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01 Nature Communications Carbon neutrality strategies modulate air quality effects on solar power generation Free
02 PLOS Medicine Human papillomavirus infection and risk of cardiovascular disease: A population-based matched cohort study with sibling analysis Free
03 Nature Communications The mPFC-reuniens-hippocampus pathway links brain circuitry and neural plasticity in antidepressant response Free
04 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Experimentally controlling scattering of water waves in correlated disorder Free
05 Nature Communications A machine learning method for calculating highly localized protein stabilities Free
06 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences A multispecies toolkit of TOP2 hypercleavage mutants for studying topoisomerase II-mediated DNA damage Subscribers
07 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Actin depolymerization factor (ADF) moonlighting: Nuclear immune regulation by interacting with WRKY transcription factors and shaping the transcriptome Subscribers
08 eLife Individual differences drive social hierarchies in male mouse societies Subscribers
09 PNAS Nexus Civilianized safety practitioners reduce crime and disorder: Evidence from a quasiexperimental evaluation in San Francisco Subscribers
10 PNAS Nexus Estradiol mitigates lipid accumulation, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and MAPKs activation in NASH rat model with bilateral orchidectomy Subscribers
11 PNAS Nexus HawkesRank: Event-driven centrality for real-time importance ranking Subscribers
12 Nature Physics Optical control of electrons in a Floquet topological insulator Subscribers
13 PLOS Medicine Maternal body mass index in early pregnancy and offspring mortality up to early adulthood: A nationwide cohort study Subscribers
14 Geophysical Research Letters Dust Pollution Mitigation by Solar Farm Deployment in Northern China Subscribers
15 The Astrophysical Journal Kinematic Fragmentation and Resolution-dependent Fading of Type II Spicules Subscribers

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Nature Communications·1 September 2026

Hongrong Shi, Da Gao et al.

In a China model, wind and solar plans boost yearly solar power by over 57,000 gigawatt-hours through cleaner air.

Cleaner air helps solar panels catch more sunlight and make more power. Scientists built computer models of China's energy system, weather, and solar panels together. They found that a plan focused on wind and solar power cleans the air the most. This plan adds 57,526 gigawatt-hours of solar power each year, worth about 5.18 billion dollars by 2060. Plans that burn plant material or capture carbon from fossil fuels only get about a third of this benefit.

The number 57,526 gigawatt-hours per year

Extra yearly solar power gained in China under a wind-and-solar focused carbon plan, versus business as usual.

China-only model projection, not a real-world measurement yet.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 2 September 2026. Hongrong Shi, Da Gao et al., Carbon neutrality strategies modulate air quality effects on solar power generation Read the source

PLOS Medicine·1 September 2026

Yunyang Deng, Mark Clements et al.

Women with a common sexually transmitted virus had slightly higher heart disease risk than uninfected women.

A study of nearly 500,000 women found a small link between a common sexually transmitted virus infection and heart disease risk. Women with this infection had a slightly higher chance of developing heart disease and dying from it, especially in the first year after infection. The link held up even when comparing infected women to their own sisters, which helps rule out family genes as the full explanation. Still, the extra risk was small, about half an extra heart disease case per 1,000 women each year.

The number 1.07 hazard ratio

The adjusted increase in heart disease risk for women with the infection compared to matched uninfected women.

Observational study of Swedish women, cannot prove the virus causes heart disease.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 2 September 2026. Yunyang Deng, Mark Clements et al., Human papillomavirus infection and risk of cardiovascular disease: A population-based matched cohort study with sibling analysis Read the source

Nature Communications·1 September 2026

Maxime Veleanu, Louise Schuberth et al.

In mice, a specific brain circuit controls how fast antidepressant treatments work.

In mice, turning on one brain region quickly eased depression-like behavior. This region, called the infralimbic cortex, sends signals through a small relay hub in the middle of the brain. That relay hub then talks to the hippocampus, a brain area tied to memory and mood. Blocking any part of this three-step path stopped the antidepressant effect, even for ketamine.

What it could change Blocking one brain pathway stopped both a stimulation therapy and ketamine from working in mice.

Shows a shared brain circuit is needed for two different antidepressant effects in mice.

Mice only, no human data or sample size given.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 2 September 2026. Maxime Veleanu, Louise Schuberth et al., The mPFC-reuniens-hippocampus pathway links brain circuitry and neural plasticity in antidepressant response Read the source

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·1 September 2026

Angélique Campaniello, Rémi Carminati et al.

Water waves flowed almost untouched through a specially patterned messy surface instead of scattering.

A specially arranged messy pattern let long water waves pass through almost untouched, instead of scattering them. Scientists built a flat surface with bumps placed in this special messy but balanced pattern. They tracked water ripples moving across it and measured exactly where waves stayed strong and where they faded. The waves switched cleanly from bouncing all over the place to flowing through smoothly, matching a prediction that had never been directly measured before.

What it could change A messy but balanced surface pattern let long waves pass through nearly untouched.

Shows a lab-made transition from scattering waves to smooth, clear wave flow.

Water-wave lab test only, not yet shown for light or sound.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 2 September 2026. Angélique Campaniello, Rémi Carminati et al., Experimentally controlling scattering of water waves in correlated disorder Read the source

Nature Communications·1 September 2026

Chenlin Lu, Kyle C. Weber et al.

A computer program calculates how easily each tiny part of a protein opens, even in huge proteins.

Proteins are not stiff. Small parts of them open and close like tiny hinges. How easily each part opens changes how the protein works. A new computer program called PFNet reads results from a common lab test and quickly figures out how easily each small piece of a large protein opens up. This gives scientists a fast, detailed map of a protein's floppy and stable spots.

What it could change A tool that turns a common lab test into a detailed map of protein flexibility.

Shows the method can work on proteins of any size, not specific results for any protein.

Method paper only, no specific protein or disease results yet.

Integrity screen: passed (3 checks) Checked 2 September 2026. Chenlin Lu, Kyle C. Weber et al., A machine learning method for calculating highly localized protein stabilities Read the source

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·1 September 2026

David Ontoso, Monika Mehta et al.