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Smashing atomic nuclei together reveals their elusive shapes

Inside the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider’s STAR detector, which can track the thousands of particles produced when ions collide.Credit: Science

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Enhancing transcription–replication conflict targets ecDNA-positive cancers

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Learning-associated astrocyte ensembles regulate memory recall

Josselyn, S. A. & Tonegawa, S. Memory engrams: recalling the past and imagining the future. Science 367, eaaw4325 (2020). Article 

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Blood test could help diagnose bipolar disorder — but some researchers are sceptical

Scientists have developed a blood test that uses biomarkers to help diagnose bipolar disorder.Credit: John Thys/Reporters/Science Photo Library A first-of-its-kind

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Tracking methane super-emitters from space

No one noticed when an old pipe started spewing methane into the sky in the British countryside. The leak, near

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All we are is our memories

The brochure had got it exactly right. All we are is our memories, Zane thought. He remembered the salesman’s pitch,

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Eyes in the sky usher in new era of law and order

Nature, Published online: 06 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03593-x Satellite imagery is getting sharper and is gradually making its way into the

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The man sniffing out fraudsters that sell fake degrees

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Creating new materials by turning failure on its head

RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 06 November 2024 Usually, materials either are stiff or can absorb shocks or vibrations; they rarely achieve both.

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Citizen scientists can be chemists — give them a chance

What do the brain map of the fruit fly, the location of exoplanet WASP-77 A b, the identification of antibiotic