One of the most-viewed PNAS Nexus articles in the last week is “Emphasizing society's expectations enhances charitable giving in NGO advertisements.” Explore now: https://ow.ly/voL950ZwbB5 To submit your own research, visit PNAS Nexus at https://ow.ly/a9nO50ZwbzC.

Ants normally use about 24% of their energy for brain functions, but when food-deprived, this percentage nearly doubles to 45%. Preferential energy allocation to the brain has previously been found in humans and other mammals. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/kVkU50ZwbrB

Discover one of the top-performing PNAS Nexus articles on Altmetric over the past three months! “Weight-loss dynamics with tirzepatide versus semaglutide” by A.J. Venkatakrishnan et al. earned a score of 68—driven by strong media attention. Read more: https://ow.ly/rv7550Zwaw6

Artifacts show humans lived on Malta around 8,000 years ago. These Mesolithic hunter-gatherers likely made long-distance sea voyages to and from Malta from Sicily, according to a study of how many hunter-gatherers Malta could support. In PNAS Nexus: https://ow.ly/vfRN50Zwbxv

One of the most-discussed PNAS articles on Reddit last month was “Competing models of hominin body size evolution.” Explore the article: https://ow.ly/KU4350ZwaR5

As chicken numbers have risen globally, so have the fortunes of the bacterial pathogen Campylobacter jejuni, which infects chickens and other birds. The bacteria are more prevalent, more mobile, and more genetically diverse than in 1960. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/Gaqo50Zwbn4

A new PNAS Science Sessions podcast explores discoveries from an 8,000-year-old archaeological site in Georgia that reshape our understanding of wheat domestication and early agriculture. Listen now: https://ow.ly/zOoS50ZwaOX

Social unicellular amoebae create actin-rich tunneling nanotubes that physically connect cells, allowing them to share cytoplasm and organelles, and helping the cells communicate—a possible step on the road to multicellularity. In PNAS Nexus: https://ow.ly/jyv350ZvQC5

A wearable patch could help people with Parkinson’s continuously monitor the levels of the drug levodopa in their sweat, allowing them to fine-tune dosage to help maximize symptom relief while minimizing excessive involuntary movements. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/BOjQ50ZvQuE

Research4Life marks 25 years of expanding access to scholarly knowledge and strengthening global research capacity. PNAS is pleased to support this partnership and its mission to advance equitable participation in research worldwide. #R4L25

Why did some marine animals survive the Great Dying while others vanished? A new PNAS study suggests warming oceans and declining oxygen levels shaped survival after Earth’s largest mass extinction. In The Debrief: https://ow.ly/UupS50ZvQ2Q In PNAS: https://ow.ly/qeAK50ZvPRE

The gut microbiome produces phenols, some of which are healthy and some of which are toxic. A study in mice shows that a diet of digestion-resistant plant proteins, such as rice, shifts microbiome metabolism toward production of healthy phenols. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/MF5f50ZvQxJ

Read highlights in this week’s issue of PNAS: We explore geometric intuition in humans and monkeys, examine how a reverse sprinkler spins, and analyze declining trends in Arctic winter sea ice. Explore now: https://ow.ly/qIcs50ZvQaO

One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is “Integrated thermal and phytoremediation of agricultural soils impacted by PFAS.” Explore the article here: https://ow.ly/bT8j50Zv2O9 For more trending articles, visit https://ow.ly/sP1g50Zv2O7.

This week's PNAS Nexus Advance Articles are here! Explore new research on why disclosing the costs of co-holding liquid assets and high-interest debt has limited behavioral impact, how intermittent fasting rewires gene regulatory networks, and more: https://ow.ly/NSAE50Zv2KC

PNAS Nexus Editor-in-Chief Yannis C. Yortsos shares his perspective on the dynamic and interconnected nature of modern research. Watch now⬇️https://ow.ly/WCtW50Zv2V3

PNAS Nexus Editor-in-Chief Yannis C. Yortsos on the modern research landscape

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Climate change emerges as a major threat in an in-depth analysis of the threat exposure of the biodiversity of the world’s islands. Vulnerable islands include those in the Seychelles, Bangladesh, China, French Polynesia, and Micronesia. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/L4y650Zv3vE

How can legal systems adapt to the age of AI? Explore the PNAS Special Feature: The Law in the Age of Generative AI. Examining AI governance, copyright, algorithmic fairness, and access to justice. Read more: https://ow.ly/jEKH50Zv2iB

Honoring Christopher A. Sims, a pioneering macroeconomist and econometrician whose work reshaped the paradigm for empirical macroeconomics. He is one of the few academics to directly impact the work of central banks throughout the world. Read the PNAS Retrospective: https://ow.ly/HPPu50Zv2vb

When blue whales and humpbacks dive, their heart rates slow as their systems adjust to reduce oxygen consumption. But when they actively lunge, their heart rates rise to power acrobatic sprints to engulf massive volumes of prey-laden water. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/6Q1o50Zv3oz

Opinion piece: #AI will likely reorganize #science. Will #research remain a human enterprise? In PNAS Front Matter: https://ow.ly/fBac50Zv3ju #SciencePublishing #ScienceFunding #ArtificialIntelligence #LLMs #MachineLearning #ScienceEnterprise #CreativeDestruction #evolution

The Antarctic Peninsula is accumulating mercury at a rate of around 93 micrograms per square meter per year, double the average rate. Climate warming and rising atmospheric mercury deposition are to blame. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/YO3T50ZuLbT

One of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is ”Children’s books about scientists convey demotivating messages.” Explore the article here: https://ow.ly/oTon50ZuLj3 For more trending articles, visit https://ow.ly/TsjY50ZuLj2.

As fertility rates fall, a study in China finds that improved access to preferential housing loans is associated with a higher likelihood of having children, and larger families among households with sufficient resources to take advantage of the loans. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/6m5g50ZuKVv

For decades, #ArtisticVisions have both shaped and responded to #Mars missions. The results have enriched #art and #astronomy. A PNAS Science and Culture article: https://ow.ly/3tkx50ZuLhh #SciArt #ArtAndScience #NASA #RedPlanet #SpaceAge #SpaceExploration #ManifestDestiny

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Unsustainable use of groundwater may have caught up with California’s Sacramento Valley. A study shows that land subsidence accelerated during the 2020–2022 extreme drought and is likely to be permanent, reducing the capacity of the aquifer. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/lmTP50ZuqcO

In this issue: The transition to flightlessness in Indian Runner Ducks, attosecond microscope resolution, and ear orientation of echolocating bats during foraging. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/pKIa50Zuq9x

Some 1.43 million years ago, a group of extinct hominins, likely Paranthropus boisei, trekked through lakeside mud in what is now Kenya, leaving footprints larger than any known for this species. Some adults may have been nearly six feet tall. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/ZLQw50Zuqlp

Scientists achieve unprecedented #attosecond #microscope resolution to capture #electron motion. In PNAS Journal Club: https://ow.ly/b24i50Zuq7L #ScanningTunnelingMicroscope