This Is the Perfect Vanguard ETF for Investors With a Fear of Missing Out on the Market’s Biggest Winners
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Ocean waves propel PFAS back to land
A new study reveals that PFAS re-emit into the air from crashing ocean waves at levels comparable to or greater than other sources, establishing a cyclical transport process for these ‘forever chemicals’ between land and sea.
Atlas of the human ovary with cell-level resolution is a step toward artificial ovary
A new ‘atlas’ of the human ovary provides insights that could lead to treatments restoring ovarian hormone production and the ability to have biologically related children, according to engineers.
A simple, inexpensive way to make carbon atoms bind together
The active ingredient in many drugs is what’s known as a small molecule: bigger than water, much smaller than an antibody and mainly made of carbon. It’s tough, however, to make these molecules if they require a quaternary carbon — a carbon atom bonde…
In the evolution of walking, the hip bone connected to the rib bones
A new reconstruction of the 375-million-year-old fossil fish Tiktaalik — a close relative of limbed vertebrates — used micro-CT to reveal bones still embedded in matrix. The reconstruction shows that the fish’s ribs likely attached to its pelvis, an …
Innovative sensing platform unlocks ultrahigh sensitivity in conventional sensors
Engineers unlock the power of exceptional points (EPs) for advanced optical sensing. EPs — specific conditions in systems where extraordinary optical phenomena can occur — can be deployed on conventional sensors to achieve a striking sensitivity to e…
Dinosaur study challenges Bergmann’s rule
A new study calls into question Bergmann’s rule, an 1800s-era scientific principle stating that animals in high-latitude, cooler climates tend to be larger than close relatives living in warmer climates.
Common loons threatened by declining water clarity
The Common Loon, an icon of the northern wilderness, is under threat from climate change due to reduced water clarity, according to a new study. The study followed up an earlier paper that showed substantial reproductive decline in the author’s study a…
Can language models read the genome? This one decoded mRNA to make better vaccines
Researchers developed a foundational language model to decode mRNA sequences and optimize those sequences for vaccine development. The tool shows broader promise as a means for studying molecular biology.
First tandem repeat expansions genetic reference maps
A research team has built a genetic reference maps for short lengths of DNA repeated multiple times which are known to cause more than 50 lethal human diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington’s disease and multiple cancers.
eDNA methods give a real-time look at coral reef health
The study underscores the crucial role of microbes in maintaining coral reef health, akin to the human gut microbiome. Hurricanes and disease outbreaks affect coral reef water microbial communities, leading to changes that may support further reef decl…