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Global monitoring of methane point sources using deep learning on hyperspectral radiance measurements from EMIT

Anthropogenic methane (CH4) point sources are critical drivers of near-term climate forcing, safety hazards, and ...
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A self-resetting soft ring for autonomous, continuous leaping in unstructured environments

Continuous leaping is an effective locomotion strategy for traversing cluttered and unstructured environments. However, ...
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Small but mighty: The outsized role of small water bodies in the global carbon cycle

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Circumventing thermodynamic limitations in converting carbon dioxide into carbon nanotubes via tandem catalysis

Converting CO 2 into solid carbon nanomaterials offers a promising route for long-term carbon sequestration while producing value-added products without relying on fossil-based processes. However, ...
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Hive mind: Microbial communities and the making of memory

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Ferment to survive: How an aerobic bacterium persists during hypoxia

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Plant species invasions and community composition processes

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Modeling autoimmune encephalitis with the human hippocampus

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Long-range magnetoelectricity in type-II multiferroic NiI2

NiI 2 is the first established 2D type-II multiferroic where noncollinear spin spirals induce electric polarization, but existing models miss key magnetoelectric behavior. Using a generalized ...
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Correction for Huang et al., A magnesium efflux transporter required for seed development and eating quality in rice

Correction for “A magnesium efflux transporter required for seed development and eating quality in rice,” by Sheng Huang, Kiyosumi Hori, Naoki Yamaji, Yuma Yoshioka, Min Ning, Yu Nagaya, Takaaki ...
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Identification and distribution of a downregulatory signaling alkyloxazole in Streptomyces

Streptomyces use small molecules to dictate morphological development and secondary metabolism. Most of these signaling compounds are inducers derived from γ-butyrolactone (GBL)-synthesizing enzymes.