. Scientific Frontline
Thursday, June 4, 2026

Brain Circuit for Torpor Discovered

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When facing freezing temperatures and food deprivation, mice enter a state of low metabolism known as “torpor” from midnight until dawn. Res...

Cardiac Optogenetics: Arrhythmia & Brain Effects

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Researchers in Chao Zhou’s lab used cardiac optogenetics to study arrhythmia and its impact on the brain noninvasively. Using highly sensiti...
Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Nature Exposure Boosts Physical Endurance

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Photo Credit:  Aurelien Thomas Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Nature Exposure and Physical Endurance The C...

Basking Shark Twilight Zone Foraging

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New research suggests basking sharks actively feed during long – distance migrations rather than relying solely on stored energy reserves, a...

Programmable Chemistry: The TRACE Method

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TRACE allows chemistry to occur only in selected cells. Enzyme-activated tetrazine cages enable targeted cell death (left) and targeted fluo...

MIT's Impact-Resistant Plastics via Mechanophores

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Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Impact-Resistant Polymers via Mechanophores The Core Concept : By introduci...

How Honeybees Crown Queens: Beyond Royal Jelly

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Photo Credit: Yu Fang/UCR Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Environmental Engineering in Honeybee Queen Devel...

Atomic Roughness of Sapphire Surfaces

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Jan Balajka, Andrea Conti, Ulrike Diebold, Johanna Irina Hütner, Michael Schmid, David Kugler (left to right) Photo Credit: © Technische Uni...

Neuron Ground Plans: Simplifying Brain Research

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  A project led by the University of Michigan could simplify making connections among molecular biology, cellular biology, and behavior. Thi...

World's Largest Prehistoric Scorpion Revealed

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Life reconstruction of Praearcturus gigas Image Credit: © Franz Anthony Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Pra...

Terahertz Imaging Maps Spatial Chirality

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Concept and experimental demonstration of terahertz circular dichroism imaging. Circularly polarized terahertz radiation (left: blue, right:...

Deflecting Space Weather: The StormWall Defense System

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A NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory video of a mid-level solar flare. The flare caused some radio blackouts on Earth, but bigger space weather...

Dynamic BH3 Profiling in Lung Cancer

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Natalia Díaz Valdivia and Jordi Alcaraz. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Universitat de Barcelona Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance...

Antibiotic Limits in Stopping Strep Spread

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Ronny Gunnarsson, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg.  Photo Credit: Pernilla Häyhänen Scientific Fr...
Sunday, May 31, 2026

What Is: Ebola (Orthoebolavirus zairense)

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Ebola virus (species Orthoebolavirus zairense). Image Credit: CDC Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Orthoebol...