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Cutting to the core of how 3D structure shapes gene activity
In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be ...
Antibody mapping chip speeds up vaccine research by revealing hidden binding sites quickly
A new microchip invented by Scripps Research scientists can reveal how a person's antibodies interact with viruses—using just ...
Polar vortex patterns explain shifting US winter cold despite warming climate
Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. In a study appearing in Science Advances, ...
Wildfire forces evacuation of part of Grand Canyon
Spreading wildfires forced the evacuation on Friday of part of the famed Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service ...
3I/ATLAS: Scientific paper details what's known about the third-ever interstellar object
When the news started to spread on July 1, 2025, about a new object that was spotted from outside our solar system, only the ...
Sustainable food safety means managing risk, not erasing it
In an ideal world, every piece of food we eat would be free of pathogens at all times. In the real world, though, where 600 ...
Polyethylene packaging may have lower global warming impact than alternatives, study finds
A new Europe-focused study reveals that polyethylene (PE), the most widely used packaging material in Europe, has lower life ...
Time machine in drones? Photorealistic depiction shows Great Hungarian Plain before water regulations
Many of us have wondered what a landscape we see in a modern photograph might have looked like centuries ago. This question ...
Homelessness Prevention Unit participants 71% less likely to enter a shelter, study finds
A new report from the California Policy Lab at UCLA shows promising early results from Los Angeles County's Homelessness ...
Some sharks in the north Atlantic may delay their fall migrations south
Certain migratory species of sharks may remain swimming and feeding in Atlantic Ocean waters in areas of the northeast coast for longer periods of time later into fall before they head toward southern ...