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Record marine heat waves in 2023 covered 96% of oceans, lasted four times longer than average

Heat waves aren't just getting worse on land, the majority of the world's oceans are experiencing record-breaking temperatures too. These marine heat waves are getting longer, more intense and reaching farther than ever before. ...

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Science journal pulled a controversial study about a bizarre life form against the authors' wishes

A microscopic discovery in a California lake sparked buzz and controversy more than a decade ago when it was first revealed.

Physicists discover new state of quantum matter

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have discovered a new state of quantum matter. The state exists within a material that the team reports could lead to a new era of self-charging computers and ones capable ...

Male birth control pill clears initial safety hurdle

YourChoice Therapeutics, working with Quotient Sciences and Incyte, reports that single oral doses of the investigational non‑hormonal male contraceptive YCT‑529 up to 180 mg produced no clinically relevant safety issues ...

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Engineers overcome radiation challenge with custom silicon chips

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is tough on electronics. Situated inside a 17-mile-long tunnel that runs in a circle under the border between Switzerland and France, this massive scientific instrument accelerates particles ...

Chromatin organization linked to p53 tumor suppression mechanism

Each cell in our bodies carries about two meters of DNA in its nucleus, packed into a tiny volume of just a few hundred cubic micrometers—about a millionth of a milliliter. The cell manages this by winding the strings of ...

BATMAN brings T cell receptor therapy out of the shadows

Imagine your immune cells could be modified to attack any kind of cancer. T cell receptor (TCR) therapy has the potential to one day become a universal cancer treatment. But there are risks. Similarities between cancerous ...