Rubric 01
Science
What we know, what we are learning, and what the labs are not telling you.
313Science
Naked mole rat queen scent suppresses reproduction
Naked mole rat queen scent suppresses reproduction The scent that silences a colony For decades, researchers watched a puzzle unfold underground. In naked mole rat colonies, only one female ever gives birth. The queen...
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314Science
Global inequality persists across generations
Global inequality persists across generations The inequality that reaches into orbit From the vantage point of a satellite, the Earth at night is a patchwork of light and dark. The bright clusters are cities where...
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315Science
Natural purine nucleotides act as molecular glues
Natural purine nucleotides act as molecular glues The Unexpected Glue That Cells Already Make For decades, the textbook model of drug action told a simple story. A drug molecule fits into a protein like a key into a...
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316Science
Solar storm saturation was a mirage
Solar storm saturation was a mirage For decades, space physicists thought they understood the upper limit of geomagnetic storms. When the solar wind a constant stream of charged particles from the Sun hits Earth's...
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317Science
Healthy diets could shrink global farmland by 6 percent
Healthy diets could shrink global farmland by 6 percent A Planetary View of Agriculture's Future From a satellite looking down at Earth, the most visible human mark on the planet is farmland. For decades, that mark has...
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318Science
Photon quantum computer fits in server rooms
Photon quantum computer fits in server rooms The Cryogenic Ceiling That Forced a New Path For years, the dominant narrative in quantum computing has been one of extreme environmental control. Superconducting qubits and...
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319Science
Neurons Are Generalists Not Specialists
Neurons Are Generalists Not Specialists From Mapmaking to Mind Reading: A New Lens on the Cortex A technology developed originally for an entirely different purpose—analyzing political voting patterns across vast...
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320Science
NASA Artemis III lander test prepares 2027 moon docking
NASA Artemis III lander test prepares 2027 moon docking Practicing a Critical Lunar Dance in Orbit Before any astronaut sets foot on the moon's surface, NASA must first prove that two spacecraft can find each other and...
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321Science
Ions flow like liquid inside solid crystal
Ions flow like liquid inside solid crystal A Simulation Reveals the Unseen Dance For decades, scientists knew that some solids could conduct ions almost as fast as liquids do. But no one had ever seen exactly how. A...
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322Science
Spider wattle faces extinction from altered fire frequency
Spider wattle faces extinction from altered fire frequency A single shift in fire management The spidery wattle (Acacia araneosa) faces extinction because one key environmental factor has changed. This rare Australian...
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323Science
Invisible sensor sticks to skin without adhesive
Invisible sensor sticks to skin without adhesive From Hard Casings to Invisible Patches For decades, wearable sensors meant hard plastic casings, visible wires, and adhesive patches that peeled off with a tug. The...
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324Science
Only 25 US Theaters Can Show The Odyssey in IMAX 70mm
Only 25 US Theaters Can Show 'The Odyssey' in IMAX 70mm Moviegoers hunting for "real IMAX theaters" were actually looking for venues capable of projecting a specific large format film presentation. What they found was a...
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