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fat storage switch

Is this one protein responsible for weight gain?

February 26, 2021
Tamping down protein synthesis in mouse study confers resistance to obesity.
fat storage switch

Is this one protein responsible for weight gain?

February 26, 2021 Health + Behavior
Tamping down protein synthesis in mouse study confers resistance to obesity.
earliest primate ancestor

Our earliest primate ancestors rapidly spread after dinosaur extinction

February 25, 2021 Science + Environment
Our earliest primate ancestors lived alongside large dinosaurs.
wildfires harm mental health

Poorer mental health smolders after deadly, devastating wildfire

February 25, 2021 Health + Behavior
2018 Camp Fire case study finds increased chronic psychological issues in the aftermath, such as PTSD and depression.
binary stars plentiful

Binary stars are all around us, new map of solar neighborhood shows

February 25, 2021 Science + Environment
New 3D star atlas reveals millions of star pairs locked in a gravitational dance.
pandemic burdens Latinx, Native Americans more

Latinx, Native Americans carry heavier pandemic burden, new poll reports

February 25, 2021 Health + Behavior
Voters of color in California are far more worried than white voters about job and income loss.
cough sounds reveal COVID

Computer analyses of cough sounds reveal infection by COVID

February 25, 2021 COVID
The finding suggests auditory signatures of illness could help screen for diseases.
drip pricing

Buyer beware: Massive experiment shows why ticket sellers hit you with last-second fees

February 25, 2021 Data Science
“Drip pricing” in the form of hidden fees drives consumers to spend more buying tickets online.
dogs can smell COVID-19

Dogs can sniff out cases of COVID-19

February 24, 2021 COVID
Dogs’ highly evolved noses can detect people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus rapidly and with extremely high accuracy.
eDNA identifies fish

Genetic tool could improve monitoring of marine protected areas

February 24, 2021 Science + Environment
eDNA from seawater can be used to accurately and efficiently identify fish species.
mistletoes communicate about parasitism

Parasitic plants conspire to keep hosts alive

February 24, 2021 Science + Environment
Mistletoes communicate to modulate the severity of their parasitism.

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