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Rapidly growing tropical cities have experienced a rise in premature deaths due to significant increases in air pollutants, according to new research. fcld.ly/bcqt91n
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Scientists have unearthed evidence for a major earthquake that struck Chile’s Atacama Desert about 3800 years ago, triggering not only a tsunami, but serious social disruption. fcld.ly/h0zivxe
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A 3800-year-old earthquake that triggered major social disruption, biomarkers in blood linked to serious psychiatric illnesses, and more—all new in this week’s Science Advances: fcld.ly/laosz5l
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A new study examines the rich diversity and evolutionary history of cheilostome bryozoans, sea floor creatures that resemble corals and have played important roles in ocean communities since the Paleozoic: fcld.ly/fdzx4f1
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A new study finds that the high fixed overhead costs of healthy foods result in price distortions that discourage a healthy diet.
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In a new Editorial, Science Advances Editor Ali Shilatifard makes an impassioned, personal call for civility as a hallmark of healthy scientific debates. fcld.ly/74soqpl
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The collective concept of “people” prioritizes men over women, according to a natural language processing-based analysis of more than 630 billion English words.
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A new soft #robotic crawler uses Kresling #origami patterns to move in confined spaces, and could inform future drug delivery platforms: fcld.ly/qs7m29m
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Scientists have developed a computational framework to screen existing pesticides and design new, safer versions. fcld.ly/qi0152u
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A new modeling study finds #ClimateChange could dramatically increase risk of extreme rainfall after wildfires in the western United States. fcld.ly/gkt5ifr
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More than half of unemployed men 35 and under in the U.S. have a criminal history record, highlighting a widespread demographic pattern in #unemployment among job seekers, according to research from and the . fcld.ly/aelgd51
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“Implementation science offers an ... approach to mitigate the gender inequities that are rife in universities, as it aims to reduce the gaps between what we know and what we do,” argues a new Focus. fcld.ly/ax2894w
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In this week’s issue of Science Advances, check out a new molecular phylogeny of mysterious cheilostome bryozoans, designing “greener” pesticides, and more: fcld.ly/3kmfal2
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New findings show that refocusing teachers to value students’ perspectives can reduce racial disparities in suspension rates.
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An analysis of data across the world’s oceans reveals strong links between human rights abuses, corruption, and transshipment offenses in global fisheries. fcld.ly/asy8biv
Scientists have identified two treatment targets that may reverse lung damage in people with #COPD. fcld.ly/lii5tda
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Vampire bats are the only mammals that feed exclusively on blood—and scientists may have identified the gene losses responsible for this unique evolution. fcld.ly/ilwxrka
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The venom of a largely unknown cone snail with an unusual predation strategy may have applications for treating pain, cancer, and endocrine disorders, according to a new study. fcld.ly/zkqpldh
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Cone snail venom with potential treatment applications, reversing lung damage in #COPD, and more, all new in this week’s Science Advances: fcld.ly/pp95ihy
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Retinoic acid inhibitors can mitigate vision loss in mice with retinal degeneration, according to new research. fcld.ly/ooicfa3
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A new study finds fMRI-based machine learning models that predict behavioral measures are sensitive to racial differences and could exhibit biases. fcld.ly/y8nua1m
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Researchers have identified new methods to fabricate carbon fibers, which could bring down the manufacturing costs and expand their uses. fcld.ly/87fbzkw
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Natural-language processing tools can help map reports of real-world hallucinogenic drug experiences to specific regions in the brain, according to new research: fcld.ly/1df1qbh
Learn more in this related Focus: fcld.ly/uullaup
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New research on hallucinogenic drug experiences, fMRI-based machine learning models, and more—all new in this week’s Science Advances: fcld.ly/j87hbv4
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In nearly all countries studied, a large-scale investigation identified a “gender-brilliance” stereotype that portrays men as more brilliant or inherently talented than women.
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The impact crater under Greenland’s Hiawatha Glacier has been dated to 58 million years before present—much older than previously thought. fcld.ly/ktdj947
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In a new Review, researchers analyze recent work on digital repression to expand its classifications, distinguish different types of digital repression, and determine whether tools are used to coerce or channel activism behaviors.
Forest trees grown close together can protect each other from wind damage—even from the forceful gusts of a severe tropical storm, according to new research. fcld.ly/ll1zb0w
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An electrostatic, waterless approach to dust removal could make solar panel operations more sustainable, according to new research. fcld.ly/6vpme3u
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Scientists must gain the public’s trust by talking about both uncertainty in research as well as the need to act on some scientific findings even in the face of uncertainty, Warren S. Warren writes in a new Editorial. fcld.ly/2d46sbb
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New analyses on the impact crater under Greenland’s Hiawatha Glacier, “gender-brilliance” stereotypes, and more—all in this week’s Science Advances: fcld.ly/5o8x86g
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Twenty percent of U.S. adults reported symptoms of persistent depression 1 year into the #COVID19 pandemic, according to a longitudinal survey that also evaluated how holding certain assets—physical, social, or financial—impacted depression’s likelihood.
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A new study finds the incorporation of renewable energy can put small-scale power grids that include multiple types of power at risk for catastrophic energy failures. fcld.ly/1utdsxh
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An abrupt and persistent reduction in Atlantic salmon body sizes first observed in some Norwegian rivers in 2005 may signify a widespread shift in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean ecosystem. fcld.ly/sx65ygq
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Black Lives Matter protests may have helped sway an estimated 7.6% of voters who favored Donald Trump in 2016 to vote for Joe Biden in 2020, according to a new study. fcld.ly/h9lud0q
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How physical, social, and financial assets determined U.S. adults’ risk of depression in the first pandemic year, the effect of Black Lives Matter protests on the 2020 election, and more—all new in this week’s issue of Science Advances: fcld.ly/xd3kxur
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How and why the axion particle became a leading candidate to explain dark matter, plus the past, present, and future of axion detection, all discussed in two new Reviews. ⬇️
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