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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 15-Jun-2025 00:09 ET (15-Jun-2025 04:09 GMT/UTC)
Space lasers, AI used by geospatial scientist to measure forest biomass
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
The quantum mechanics of chiral spin selectivity
University of Pittsburgh
Fossil corals point to possibly steeper sea level rise under a warming world
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Tiny and toxic: Researchers track smaller air pollution particles across U.S. skies
Washington University in St. Louis
What’s really in our food? A global look at food composition databases and the gaps we need to fix
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Next generation of batteries may get lifespan boost with help from new UCLA imaging techniques
California NanoSystems Institute
Revealing the lives of planet-forming disks
University of Arizona
Amazon trees under pressure: New study reveals how forest giants handle light and heat
Michigan State University
Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica
Penn State
New study suggests different genetic roots of autism may lead to shared brain activity and behaviors
University of Minnesota Medical School
Cardiovascular disease and diabetes are driving the increase in us excess mortality—and adults without college degrees are bearing most of the burden
Boston University School of Public Health
First quantum-mechanical model of quasicrystals reveals why they exist
University of Michigan
Volume and intensity of walking and risk of chronic low back pain
JAMA Network
Cannabis legalization and opioid use disorder in Veterans Health Administration patients
JAMA Network