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A reporting checklist for large language models in behavioural science

June 9, 2026

LMU Munich, Munich, Germany Stefan Feuerriegel, Kerstin Forster, Dominique Geissler, Abdurahman Maarouf, Sebastian Maier & Barbara Plank Munich Center for Machine Learning, Munich, Germany…

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Biodiversity loss will decrease the future creditworthiness of nations

June 6, 2026

Following recent innovations in the field of environmentally adjusted sovereign credit risk analysis31,56, a random forest classification model…

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Different planning scales for renewable expansion yield distinct biodiversity trade-offs in China

June 3, 2026

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Metab8D: a metabolic regulome network from multiomics and machine learning

June 3, 2026

To explore multiomic regulation of the metabolome, we used machine learning to predict metabolomic variation across ~1000 different…

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The healing power of nature reduces stress, anxiety and depression

May 29, 2026

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Human shielding from wolves facilitates jackal expansion across Europe

May 26, 2026

Hardin, G. The competitive exclusion principle. Science 131, 1292–1298 (1960). Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Barnosky, A. D.…

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The exercise hormone irisin has neuroprotective effects in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis

May 24, 2026

Animal procedures and ethics statement All animal procedures were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee…

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Catestatin restores cardiac metabolic flexibility and enhances mitochondrial function

May 23, 2026

Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart failure, characterized by impaired energy metabolism and mitochondrial dysfunction. The…

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Ciliate hydrogen organelles fuel rumen methanogenesis

May 20, 2026

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas contributing to global warming. Ruminants harbour a variety of microorganisms — bacteria,…

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Demystifying biodiversity finance | Nature Reviews Biodiversity

May 18, 2026

Langhammer, P. F. et al. The positive impact of conservation action. Science 384, 453–458 (2024). Article CAS Google…

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Next-generation probiotics: an outlook into current applications and future developments

May 8, 2026

Hill, C. et al. The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and…

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Nuclease–NTPase antiphage defence systems use conserved molecular features to control bacterial immunity

April 27, 2026

Roberts, R. J. et al. A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyltransferases, homing endonucleases and their genes. Nucleic…