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Every year, the industrial processing of sea buckthorn berries leaves behind mountains of seeds that most factories simply throw away....

Every autumn, millions of redwings lift off from their Scandinavian and Baltic breeding grounds and pour southward across Europe in...

Solar panels have a paradox built into their design: the more sunlight they receive, the hotter they get, and the...

Rice feeds more than half of humanity, yet it is also one of the world’s thirstiest staple crops, and climate...

When doctors suspect head and neck cancer, the clock starts running immediately. At a Swiss tumor center, an interdisciplinary fast-track...

A new letter to the editor published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is drawing attention to a subtle...

Phenylalanine rarely gets top billing in discussions of molecular biology, yet this unassuming aromatic amino acid quietly underpins some of...

In the span of roughly five seconds, a nurse glancing at a patient monitor performs a feat of rapid cognition...

Titanium is one of the most demanding materials in modern manufacturing. It is strong, lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and biocompatible, which makes...

Diabetes has become one of the defining health burdens of the twenty-first century, with the International Diabetes Federation estimating that...

For women whose breast tumors carry amplification of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 gene, the arrival of targeted...

For nearly a century, scientists have known that cutting calories can extend lifespan in laboratory animals, from yeast to mice....

Chemists have long known that threading a metal into an organic molecule can transform its biological personality, and a striking...

A surprising member of the immune system has emerged as a critical defender against one of the most stubborn bacterial...

Robots and autonomous agents are increasingly expected to perceive the world, reason about what they see, and act on that...

Asia now stands at the center of one of the most consequential transformations in the global food system. The region...

A single protein may help explain why some papillary thyroid carcinomas grow more aggressively and shrug off chemotherapy, according to...

A single blood draw may one day help clinicians gauge not only whether a patient is declining cognitively, but also...

A humble fermented milk drunk in northern Cameroon may hold the key to greener cosmetics. In a new study published...

A quiet revolution is unfolding across the world’s farmland, one articulated arm and autonomous wheel at a time. A new...