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Earthquakes vary in size over many orders of magnitude, often rupturing in complex multifault and multievent sequences. Despite the large number of observed earthquakes, the scaling of the earthquake energy budget remains enigmatic. We propose that ...

Protein folding both promotes and constrains adaptive evolution. We uncover this surprising duality in the role of the protein-folding chaperone heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) in maintaining the integrity of yeast metabolism amid proteotoxic stressors ...

Memories are encoded by sparse populations of neurons but how such sparsity arises remains largely unknown. We found that a neuron’s eligibility to be recruited into the memory trace depends on its epigenetic state prior to encoding. Principal neurons in ...

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HomeScienceVol. 385, No. 6707Clearing the AirBack To Vol. 385, No. 6707 Full accessIntroduction to Special Issue Share on Clearing the AirMichael A. Funk, Caroline Ash, [...] , Jesse Smith, Ekeoma Uzogara, and Brad Wible+2 authors fewerAuthors Info & AffiliationsScience25 Jul 2024Vol 385, Issue 6707pp. 378-379DOI: 10.1126/science.adr4683 NEXT ARTICLEHigh-resolution urban air pollution mappingNext…

Since 2011, a private company has sued to terminate protections for the Cristalino II State Park in Brazil’s state of Mato Grosso. The company is suspected of being a shell to enable private entities to gain rights to government land (1). On 23 April, after repeated appeals and counter-repeals, the Mato Grosso Court of Justice sided with the company and annulled the 2001 decree that created the park (2), despite evidence that the park’s creation was legal (3). The contested park area, spanning 118,000 ha, is a top conservation priority (4), especially for Amazonian tree species (5) and vulnerable faunal communities, such as the Endangered spider monkey Ateles marginatus (6). Moreover, the protected region plays a crucial role in inhibiting deforestation in the southern Amazon. Mato Grosso must appeal the decision.

HomeScienceVol. 385, No. 6707Disability and disaster: A deadly duoBack To Vol. 385, No. 6707 Full accessLetter Share on Disability and disaster: A deadly duoKathryn Romanchuk [email protected] and John-Ross RizzoAuthors Info & AffiliationsScience25 Jul 2024Vol 385, Issue 6707p. 376DOI: 10.1126/science.adr4523 PREVIOUS ARTICLEThe Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with RobotsPreviousNEXT ARTICL…

HomeScienceVol. 385, No. 6707The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with RobotsBack To Vol. 385, No. 6707 Full accessBooks et al.Podcast Share on The Heart and the Chip: Our Bright Future with RobotsScience25 Jul 2024Vol 385, Issue 6707p. 375DOI: 10.1126/science.adr4787 PREVIOUS ARTICLEThe first fossil collectorsPreviousNEXT ARTICLEDisability and disaster: A deadly duoNext ContentsBooksInfor…

A lively tour of paleontology’s early days fails to coalesce into a coherent narrative

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