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Environmental: General Geoscience: Earth Science Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Are environmental toxins putting future generations at risk?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

In a study that signals potential reproductive and health complications in humans, now and for future generations, researchers have concluded that fathers exposed to environmental toxins, notably DDT, may produce sperm with health consequences for their children.

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General Biology: Zoology
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How fruit flies control the brain's 'steering wheel'      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A newly discovered neural circuit mediates between navigational brain cells, acting as a sort of mental steering wheel.

Environmental: General Environmental: Water Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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'Legacy' phosphorus delays water quality improvements in Gulf of Mexico      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The same phosphorus that fertilizes the thriving agriculture of the Midwest is also responsible for a vast 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico near the Mississippi Delta. Efforts to reduce the amount of phosphorus that enters the Mississippi River system are underway, but research suggests that remnants of the contaminant are left behind in riverbeds for years after introduction and pose an overlooked -- and lingering -- problem.

Environmental: Water Geoscience: Earth Science Geoscience: Earthquakes Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Geography Geoscience: Geology
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Ancient rocks improve understanding of tectonic activity between earthquakes      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Rocks once buried deep in ancient subduction zones -- where tectonic plates collide -- could help scientists make better predictions of how these zones behave during the years between major earthquakes, according to a research team.

Energy: Batteries Energy: Technology Offbeat: General
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Smart earrings can monitor a person's temperature      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers introduced the Thermal Earring, a wireless wearable that continuously monitors a user's earlobe temperature. Potential applications include tracking signs of ovulation, stress, eating and exercise. The smart earring prototype is about the size and weight of a small paperclip and has a 28-day battery life.

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Botany Biology: General Biology: Microbiology Ecology: Nature
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Friend or foe? Ancient partnership between moss and fungi      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have shed new light on the ancient relationship between moss and fungi. They discovered that intricate moss-fungi interactions often depended on a third variable -- the presence of endobacteria within the fungi themselves.

Environmental: General Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Psychology study unearths ways to bolster global climate awareness and climate action      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

An international team of scientists has created a tool that can aid in increasing climate awareness and climate action globally by highlighting messaging themes shown to be effective through experimental research.

Biology: Biochemistry
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Scientists reveal why blueberries are blue      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Tiny external structures in the wax coating of blueberries give them their blue color, researchers reveal.

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Biotechnology Biology: Cell Biology Biology: General
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Researchers discover new cell that remembers allergies      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery: a new cell that remembers allergies.

Geoscience: Earth Science Geoscience: Environmental Issues Geoscience: Geochemistry Geoscience: Geography Geoscience: Geology Geoscience: Oceanography Paleontology: Climate Paleontology: General
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What turned Earth into a giant snowball 700 million years ago? Scientists now have an answer      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Inspired during field work in South Australia's Flinders Ranges, geoscientists have proposed that all-time low volcanic carbon dioxide emissions triggered a 57-million-year-long global 'Sturtian' ice age.

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Cell Biology Biology: Zoology Ecology: Nature Environmental: Ecosystems Environmental: General Environmental: Water Geoscience: Earth Science Geoscience: Geography
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Replacing animal-based foods with alternative proteins would unlock land for carbon removal      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers report that replacing 50% of animal products with alternative proteins by 2050 could free up enough agricultural land to generate renewable energy equivalent in volume to today's coal-generated power while simultaneously removing substantial CO2 from the atmosphere.

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Biotechnology Biology: Cell Biology Biology: Developmental Biology: General Biology: Genetics Biology: Molecular
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New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Over the past 15 years, researchers have identified hundreds of regions in the human genome associated with heart attack risk. However, researchers lack efficient ways to explore how these genetic variants are molecularly connected to cardiovascular disease, limiting efforts to develop therapeutics. To streamline analysis of hundreds of genetic variants associated with coronary artery disease (CAD), a team of researchers combined multiple sequencing and experimental techniques to map the relationship between known CAD variants and the biological pathways they impact.

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Mimas' surprise: Tiny moon of Saturn holds young ocean beneath icy shell      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Saturn's moon Mimas harbors a global ocean beneath its icy shell, discovered through analysis of its orbit by Cassini spacecraft data. This ocean formed just 5-15 million years ago, making Mimas a prime candidate for studying early ocean formation and potential for life. This discovery suggests life-essential conditions might exist on seemingly inactive moons, expanding our search for life beyond Earth.

Offbeat: Computers and Math Offbeat: General
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How teachers make ethical judgments when using AI in the classroom      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A teacher's gender and comfort with technology factor into whether artificial intelligence is adopted in the classroom, as shown in a new report.

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Illustrating the relationship between pedestrian movement and urban characteristics using large-scale GPS data      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers developed the pedestrian movement index to capture pedestrian count, distance walked, and time spent in metro station areas using large-scale Global Positioning System data. This index elucidates the relationship between pedestrian behavior and various urban-space elements (such as density, diversity, design, accessibility, and distance).

Energy: Batteries Engineering: Nanotechnology Environmental: General
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EVs that go 1,000 km on a single charge: Gel makes it possible      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Engineers apply electron beam technology to develop an integrated silicon-gel electrolyte system.

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General Biology: Microbiology
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Organic compound found in trees could prevent contact lens eye infections      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers say hydroquinine could be an effective naturally occurring disinfecting solution for contact lenses and help combat keratitis infections.

Mathematics: Modeling
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A machine learning framework that encodes images like a retina      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have developed a machine learning approach to compressing image data with greater accuracy than learning-free computation methods, with applications for retinal implants and other sensory prostheses.