The carbon isotopic composition of atmospheric CH 4 (δ13 C CH4) is a powerful tool for tracking the sources and sinks of atmospheric CH 4. Different CH 4 sources have distinctive δ 13 C CH4 values: ...

Long-term light at night (LAN) exposure poses a health threat to nocturnal lab animals. Whether diurnal animals suffer the same deleterious effect imposed by LAN and how it works are still open ...

Genetics is the greatest risk factor in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and unraveling how genetics impacts the neural development and function of individuals carrying risk mutations is a major ...

Rapid pathogen detection is crucial for effective disease management, particularly in bloodstream infections. Current molecular diagnostics often require nucleic acid preamplification, adding time and ...

This study was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Research on Innovative Areas from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (KAKENHI Grant No. JP16H06452 to T.D.) ...

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Despite living in an era where the mere concept of truth is increasingly contested, the cognitive processes underlying the processing of information we believe or disbelieve remain largely unexplored.

Recent reports suggest that the US administration plans to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Research and Development (ORD) (1, 2). Most staff would be cut, with ...

Nav1.8 voltage-gated sodium channels are strongly expressed in human primary pain-sensing neurons (nociceptors) and a selective Nav1.8 inhibitor VX-548 (suzetrigine) has shown efficacy for treating ...

In This IssueThe chemical by-products of dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a source of atmospheric sulfur emissions from the ocean, contribute to aerosol formation, influencing cloud formation, albedo, and ...

The expansion of commodity agriculture is the leading driver of deforestation globally, which makes it crucial that we capture it accurately. Yet the way we monitor agricultural commodity frontiers ...