Why women are more likely to get irritable bowel syndrome. New study provides clues.

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Researchers have discovered a previously unknown enzyme that plays a crucial role in fat production

Qt45: A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself

Moon's Ancient Magnetic Field May Have Flickered On and Off

A cellular basis for heightened gut sensitivity in females

Daily peaks in mental sharpness provide a productivity boost equivalent to 40 minutes of extra work

‘Viking’ was a job, not a matter of heredity: ancient DNA study (2020)

Evidence of the bouba-kiki effect in naïve baby chicks

Increasing applied pesticide toxicity trends counteract the global reduction target to safeguard biodiversity

Heritability of intrinsic human life span is about 50%

U.K. physics community braces for deep funding cuts

Frog 'saunas' could help endangered species beat a deadly fungus (2024)

U.S. government has lost more than 10k STEM PhDs since Trump took office

Wood burning in homes drives dangerous air pollution in winter, study finds. Although only 2% of U.S

The Arctic Has Officially Entered a New Era of Extreme Weather

Pigeons detect Earth's magnetic field using electromagnetic induction, the same physical principle as wireless phone charging

AI seems to benefit experienced, senior-level developers: they increased productivity and more readily expanded into new domains of software development

Slow grower: Tyrannosaurus rex didn’t reach full size until age 40, « Famed dino likely spent much of its life competing for food against smaller predators

The first "breathing" lung-on-chip built from genetically identical cells eliminates donor mismatch

The paper reports the discovery of a rogue planet with a mass similar to Saturn that is drifting through space without a host star.

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Xanthomonas coordinates type III–type II effector synergy by activating fruit-ripening pathway - Science

An Illustrated Guide to Hippo Castration (2014)

Mass extinction triggered the early radiations of jawed vertebrates and their jawless relatives (gnathostomes)

First ancient human herpesvirus genomes document their deep history with humans: certain human herpesviruses became part of the human genome 2,500 years ago, and have been evolving with and within humans since at least the Iron Age but lost the ability to integrate into human chromosomes early on.

Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance

Alzheimer's drug developers accuse clinical trial sites of faking data

Purdue blocks admission of many Chinese grad students in unwritten policy

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