Read highlights in this week’s issue of PNAS: We explore the design and control of octopus-inspired arms, study population waves in Canada lynx, and examine the drivers of Antarctic ice mass loss. https://ow.ly/c7hc50TK14Y
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Explore groundbreaking physics research and stay at the forefront of scientific discovery with the latest articles, Perspectives, and Commentaries from PNAS. Read cutting-edge advancements here: https://ow.ly/Xllr50TJa5A
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Like humans, Japanese macaques bear babies with relatively large heads, compared to the maternal birth canal, yet a study suggests that macaque mothers are less likely to die in childbirth than human mothers, perhaps due to pelvic flexibility. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/XqXF50TK1qq
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A sponge made of flat chitosan assembles spontaneously onto two-dimensional graphene oxide flakes, which can extract and reduce gold from e-waste in 10 minutes. The sponge is reusable, operates without external power, and is 99% efficient. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/1A0650TK19f
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In this issue: Design and control of octopus-inspired arms; population waves in Canada lynx; high-altitude algal blooms in a warming climate. https://ow.ly/abpW50TK0XU
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Researchers injected an MRI-enhancer into the cerebrospinal fluid of neurosurgery patients to track fluid drainage in the human brain. Fluids flowed from the perivascular space into the brain parenchyma, just as in the rodent glymphatic system. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/S8JW50TJ7T8
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Inner Workings: Could a better understanding of the enigmatic corpse flower help prevent its extinction? Plant biologists are uncovering insights from the Rafflesia species to aid in its protection in the wild, bank its seeds, and see blooms in botanical gardens outside its native range. https://ow.ly/zGnF50TI9r9
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PNAS and The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation partner to celebrate this year's outstanding #LaskerAward winners! Explore their remarkable contributions in the latest PNAS Updates, honoring groundbreaking achievements in medical research. Read here: https://ow.ly/WkGx50TJ9Fo
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Is climate change warming the hottest summer days faster than the average rate of summer warming? Not according to a study, which also finds that the coolest summer days are warming more slowly than average, increasing temperature variability. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/mxSr50TJ7Hc
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A study of US farms from 2008–2022 reveals that farmers are likely to switch crops in areas with sparse agricultural cultivation and high crop diversity. Farmers in homogenous areas such as the corn belt, by contrast, don’t switch crops often. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/wkMO50TJ7Ec