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Agriculture

How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste?

Scientific explorations of terroir — the soil, climate and orientation in which crops grow — hint at influences on flavors and aromas.

Environment

Invasive jumping worms damage U.S. soil and threaten forests

Also known as snake worms, these writhing wrigglers turn forest leaf litter into bare ground, changing soil composition and ecosystems as they go.

Health & Medicine

50 years ago, an experimental drug hinted at serotonin’s many roles in the brain

Environment

Invasive jumping worms damage U.S. soil and threaten forests

Also known as snake worms, these writhing wrigglers turn forest leaf litter into bare ground, changing soil composition and ecosystems as they go.

Computing

How next-gen computer generated maps detect partisan gerrymandering

The U.S. census will trigger a new round of redistricting beginning in 2021. Researchers have developed numerous tests to identify gerrymandering.

Physics

A stop-motion experiment reveals supercooled water’s dual nature

Scientists found signs that water cooled well below freezing consists of two different arrangements of molecules.

Science & Society

‘Schrödinger’s Web’ offers a sneak peek at the quantum internet

For an entertaining overview of the physics and technological advances paving the way for the quantum internet, read ‘Schrödinger’s Web.’

Astronomy

The Milky Way’s most massive star cluster may have eaten a smaller cluster

Observations of newfound stars suggest how the gathering of stars at the galaxy’s core grew so big.

Neuroscience

Tiny, magnetically controlled robots coax nerve cells to grow connections

Research using microrobots and nerve cells from rats could point to new treatments for people with nerve injuries.