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On a recent trip to Lake Geneva in Switzerland, biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston witnessed the impact of one of the planet’s most potent invasive species, the…

RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 04 February 2026 Inequity is undermining the ocean’s contributions to people. The Ocean Equity Index is a tool to guide the development of more…

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.Watching the Winter Olympics is an adrenaline rush as athletes…

Kottke, T., Xie, A., Larsen, D. S. & Hoff, W. D. Photoreceptors take charge: emerging principles for light sensing. Annu. Rev. Biophys. 47, 291–313 (2018).Article  CAS …

February 4, 20261 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmNASA document reveals new Artemis II moon mission target launch dates for MarchNASA quietly updated its potential…

The prophet Ezekiel once claimed to have seen four beasts emerge from a burning cloud, “sparkling like the colour of burnished brass”. Each had wings and…

Tissue sample collection, preservation and processingBack skin samples from age-matched adults and one litter of neonatal naked mole rats (Heterocephalus glaber) were maintained at the University…

February 4, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmLung cancer hijacks the brain to trick the immune systemLung cancer tumor cells in mice communicate with…

In the 2012 film adaptation of the Dr Seuss book The Lorax, a fable about capitalist greed, air is a commodity.The mayor of Thneedville deprives the…

Overview of hifiasm (ONT)The existing hifiasm assembly toolkit consists of three approaches: the original hifiasm6, hifiasm (Hi-C)8 and hifiasm (UL)1, each designed for specific purposes. These…