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Science Advances is an open access journal from AAAS that publishes innovative original research across all disciplines of science freely to a global audience.

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07/01/2024

A new study finds that chronic alcohol exposure in mice changes some but not all subcircuits of the basal ganglia, altering the brain’s ability to control the ex*****on of actions. https://scim.ag/7wI

07/01/2024

A new set of studies involving 14,668 participants worldwide finds that members of the same group—defined as residents of the same community, city, or country—compete more with each other than they do with outsiders. https://scim.ag/7wp

06/30/2024

By 2080, most coral reefs will experience heat-induced bleaching as early as springtime if greenhouse gas emission rates remain at medium to high levels, according to a new model study. https://scim.ag/7w3

06/29/2024

An artificial synaptic transistor allows advanced robots to simulate humanlike, adaptable learning abilities without complex computational systems. https://scim.ag/7vH

06/28/2024

A new Review tracks the development of sewing tools in the Paleolithic, tying the development of eyed needles to a shift from functional clothing to ornamented dress. https://scim.ag/7v6

06/27/2024

A new analysis of artifacts and fossils from a prehistoric rock shelter in central Iberia challenges the idea that the region housed no humans from 42,000 to 19,000 years ago.

Instead, the shelter holds traces of ongoing occupation in the Upper Paleolithic. https://scim.ag/7ug

06/26/2024

Researchers have revealed bleaching risks for reefs using daily global projections of sea surface temperature and identified potential safe havens near cooler upwellings.

Learn more in this week’s issue of Science Advances: https://scim.ag/7t6

06/25/2024

A lack of solar wind made an unusually smooth and gigantic aurora that spanned the polar cap during December 2022 visible from Earth’s surface. https://scim.ag/7sm

06/25/2024

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer disrupts the blood–brain barrier, elevating the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s.

New research indicates natalizumab reduces neuroinflammation and improves cognition, offering hope for better ADT outcomes. https://scim.ag/7rZ

06/24/2024

A decline in rhino population—not in poaching activity—has caused the poaching rate to drop in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, according to a new study. https://scim.ag/7qW

06/23/2024

The population of Rapa Nui before European contact was far smaller than previously thought, challenging the theory that the pre-contact communities outgrew their resources and suffered ecological and social collapse. https://scim.ag/7qx

06/22/2024

Researchers find that peaks in mammal diversity match high tectonic strain rates and elevation changes in the Basin and Range Province of western North America. Increased topography changes have driven mammal speciation over the past 30 million years. https://scim.ag/7qi

06/21/2024

Cold-blooded Antarctic marine worms depend on bacterial antifreeze-like proteins to help them survive the harsh polar waters, a new study finds. https://scim.ag/7pG

06/20/2024

To boost cloaking and camouflage technology, scientists have developed dual-band metamaterials using unique gold nanoparticles.

The metamaterials have features favorable for camouflage at night or in outer space. https://scim.ag/7oF

06/19/2024

Researchers analyze a collective burial site at Bréviandes les Pointes, France, helping shed light on the propagation of steppe-ancestry in Late Neolithic Europe.

Learn more in this week’s issue of Science Advances: https://scim.ag/7nV

06/18/2024

Researchers demonstrate a mathematical model that estimates the effectiveness of testing for RSV, influenza A, and SARS-CoV-2 variants to limit disease transmission, providing guidance on the costs and benefits of testing for these diseases. https://scim.ag/7nc

06/18/2024

A new examination of a pristine meteorite reveals traces of material from the comet-forming region at the outer edge of the Solar System filled with primordial molecular dust. https://scim.ag/7mK

06/17/2024

A new study explores the genetic basis for autism, which is still primarily diagnosed behaviorally.

Using machine learning, researchers establish a correlation between brain structure patterns, common genes associated with autism, and behavior. https://scim.ag/7mg

06/17/2024

New research suggests that politically ambivalent people are more likely to endorse or support extremist behavior because extremism offers clarity. https://scim.ag/7lY

06/16/2024

A new study demonstrates a low-cost, at-home, point-of-care test to detect antibody levels and inform individuals on whether they should receive a booster vaccine to increase their immunity. https://scim.ag/7lv

06/15/2024

Atrophy in the brain due to schizophrenia originates in a frontal lobe region closely tied to language processing, according to a new neuroimaging study. https://scim.ag/7l6

06/14/2024

Science Advances is publishing an Erratum for the February 2024 Research Article “Sulfated disaccharide protects membrane and DNA damages from arginine-rich dipeptide repeats in ALS.” https://scim.ag/7kP

06/14/2024

A new study in monkeys finds that neurons in the primary visual cortex fire differently when recalling vivid memories than when initially encoding the events on which those memories are based. https://scim.ag/7kz

06/13/2024

An algae-powered nanoparticle evenly distributes a chemotherapeutic drug to treat metastatic cancer in the lungs of mice. https://scim.ag/7jv

06/12/2024

While much of the research on Müllerian mimicry has focused on neotropical butterflies, scientists now use high-resolution genome-wide SNP markers to untangle the evolutionary history of two mimetic species of bumblebees.

Learn more in this week’s issue of Science Advances: https://scim.ag/7iF

06/11/2024

An 11-year study connects California wildfire inhalable particulate matter exposure to more than 52,000 premature deaths and at least $432 billion in losses. https://scim.ag/7hy

06/10/2024

Researchers report a 3D printer nozzle that changes size and shape, adapting to print large and small structures in a single, continuously printed component. https://scim.ag/7gF

06/09/2024

A new study shows that plants are still maintaining a constant allocation of time between growth and senescence despite the changing climate. This may indicate that plants have an intrinsic biotic control of the growth and decay cycle. https://scim.ag/7gh

06/08/2024

Although a ketogenic diet may reduce individual tumor growth, a new study finds such a diet promotes the overall spread of tumor cells in mice by increasing the activity of the prometastatic protein BACH. https://scim.ag/7fP

06/07/2024

New research conceptualizes epigenetic predictors that influence the maximum lifespan of 348 distinct mammalian species. https://scim.ag/7fo

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