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Ticks are spreading Heartland virus in Georgia
Heartland virus is circulating in lone star ticks in Georgia, scientists find, confirming active transmission of the virus within the state. The findings appear in the journal Emerging Infectious...
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DNA offers link to ancient Indigenous people of Uruguay
The first whole genome sequences of the ancient people of Uruguay provide a genetic snapshot of Indigenous populations of the region before European military campaigns decimated them. “Our work shows...
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Model fills in ‘missing piece’ of water’s quantum mechanics
Researchers have produced the first full quantum mechanical model of water. They used machine learning to develop the model, which gives a detailed, accurate description for how large groups of water...
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Water-holding soil will be key to weathering heat
Soil’s capacity for holding water will be key to determining how well farms in some parts of the United States manage prolonged heat stress due to climate change, a new study suggests. The researchers...
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Testosterone gets gerbils to cuddle, not just fight
Testosterone can foster friendly, prosocial behavior in males, a new animal study finds. The research on Mongolian gerbils appears in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. “For what we believe is the...
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Algorithm decodes what dog brains see
Researchers have decoded visual images from a dog’s brain. The work offers a first look at how the canine mind reconstructs what it sees. The results suggest that dogs are more attuned to actions in...
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Will rapid COVID tests be able to detect new variants?
New research evaluates how rapid tests will perform when challenged with future SARS-CoV-2 variants. The availability of rapid antigen tests has significantly advanced efforts to contain the spread of...
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In 30 years, the US saw 1.1 million gun deaths
A new study is the first analysis to show both the sheer magnitude of firearm fatalities in the United States over the past 32 years and the growing disparities by race/ethnicity, age, and geographic...
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2 common plant extracts shield cells from COVID
Two common wild plants contain extracts that inhibit the ability of the virus that causes COVID-19 to infect living cells, according to a new study. The study, published in Scientific Reports, is the...
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Deportation risk hasn’t been the same for all undocumented Mexican immigrants
No matter the US political climate, young, single, and less educated men seemed to be at higher risk for deportation than other undocumented Mexican immigrants from 2001 to 2019, according to a new...
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Indigenous peoples still face effects of mass bison slaughter
The economic shock of the mass slaughter of North American bison in the late 1800s still reverberates in Indigenous communities today, a new economic study shows. The slaughter by settlers of European...
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Why young squash bugs must eat poop
Squash bugs carry a gut bacterium that’s essential for their development into adults, but don’t have it as nymphs. New findings indicate how they acquire the essential microbes. Jason Chen, a graduate...
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Plant compound shows promise against fungal infection
A compound found in many plants inhibits the growth of drug-resistant Candida fungi, including its most virulent species, Candida auris, in the lab, a study finds. The journal ACS Infectious Diseases...
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Moving roadkill could save golden eagles at wind power facilities
New research analyzes ways to help golden eagle populations cope with wind-energy growth. Wind energy is a major component of the US clean-energy goals. Already one of the fastest growing and...
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Ancient bird left tracks near South Pole during Cretaceous
The discovery of 27 avian footprints on the southern Australia coast—dating back to the Early Cretaceous when Australia was still connected to Antarctica—opens another window onto early avian evolution...
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Building boom in Ethiopia may foster malaria vector mosquitoes
A malaria-carrying mosquito that thrives in urban environments is moving into Africa, where a construction boom may be one factor welcoming them. Lancet Planetary Health published the findings on the...
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