growth and metastasis. Because many are released into the bloodstream, a simple blood test can track how patients respond to treatment and predict survival.

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Feb 16 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Apple's next event is set for March 4

Rumors had suggested the company would reveal new iPads and MacBooks that week.

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Feb 16 • 9:59 AM EST • Technology • engadget.com
Majorana qubits decoded in quantum computing breakthrough

Scientists have developed a new way to read the hidden states of Majorana qubits, which store information in paired quantum modes that resist noise. The results confirm their protected nature and show millisecond scale coherence, bringing robust quantum computers closer to reality.

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Feb 16 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Louisville Defeats Florida State 88-65

The signature of this team is a balanced attack and that is exactly what the Cards used to wear down Florida State tonight. The end of the first quarter Louisville held a 19-12 lead but they subsequently took control of the game. Coach Walz said, “The first half I thought we defended extremely well. Offensively […]

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Feb 15 • 9:32 PM EST • Sports • cardchronicle.com
Scientists confirm one-dimensional electron behavior in phosphorus chains

For the first time, researchers have shown that self-assembled phosphorus chains can host genuinely one-dimensional electron behavior. Using advanced imaging and spectroscopy techniques, they separated the signals from chains aligned in different directions to reveal their true nature. The findings suggest that squeezing the chains closer together could trigger a dramatic shift from semiconductor to metal. That means simply adjusting density could unlock entirely new electronic states.

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Feb 15 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Burden of disease modelling should be grounded in local knowledge

Nature Health - Disease modelling for low-income settings often lacks reliable data, which leads to modelled outputs that contrast with empirical data and local knowledge

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Feb 15 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
A scoping review of silent trials for medical artificial intelligence

Nature Health - This scoping review examines previous experience in performing silent evaluations of clinical AI applications, collecting evidence from 75 studies on implementation features and the...

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Feb 15 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
Accelerating AI innovation in healthcare: real-world clinical research applications on the Mayo Clinic Platform

npj Health Systems - Accelerating AI innovation in healthcare: real-world clinical research applications on the Mayo Clinic Platform

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Feb 15 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
As we long for spring, let’s savor the many little moments, subtle changes nature has to offer now

Seasons don’t arrive on a given day, but as slow transitional moments with different markers signaling the warming or cooling of our region.

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Feb 14 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • bostonglobe.com
Science news this week: China turns a desert into a carbon sink, a Viking Age grave holds a giant who had brain surgery, real-life inception, and a last-minute Valentine's gift idea from nature

Feb. 14 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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Feb 14 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • livescience.com
Mental illness, mental health, and mental well-being

npj Mental Health Research - Mental illness, mental health, and mental well-being

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Feb 13 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
The Science of Love (Episode 3)

Guest host Geena Davis guides us through the research on love that stretches beyond romance and friendship, showing up in our bonds with objects, nature, grief, and the collective moments that connect us to something larger than ourselves.

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Feb 13 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • greatergood.berkeley.edu
2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am odds, predictions, field, sleepers: Golf picks from PGA model

Mike McClure's model has simulated the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2026 10,000 times and revealed best bets for this Signature Event

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Feb 12 • 8:55 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Science funding needs fixing — but not through chaotic reforms

Nature - The changes announced by a major UK science funder are putting scientists — and the future of research — in a difficult position.

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Feb 11 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
Radio signal discovered at the center of our galaxy could put Einstein's relativity to the test

Scientists hope to probe the nature of general relativity through a possible pulsar found in the center of the Milky Way, near a supermassive black hole.

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Feb 11 • 5:04 PM EST • Science • livescience.com
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Miami Shellshocks No. 11 North Carolina, 75-66

The Hurricanes earn their signature upset win and have put their stamp on the college basketball world.

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Feb 10 • 11:32 PM EST • Sports • stateoftheu.com
Opinion | The Left Needs a Sharper A.I. Politics

The future may put progressive theories of work and human nature to the test.

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Feb 10 • 5:40 PM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am odds, predictions, field: PGA picks from proven golf model

Mike McClure's model has simulated the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2026 10,000 times and revealed best bets for this Signature Event

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Feb 10 • 12:51 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Deep learning for asymmetric catalysis

Nature Computational Science - A recent study develops a model for predicting stereoselectivity and absolute configurations in asymmetric hydrogenation of olefins.

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Feb 9 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
Life science research in extreme environments: a conversation with astronaut Jessica Meir

Communications Biology - Jessica Meir is a NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She flew for the first time to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2019 where she served as a...

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Feb 9 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
Moving beyond money to measure the true value of Earth science information

Earth science information can do more than quantify the instrumental or monetary value of nature; it can be used to measure social good, say researchers

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Feb 9 • 1:15 PM EST • Science • news.ucsb.edu
2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am odds, predictions, field: PGA picks from proven golf model

Mike McClure's model has simulated the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2026 10,000 times and revealed best bets for this PGA Signature Event

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Feb 9 • 12:55 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Science and religion are not ‘polar opposites,’ Ecklund argues on Nature’s podcast

Rice sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund joined Nature’s career podcast “Working Scientist” to share her research on religion among scientists and discuss her book “Secularity and Science: What Scientists Around the World Really Think About Religion.”

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Feb 9 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • news.rice.edu
Unusual impulse-momentum relationship in non-reciprocal light interactions

Light: Science & Applications - Unusual impulse-momentum relationship in non-reciprocal light interactions

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Feb 8 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
Nature is the new thrill ride: Why wildlife is the travel moment Americans are chasing

Holland America Line reports that Americans are prioritizing wildlife and outdoor experiences in travel, favoring nature encounters over theme park thrills.

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Feb 8 • 9:00 AM EST • Entertainment • wqow.com
Chang’e-6 lunar samples reveal a giant impact reshaped the Moon’s interior

A colossal ancient impact may have reshaped the Moon far more deeply than scientists once realized. By analyzing rare lunar rocks brought back by China’s Chang’e-6 mission from the Moon’s largest crater, researchers found unusual chemical fingerprints pointing to extreme heat and material loss caused by a giant impact. The collision likely stripped away volatile elements, reshaped volcanic activity, and left a lasting chemical signature deep below the surface.

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Feb 8 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
These 773,000-year-old fossils may reveal our shared human ancestor

Fossils from a Moroccan cave have been dated with remarkable accuracy to about 773,000 years ago, thanks to a magnetic signature locked into the surrounding sediments. The hominin remains show a blend of ancient and more modern features, placing them near a pivotal branching point in human evolution. These individuals likely represent an African population close to the last common ancestor of Homo sapiens, Neandertals, and Denisovans.

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Feb 7 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Perrysburg teenager makes a business out of home organization

Sixteen-year-old Ellie Grieger is neat by nature. That’s both a spot-on description of her character and the name of her business, an enterprise that ...

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Feb 7 • 6:09 AM EST • Business • toledoblade.com
Fostering ocean leaders through science-policy support at U.S. academic institutions

npj Ocean Sustainability - The science enterprise faces growing challenges in the United States that require stronger connections between research and decision-making. Yet training at the...

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Feb 6 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
Scientists Are Building Detectors to Reveal the Invisible Universe

Most of the universe is made of dark matter and dark energy, yet scientists still don’t know what either one is. New ultra-sensitive detectors are being built to spot incredibly rare particle interactions that could finally reveal their nature. Scientists have made remarkable progress in understa

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Feb 6 • 4:32 PM EST • Science • scitechdaily.com
An urgent need to build climate and health intervention trial capacity

Nature Medicine - An urgent need to build climate and health intervention trial capacity

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Feb 5 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
Biodiversity science and policy need more model intercomparisons

Nature Reviews Biodiversity - Climate model intercomparison projects have been essential in identifying mechanisms of human-caused climate change, but similar efforts in biodiversity science have...

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Feb 5 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
Listen: What happens when mentally ill Californians refuse to be treated?

One of Gov. Newsom's signature mental health programs was meant to bring treatment to people who refused it. So far, it's helping fewer Californians than many hoped.

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Feb 5 • 8:29 AM EST • Health • calmatters.org
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Is a country music icon replacing Bad Bunny at Super Bowl LX? The latest on the rumors

A petition online now has more than 126,000 signatures asking for the switch.

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Feb 5 • 5:35 AM EST • Entertainment • pennlive.com
A systematic review of reporting of social determinants of health in neonatal clinical trials

Journal of Perinatology - A systematic review of reporting of social determinants of health in neonatal clinical trials

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Feb 4 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
Exposure to low-credibility online health content is limited and is concentrated among older adults

Nature Aging - Concerns over health misinformation online are becoming increasingly important. Here the authors show that older adults are more likely than younger people to encounter...

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Feb 3 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
House passes funding bill to reopen government and sends it to Trump for his signature

The House on Tuesday passed a sprawling spending package that will end the partial government shutdown — but created another funding cliff for the Department of Homeland Security in two weeks.

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Feb 3 • 2:11 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Conservatives Boycott All Forms Of Entertainment

WASHINGTON—Decrying the un-American nature of any activity intended to provide amusement or the slightest bit of diversion, conservatives across the country announced an immediate boycott Tuesday of all forms of entertainment. “The insidious liberal bias in music, movies, literature, and television is just the tip of the iceberg,” said Nashville, TN, resident Drew Cardona, one […]

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Feb 3 • 9:51 AM EST • Entertainment • theonion.com
Magic: The Gathering's Newest Product Says the Quiet Part Out Loud

The latest Secret Lair sold the same drop at different prices, drawing anger from the community.

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Feb 2 • 5:56 PM EST • Technology • ign.com
State Department announces no citizen initiatives made 2026 ballot; pot campaign says that's premature

Smart & Safe Florida says enough signatures were submitted and verified in county offices before a Sunday deadline.

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Feb 1 • 9:37 PM EST • Politics • floridapolitics.com
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DiffSyn: a generative diffusion approach to materials synthesis planning

Nature Computational Science - A generative AI approach is developed for predicting materials synthesis recipes—a complex challenge in materials science. Using this approach, the authors...

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Feb 1 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
Integration of health check-ups into school and healthcare systems can improve adolescent health in LMICs

Nature Medicine - In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), adolescents have limited access to healthcare. A study in urban Zimbabwe demonstrated that routine check-up visits integrated within...

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Feb 1 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
The tension between big team science and colonial power dynamics

Nature Human Behaviour - Big team science promises to globalize the social behavioural sciences. However, without structural reform, it will reproduce a research model in which data are gathered...

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Feb 1 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
Muscle mass as a resilence factor for endothelial health in obesity

npj Metabolic Health and Disease - Muscle mass as a resilence factor for endothelial health in obesity

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Feb 1 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
Medicaid expansion ballot campaign relaunches and is collecting signatures

'The relaunch comes as the healthcare crisis across the nation and particularly in Florida continues to deepen.'

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Feb 1 • 8:30 AM EST • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Fundamentals of healthcare delivery science for the non-health systems scientist: the final step in translational research for late-life psychiatric and neurocognitive disorders

Neuropsychopharmacology - Fundamentals of healthcare delivery science for the non-health systems scientist: the final step in translational research for late-life psychiatric and neurocognitive...

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Jan 29 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
Fundamentals of healthcare delivery science for the non-health systems scientist: the final step in translational research for late-life psychiatric and neurocognitive disorders

Neuropsychopharmacology - Fundamentals of healthcare delivery science for the non-health systems scientist: the final step in translational research for late-life psychiatric and neurocognitive...

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Jan 29 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
New Perspectives on EU Climate Politics using Text-as-Data Methods

This Collection invites research on EU climate governance, climate communication, climate policy diffusion within and outside the EU, and climate policy ...

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Jan 29 • 10:34 AM EST • Politics • nature.com
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Scientists use AI to crack the code of nature’s most complex patterns 1,000x faster

Order doesn’t always form perfectly—and those imperfections can be surprisingly powerful. In materials like liquid crystals, tiny “defects” emerge when symmetry breaks, shaping everything from cosmic structures to everyday technologies. Now, researchers have developed an AI-powered method that can predict how these defects will form and evolve in milliseconds instead of hours. By learning directly from data, the system accurately maps molecular alignments and complex defect behavior, even in situations where defects merge or split.

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Jan 29 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Nature

Genetic variations affect biological processes and can drive disease, but deciphering the precise effects of DNA sequence changes remains a significant...

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Jan 27 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
The role of brain health and resilience in reshaping trajectories of late-life neuropsychiatric disorders

Neuropsychopharmacology - The role of brain health and resilience in reshaping trajectories of late-life neuropsychiatric disorders

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Jan 27 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
Cuts to science and research in the U.S. over the past year

The administration cut science funding, withheld grants, and eliminated jobs in research areas that did not align. Nature, with visualization by Kim Albrecht, show the total impact so far. A treema…

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Jan 27 • 7:10 AM EST • Science • flowingdata.com
Downtown Chico events boost local business visibility and community spirit

As Downtown Chico gears up for another year of signature community events, longtime business owners highlight the lasting impact these gatherings have on the lo

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Jan 26 • 9:48 PM EST • Business • krcrtv.com
A digital twin for real-time biodiversity forecasting with citizen science data

Nature Ecology & Evolution - Citizen science data are increasingly used in biodiversity monitoring. This study applies a digital twin approach to biodiversity monitoring using a large citizen...

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Jan 26 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
A toast to ugly politics

“Acceptance of the antagonistic nature of politics though, does not mean that compromise is pointless.”

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Jan 26 • 7:00 PM EST • Politics • ndsmcobserver.com
Ecoinformatics lets student explore science in nature

Texas A&M ecoinformatics enables students to explore science in nature with real-world data, field research and technology-driven learning.

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Jan 26 • 9:55 AM EST • Science • agrilifetoday.tamu.edu
'Nature prescriptions bring benefit to Leamington Spa patients'

A medical centre is offering nature prescriptions to help them with physical and mental health.

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Jan 26 • 1:05 AM EST • Health • bbc.com
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Project adds more than 1,000 new African genomes to global science

A newly published paper in Nature describes the complex process of launching a nine-country collaboration in Africa to significantly expand scientists' understanding of human genetic diversity. This can ...

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Jan 25 • 10:30 AM EST • Science • medicalxpress.com
Undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension at a federally qualified health center

Journal of Human Hypertension - Undiagnosed and uncontrolled hypertension at a federally qualified health center

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Jan 24 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
Stingray-inspired robot cracks the mystery of how rays swim

‘Nature seems to have already solved the problem.’

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Jan 23 • 4:35 PM EST • Science • popsci.com
New Report: ‘Invest in MI Kids’ Undercuts State’s Business Climate, Hurts Small Business

Michigan’s business community could be facing a pivotal moment if the proposed graduated income tax ballot measure gains enough signatures to move forward for voter consideration.

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Jan 23 • 11:02 AM EST • Business • detroitchamber.com
Want to Fight for Science? Look to South Dakota. No, Really.

Nature this week offers a series of terrifying, interactive graphs detailing the Trump Administration’s Idiocratic War on Science. Not only has it butchered federal scientific research grants, but as you can see in this graphic, it has hollowed out the federal scientific workforce – the dedicated professionals who develop data to allow for science-informed policy … Continue reading "Want to Fight for Science? Look to South Dakota. No, Really."

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Jan 23 • 10:55 AM EST • Science • legal-planet.org
XG leans into radical self-love with debut album 'The Core'

XG’s first full-length release, 'The Core,' builds on the group's signature sound with a couple of twists.

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Jan 22 • 6:45 PM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com
Newsom hands out 'Trump signature series kneepads' at international conference

Newsom also addressed what happened on Wednesday in Davos.

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Jan 22 • 4:41 PM EST • Politics • sfgate.com
Alarm as US mulls prioritising citizens in research funding

A senior White House official said the Trump administration is considering ways to prioritise research funding to American citizens, triggering alarm in the research community that the country could destroy its century-long status as a magnet for overseas talent.Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), said last week that it is “important for us to continue to emphasise the use of federal R&D dollars towards American scientists and technologists that are staffed by Americans in their labs.” Asked about support for Chinese students during a Congressional hearing, Kratsios went on to say that in future funding announcements, the OSTP would “emphasise” that “we're funding American students.”The precise meaning of his impromptu comments, and what they could mean in policy terms, isn’t yet clear. The OSTP did not respond to multiple requests for clarification from Science|Business.But given that US science and technology has relied on overseas talent for the past century, Kratsios’s words have alarmed former US science officials.Immigrants have made up around 30-40% of US Nobel Prize winners since the 1940s, for example. Except for some sensitive projects, countries typically grant research funding on a nationality-blind basis, lest they deter foreign scientists from immigrating. “If director Kratsios’s statements are taken literally and become official policy of the White House, [research-intensive] universities will likely have to close labs if not entire research divisions,” said David Biggs, a former science and technology official in the US State Department. In their most extreme interpretation, Kratsios’s comments would imply that foreign scientists established in the US would see access to funding curtailed. This would “result in many world-leading professors who work in the United States in fields that this administration considers a priority (like fusion energy, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing) leaving the country,” said Cole Donovan, a former US science diplomat, and now associate director at the Federation of American Scientists.CripplingHowever, given the context of the conversation, Kratsios may have been referring more narrowly to funding for doctoral or postdoctoral students. At the hearing, he said he wanted to see labs staffed by US citizens. But even this would have devastating consequences for the US science system, say former officials, because the country is so dependent on early-career foreign researchers. Recent statistics show that nearly half of those in the US with a PhD in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) are considered short-term visitors, or non-residents in the official terminology. If this included residents who are not yet citizens, the proportion would likely be even higher. “Foreign PhD students are really a significant and core part of the university STEM workforce, and postdocs is similarly large,” said Donovan. Preventing US-based academics from hiring them from overseas would be a serious blow, he said. “If it's the case that this administration intends to limit funding to labs staffed only with US citizens, the effect will be to cripple the American scientific enterprise,” said Chris Marcum, a former OSTP official. “To think that these researchers can simply be replaced is a pipe dream. The labs will close,” said Marcum. Go elsewhereAround half of US-trained postdocs are foreign-born, said Biggs. “If these top international students cannot get funding to do their research, or even if they hear that funding for foreign students has been greatly restricted and will be super competitive, they will no longer choose to study in the US and will go elsewhere.” It’s unclear for now if Kratsios’s comments will translate into a real policy shift. But they could add to turmoil in the US science system since Donald Trump took over as president one year ago. Related articlesNIH turmoil risks reciprocal EU-US access to health research fundingUS set to close office responsible for global science and technology dealsTrump halts new NIH grants to international health-research partnersSince then, nearly 8,000 grants at the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation have been frozen or terminated, Naturereports. Courts have overturned most of these cancellations, but the disruption caused remains significant. Both those agencies have also dished out around a quarter fewer grants this year than normal, the journal reported. International student enrolment is also down by 17%. The Trump administration also proposes to cut research budgets by around a third, although Congress may mollify the cuts.

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Jan 22 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencebusiness.net
Alarm over US plan to prioritise citizens in research funding

The US’s leading science official has said the country will focus its research spending on scientists with US citizenship, triggering alarm that the country could destroy its century-long status as a magnet for overseas talent.Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), said last week that it is “important for us to continue to emphasise the use of federal R&D dollars towards American scientists and technologists that are staffed by Americans in their labs.” Asked about support for Chinese students during a Congressional hearing, Kratsios went on to say that in future funding announcements, the OSTP would “emphasise” that “we're funding American students.”Kratsios’s precise meaning, and what it could mean in policy terms, isn’t yet clear. The OSTP did not respond to multiple requests for clarification from Science|Business.But given that US science and technology has relied on overseas talent for the past century, Kratsios’s words have stunned former US science officials.Immigrants have made up around 30-40% of US Nobel Prize winners since the 1940s, for example. Except for some sensitive projects, countries typically grant research funding on a nationality-blind basis, lest they deter foreign scientists from immigrating. “If director Kratsios’s statements are taken literally and become official policy of the White House, [research-intensive] universities will likely have to close labs if not entire research divisions,” said David Biggs, a former science and technology official in the US State Department. In their most extreme interpretation, Kratsios’s comments would imply that foreign scientists established in the US would see access to funding curtailed. This would “result in many world-leading professors who work in the United States in fields that this administration considers a priority (like fusion energy, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing) leaving the country,” said Cole Donovan, a former US science diplomat, and now associate director at the Federation of American Scientists.CripplingHowever, given the context of the conversation, Kratsios may have been referring more narrowly to funding for doctoral or postdoctoral students. At the hearing, he said he wanted to see labs staffed by US citizens. But even this would have devastating consequences for the US science system, say former officials, because the country is so dependent on early-career foreign researchers. Recent statistics show that nearly half of those in the US with a PhD in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) are considered short-term visitors, or non-residents in the official terminology. If this included residents who are not yet citizens, the proportion would likely be even higher. “Foreign PhD students are really a significant and core part of the university STEM workforce, and postdocs is similarly large,” said Donovan. Preventing US-based academics from hiring them from overseas would be a serious blow, he said. “If it's the case that this administration intends to limit funding to labs staffed only with US citizens, the effect will be to cripple the American scientific enterprise,” said Chris Marcum, a former OSTP official. “To think that these researchers can simply be replaced is a pipe dream. The labs will close,” said Marcum. Go elsewhereAround half of US-trained postdocs are foreign-born, said Biggs. “If these top international students cannot get funding to do their research, or even if they hear that funding for foreign students has been greatly restricted and will be super competitive, they will no longer choose to study in the US and will go elsewhere.” It’s unclear for now if Kratsios’s comments will translate into a real policy shift. But they could add to turmoil in the US science system since Donald Trump took over as president one year ago. Since then, nearly 8,000 grants at the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation have been frozen or terminated, Naturereports. Courts have overturned most of these cancellations, but the disruption caused remains significant. Both those agencies have also dished out around a quarter fewer grants this year than normal, the journal reported. International student enrolment is also down by 17%. The Trump administration also proposes to cut research budgets by around a third, although Congress may mollify the cuts.

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Jan 22 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencebusiness.net
The business of saving nature

Global financing is heavily skewed to industries that harm rather than preserve nature, according to a new report that calls for an urgent scale-up of nature-positive spending.

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Jan 22 • 4:04 AM EST • Business • dw.com
A roadmap for decoding the sound of boiling

npj Thermal Science and Engineering - A roadmap for decoding the sound of boiling

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Jan 21 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
Making large language models reliable data science programming copilots for biomedical research

Nature Biomedical Engineering - AI is a powerful tool for facilitating data science programming in biomedicine. This study benchmarks the performance of existing tools and introduces a reliable AI...

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Jan 21 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
Florida’s signature industry shows up for Tourism Day at the Capitol

Tourism spending produces an estimated $2K in tax savings per Florida family, VISIT FLORIDA says.

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Jan 21 • 4:30 AM EST • Politics • floridapolitics.com
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Quantum spin resonance in engineered proteins for multimodal sensing

Nature - A recently developed class of magneto-sensitive fluorescent proteins are engineered to alter the properties of their response to magnetic fields and radio frequencies, enabling multimodal...

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Jan 20 • 7:00 PM EST • Technology • nature.com
Past, present and future perspectives on the science of aging

Nature Aging - As Nature Aging celebrates its fifth anniversary, the journal asks some of the researchers who contributed to the journal early on to reflect on the past and the future of aging and...

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Jan 20 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
‘Remote controlled’ proteins illuminate living cells

Nature - The discovery that some fluorescent proteins are sensitive to magnets could lead to the development of switchable drugs and biosensors.

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Jan 20 • 7:00 PM EST • Technology • nature.com
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains

A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.

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Jan 20 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • nature.com
Lompoc students return to Dangermond Preserve for hands-on science learning

Students from the Lompoc Unified School District again participated in hands-on science learning at the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve, a 24,000-acre conservation area operated by The Nature Conservancy just

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Jan 19 • 9:00 PM EST • Science • santamariatimes.com
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Exploring health consequences of Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome in a national study

Scientific Reports - Exploring health consequences of Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome in a national study

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Jan 19 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
Opinion | The Troubling and Paradoxical Nature of Christian Nationalism

Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay by Molly Worthen and reflect on church, state and American politics. Also: After a therapist dies.

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Jan 19 • 9:00 AM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
Just-opened Palo Alto breakfast sandwich spot has a genius new business model

And a signature breakfast sandwich that's one of the Peninsula's best.

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Jan 19 • 7:00 AM EST • Business • sfgate.com
Sphere Entertainment Confirms Plans for Smaller-Ccale Sphere Venue in Maryland

Sphere Entertainment has announced plans for a smaller-scale Sphere venue at National Harbor, Maryland, featuring a 6000-seat design alongside the signature 16K immersive display.

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Jan 19 • 7:00 AM EST • Entertainment • redsharknews.com
A community-codesigned LLM-powered chatbot for primary care: a randomized controlled trial

Nature Health - A multimedia e-learning chatbot codesigned with community stakeholders increased health awareness in a randomized trial of 2,113 participants in urban and rural areas across 11...

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Jan 18 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
Artificial intelligence for public health can harness data for healthier populations

Nature Health - By focusing on large-scale data analysis and population-wide interventions, artificial intelligence in public health offers new strategic approaches to disease surveillance, health...

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Jan 18 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
The role of the lymphatic system in musculoskeletal system health and disease: research progress and future directions

Bone Research - The role of the lymphatic system in musculoskeletal system health and disease: research progress and future directions

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Jan 18 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nature.com
OCCC opens applications for Nursing and Aquarium Science programs

Oregon Coast Community College (OCCC) is now accepting applications for two of its signature career and technical education (CTE) programs: Nursing and Aquarium Science.

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Jan 18 • 6:00 PM EST • Science • newportnewstimes.com
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More diversity means better science, says Nature journal chief

‘Inclusion’ is not about political correctness but can produce research with a greater impact, according to Springer Nature’s chief scientific officer

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Jan 18 • 1:00 PM EST • Science • thetimes.com
Ecophysiologist shares science behind hibernation Jan. 24

Feather River Land Trust announces that ecophysiologist Hannah Carey will present a talk on hibernation Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Sierra Valley Nature

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Costco Kirkland Signature vs. name brands: Price analysis shows savings

Costco sells a lot of brand-name goods for less than a typical retailer, but choosing the club's Kirkland Signature brand can really maximize savings.

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Jan 17 • 5:38 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Don’t miss out on the latest science in JCSM

The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is moving to Springer Nature. View new articles in Volume 22 on the Springer website. Logging in as an AASM member AASM members have full access to all JCSM content. Follow these steps to log into the new website as a member: Go to the new journal website homepage: https://link.springer.com/journal/44470/ Scroll down and look for the “Sign in through society site” button. This button will take you to the AASM log-in screen and redirect you back to the journal website. Monthly new content alerts If you’ve previously opted in to new issue alerts for JCSM, you’ve been registered to receive monthly new content alerts from Springer Nature for JCSM. These alerts ensure you’ll never miss out on the latest science published in JCSM. To make sure delivery of the alerts is seamless, please add “Springer Alert TOCalert@springernature.com” to your contacts.

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Jan 16 • 1:16 PM EST • Science • aasm.org
Opinion | The Viewpoint-Diversity Debate Misunderstands Science

We’re not teaching students truths about nature. We’re giving them tools to explore.

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Jan 16 • 12:35 PM EST • Science • chronicle.com