How to Actually Start Eating Healthy
There’s no single “best” diet, but here are some simple steps that will get you eating healthier than you are now…
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‘Hot Potato’ Plants Engineered to Flourish in Heat Waves
A genetic tweak keeps potatoes efficient in the heat…
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Constrained roads to complex brains | Science
Neural development and brain circuit evolution converged in birds and mammals…
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A chromatin-based model for deciphering gene interactions
Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 14 February 2025; doi:10.1038/s41587-025-02573-4A chromatin-based model for deciphering gene interactions…
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Ancient Egyptian Mummies Smell Spicy and Sweet Instead of Musty or Moldy
Learn how unpacking olfactory elements helps researchers understand mummy preservation techniques, and how you could one day smell a mummy yourself…
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A Rapidly Warming Earth May Breach the Paris Agreement Within the Decade
Learn about two studies that anticipate a fast-approaching breach of the Paris Agreement, as temperatures on Earth begin to trend toward 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels…
Read moreStructural insights into the role of reduced cysteine residues in SOD1 amyloid filament formation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 5, February 2025. SignificanceAlthough Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) primarily detoxifies cells by scavengingsuperoxide radical (O2•-), it also contributes to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) by generating unusual amyloid filaments. We found that mutant SOD1 …
Read more‘Back to plastic’: Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don’t work’
President Donald Trump says he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long. Instead he wants the government to exclusively move to plastic. Trump signed an executive order to reverse federal policies that encourage paper straws and restrict plastic straws…
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Donald Trump and the NFL: How his presence at the Super Bowl fuels controversy
Donald Trump’s appearance at Super Bowl LIX will be a presidential first. His presence comes as the league removes “End Racism” slogans, a move some see as aligning with his broader rollback of diversity initiatives…
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Britain has a new snake species—should climate change mean it is allowed to stay?
All animals live in or seek a set of climate conditions they find tolerable. This “climate envelope” partially determines where animals are found, but the continued existence of many species now rests on the outcome of human-driven climate change…
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