Disruption to shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has led to a spike in oil and natural gas prices, which could spur countries to boost the roll-out of renewable energy and electric vehicles

When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative – now physicists have finally elucidated how these different charges are determined

When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative – now physicists have finally elucidated how these different charges are determined

For the first time, scientists have measured atmospheric gases from the late Pliocene, yielding data that could help to predict the future climate

For the first time, scientists have measured atmospheric gases from the late Pliocene, yielding data that could help to predict the future climate

Abigail Marsh has found that many psychopaths don’t want to be cruel and uncaring, and argues that they deserve support to help them get there

Abigail Marsh has found that many psychopaths don’t want to be cruel and uncaring, and argues that they deserve support to help them get there

Drugs like psilocybin that induce psychedelic effects have shown promise for treating depression. Now, a review of the evidence suggests that they are effective, but no more so than traditional antidepressants

Drugs like psilocybin that induce psychedelic effects have shown promise for treating depression. Now, a review of the evidence suggests that they are effective, but no more so than traditional antidepressants

A weather-forecasting AI was used to recommend routes for American Airlines flights between the US and Europe to reduce the formation of contrails, which contribute to global warming

A weather-forecasting AI was used to recommend routes for American Airlines flights between the US and Europe to reduce the formation of contrails, which contribute to global warming

The Research Article “ATP citrate lyase drives vascular remodeling in systemic and pulmonary vascular diseases through metabolic and epigenetic changes” by Y. Grobs et al. did not include the source of some samples when it was initially published. The second sentence of the “Human patient samples” section of the Materials and Methods has been updated to the following: “Samples were obtained from the CRCHUM (Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal) Respiratory Tissue and Cell Biobank with ethical approval number 08.063 from CRCHUM.” The Acknowledgments have been updated to note the contribution of the CRCHUM Respiratory Tissue and Cell Biobank, directed by E. Brochiero and coordinated by D. Adam, CRCHUM. The data and conclusions are not affected.

A cohort of 60 mouse-intraductal patient-derived xenograft models of primary invasive breast cancer was developed to develop neoadjuvant treatments.

Blocking aberrant signaling of Aβ, GABAB1R/CaSR dimer, and Tau suppresses tonic PTH hypersecretion in hyperparathyroidism due to vitamin D deficiency.

Lowering the HTT1a transcript delays the onset of molecular and neuropathological phenotypes in a knockin mouse model of Huntington’s disease.

Selective lowering of mHtt and Htt1a is superior to nonselective lowering of Htt in rescuing aggregate formation and transcriptional dysregulation.

Dysregulation of the oligodendroglial miR-126a-3p–Pex5 axis represents a targetable barrier to remyelination in chronic multiple sclerosis lesions.

Blood-brain barrier disruption is associated with cognitive decline and complement system activation in retired athletes.

One single word can replace 5 distinct words in the following sentence:

"Sitting at the beach with soft sand, enjoying a premium wine, he continued reading a nice article that explained the small print in the county document about a traffic violation penalty."


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In SynoRhyme, you are given a pair of words. Each of these words has a synonym, and these two synonyms rhyme. Your challenge is to figure out what these two words are.

For example, given the words "lure" and "excellent", you would need to determine the two answer words "bait" and "great", which are synonyms of "lure" and "excellent" respectively, and which rhyme.
The hint gives you the first letter of the first answer word for each word pair. So, for this example, the hint would be "b" (the first letter of "bait").

Good luck and have fun!

1. intelligent, flatulate
2. exist, bestow
3. cargo, forest
4. deliver, variety
5. competent, fixed


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