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Groundbreaking Study Uncovers How Our Brain Learns

Sophisticated synapse imaging used in NIH-funded project tracks changes within neurons as learning unfolds, offering new insights for brain-like AI systems.

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Disrupting ‘Communication’ With Plants Could Limit Soybean Cyst Nematode Infections

Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use to infect plant roots could be a powerful method for reducing the damage the parasitic worms cause in crops such as soybeans, according to a study co-authored by an Iowa State University professor.

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How Wide Are Faults?

At the Seismological Society of America’s Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults?

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A Wearable Smart Insole Can Track How You Walk, Run and Stand

A new smart insole system that monitors how people walk in real time could help users improve posture and provide early warnings for conditions from plantar fasciitis to Parkinson’s disease.

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A New Record for California’s Highest Tree

Highest Jeffrey pines ever recorded reflect a warming climate in the high Sierra.

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Researchers Warn of a Threat to Water Safety From Wildfires

The consequences of wildfires in or near urban areas go beyond the damage to buildings and ecosystems, to the threat of contamination of drinking water according to water quality and treatment experts from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

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UAF Research Provides a Roadmap for Soaring Global Lithium Demand

New work by a University of Alaska Fairbanks professor fills some gaps in knowledge about Earth’s resources of lithium, a critical element powering electronics and electric vehicles.

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Fighting Honey Fraud with AI Technology

McGill University researchers have developed an AI-powered method to verify the origin of honey, ensuring that what’s on the label matches what’s in the jar.

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Nutrients Strengthen Link Between Precipitation and Plant Growth, Study Finds

A new study published in PNAS, led by the United States Department of Agriculture and involving several researchers from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and Leipzig University, investigated how the relationship between mean annual precipitation (MAP) and grassland biomass changes when one or more nutrients are added. 

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Electric Trains Are Quieter, More Reliable Than Diesel. New Study Finds They’re Healthier, Too.

A new study found that electrifying the San Francisco Bay Area’s Caltrain commuter rail line reduced riders’ exposure to carcinogenic black carbon by an average of 89%.

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