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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 13-Dec-2025 10:11 ET (13-Dec-2025 15:11 GMT/UTC)
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Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
AI can pick up cultural values by mimicking how kids learn
University of Washington
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Northwestern University
Indoor tanning makes youthful skin much older on a genetic level
University of California - San Francisco
Advanced optical model offers clearer insights into complex materials
SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics
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University of California - Santa Barbara
Supplemental nutrition assistance program policies and food insecurity
JAMA Network
Glycation stress promotes arterial stiffening and is reversed by a natural compound in aging mice
Impact Journals LLC
Old rules do not work for reindeer husbandry
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
CRISPR primes goldenberry for fruit bowl fame
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Could AI help primary care clinics spot risky drinking habits?
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Jeonbuk National University researcher proposes a proposing a two-stage decision-making framework of lithium governance in Latin America
Jeonbuk National University, Sustainable Strategy team, Planning and Coordination Division
Subnational income inequality: Regional successes may hold key to addressing widening gap globally
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Hidden patterns of isolation and segregation found in all American cities
University College London