We thank Xiaoju Li, Haiyan Yu, Xiaomin Zhao, and Sen Wang from Core Facilities for Life and Environmental Sciences of Shandong University for their assistance in X-ray diffraction. We also thank the ...

Finally, we do not believe Grossman et al.’s argument regarding paleontological constraints on the possible ranges of marine temperature are sound. Palaeozoic tabulate corals and stromatoporoids have ...

Y.D. and M.B.M. were supported by the National Nuclear Security Administration under the Stewardship Science Academic Alliance Program through the US Department of Energy (DOE) under Grant ...

Edited by Wilfred van der Donk, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; received November 27, 2024; accepted February 21, 2025 ...

Crown-of-thorns sea stars eat coral and, during episodic population outbreaks, cause extensive losses in coral reefs. The sea stars’ unexplained boom-and-bust population cycles may partly be ...

C.Y. and X.-F.W. wrote the paper. Z.-Z. Wu et al., Erythroid progenitor cell–mediated spleen–tumor interaction deteriorates cancer immunity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci ...

John Brauman was a scientific icon who maintained his working-class sensibilities—a true giant who had a profoundly positive impact on the organic and physical chemistry students who came through ...

One aspect that remains ambiguous is the precise role of the Northern Hemisphere jet stream in shaping precipitation patterns within a narrow geographical area. In PNAS, Tan et al. (8) pinpoint an ...

Edited by Danielle Basset, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; received May 2, 2024; accepted January 28, 2025, by Editorial Board Member Elizabeth A. Buffalo ...

A large body of evidence documents political polarization in national reporting of divisive topics. This study examines this issue empirically for local media reporting using large language models.

Edited by Jiayang Li, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; received June 4, 2024; accepted January 24, 2025 ...

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