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ICYMI – November’s Research News Highlights from NSF

Scientists find link between lung tumor growth and disrupted circadian rhythms

Charging cars at home in the evening is not the way to go, study finds

Nighttime charging of electric vehicles would stress the electric grid

What happens when one organism stabs another with its fangs, thorns, spines?

Model calculates energetics of piercing fangs and claws

Potential first traces of the universe’s earliest stars uncovered

Distant quasar provides evidence of first-generation star that died in ‘super-supernova’ explosion

Biologists identify coral disease resistance traits

Study offers insights into coral immune responses to white plague disease

Researchers design treatment to protect bones during cancer therapy

Novel nanoparticle could help cancer patients at risk for bone damage from radiation treatment

Bright colors in the animal kingdom: Why some use them to impress and others to intimidate

Why do some animals have bright colors that impress mates while others use them to ward off predators?

As winters warm, nutrient pollution threatens 40% of U.S.

As climate changes, previously frozen chemical runoff from farms and fields puts water quality at risk

Researchers address environmental weathering of microplastics, pollutant uptake

Team delineated the role of sunlight in modifying the properties of microplastics

Scientists use modified silk proteins to create new nonstick surfaces

Chemical modification of silk proteins makes them repel water better than available nonstick coatings