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• Bird-inspired drone can jump for take-off December 6, 2024
  Researchers have built a drone that can walk, hop, and jump into flight with the aid of birdlike legs, greatly expanding the range of potential environments accessible to unmanned aerial vehicles.
• Genetic study of native hazelnut challenges misconceptions about how ancient Indigenous peoples used the land December 6, 2024
  By decoding the DNA of the beaked hazelnut (Corylus cornuta), a native plant that thrives in British Columbia, a team of multidisciplinary scientists is providing new insight into how ancestral Indigenous peoples stewarded plants across the province.
• Increases in U.S. life expectancy forecasted to stall by 2050, poorer health expected to cause nation's global ranking to drop December 6, 2024
  The U.S. is forecasted to fall in its global rankings below nearly all high-income and some middle-income countries. Drug use disorders, high body mass index, high blood sugar, and high blood pressure are driving mortality and disability higher across the U.S. Future scenarios for health outcomes identify the states that are forecasted to gain ground, […]
• Molecular zip code draws killer T cells straight to brain tumors December 5, 2024
  Scientists have developed a 'molecular GPS' to guide immune cells into the brain and kill tumors without harming healthy tissue.
• Rapid surge in global warming mainly due to reduced planetary albedo December 5, 2024
  Rising sea levels, melting glaciers, heatwaves at sea -- 2023 set a number of alarming new records. The global mean temperature also rose to nearly 1.5 degrees above the preindustrial level, another record. Seeking to identify the causes of this sudden rise has proven a challenge for researchers. After all, factoring in the effects of […]