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Strategic angle: Cornell scientists have developed a sensitive biosensor using engineered E. coli to detect environmental arsenic, a significant pollutant in rice paddies.
Strategic angle: A massive heat dome is causing unprecedented temperatures across the U.S., breaking records in multiple states.
Strategic angle: A breakthrough in cellular observation technology enhances our understanding of biological processes.
Strategic angle: A tiny crystal chip harnesses terahertz radiation for enhanced imaging through various materials, promising advancements in healthcare and security.
Strategic angle: Research led by Aliah Zewail reveals biases in large language models regarding non-Western moral values.
A quarter-century after its first observations, Hubble provides a detailed look at the Crab Nebula's evolution.
Strategic angle: A novel approach to combat antibiotic resistance by disrupting bacterial communication rather than killing the microbes.
Strategic angle: When one celestial object passes in front of another, it can cast a shadow that travels across space – and sometimes across Earth.
Strategic angle: Researchers from the National University of Singapore have developed a boron-catalyzed method to transform oxetanes into larger, medicinally relevant 1,3-oxazinanes.
Strategic angle: Exploring the implications of carbon impurities in diamonds on solar geoengineering strategies.
Strategic angle: This winter was one of the warmest on record, leading to unusual weather patterns that increase avalanche risk.
Strategic angle: Scientists have proven that a wildflower steeped in folklore for its medicinal powers has genuine healing qualities—and the potential to help combat antibiotic resistance.
Strategic angle: A new study reveals how invasive pollinators are fundamentally altering native plant-pollinator interactions in Chile.
Strategic angle: Research highlights how certain species thrive amid climate-induced extremes.
Strategic angle: A breakthrough in genetic research may transform rice cultivation by enabling perennial growth, potentially enhancing food security.
Strategic angle: A new study reveals a potential 'private solution trap' in international cooperation on climate issues.
Strategic angle: Many important technologies rely on rechargeable batteries, but a self-assembly flaw is hindering advancements in safer, nonflammable electrolytes.
Strategic angle: Scientists discover a new iron-storing protein in methane-degrading microbes, highlighting the need for characterizing hard-to-isolate proteins.
Strategic angle: New research reveals sperm whales engaging in headbutting behavior, confirming historical accounts.
"Project Hail Mary," the Ryan Gosling-led adaptation of the best-selling sci-fi novel from Andy Weir, is being praised for putting the science in science fiction.