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COVID's Toll on Kids Was Milder Than Predicted, Six-Country Study Finds
Setbacks were concentrated among children already facing other risks; most children recovered.
Did the LUX-ZEPLIN Experiment Detect a Dark Matter Particle?
A single particle interaction could be a signal that scientists detected dark matter.
Marine Science Institute
New Theory on Why Some Carbon in the Ocean Sticks Around for Millennia
Some of the dissolved organic matter in the oceans is tightly bound to water, making it harder for microbes to break down.
New Study Could Lead to Safer, More Effective Antibody Therapies
Jessie Zhang, George Georgiou and others are learning how to keep antibody drugs from binding to an unintended receptor.
Physicists Reconstruct the Collision That Launched a Runaway Black Hole
When two black holes became one, it was launched out of its galaxy at astonishing speed
Scientists Reveal Hidden Structure of a Quantum Fluid
They are the first to observe a tunable Bose-Einstein Condensate made of excitons in an atomically thin semiconductor.
COVID-19 Can Awaken Hidden Viruses Throughout the Body, UT-Led Study Finds
Researchers say dormant viruses many people harbor can reactivate during COVID-19 and may be linked to long COVID symptoms.
Experimental Drug Turns Cancer’s Favorite Fuel—Sugar—Against It
The dual molecule delivers a one-two punch to cancer cells exploiting their hunger for sugar while cutting off their backup fuel supply.
Marine Science Institute
How Invasive Rats Rewire Coral Reef Food Webs Creating Winners and Losers
Simon Brandl and colleagues found that rats on islands alter the types and abundances of animals living on surrounding coral reefs.
Those Toddler Foods on Grocery Shelves? More than 80% Are Ultraprocessed
UT nutritional scientists found that nearly half of the foods exceeded recommended sugar, sodium, fat or calories.