Bacteria turn 3D-printed sand into solid building elements
Cement manufacturing is one of the largest sources of CO₂ emissions in the construction industry. At the Department of…
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Gathering rare airborne observations of firestorm clouds
Just minutes into a planned research flight from Colorado to Oregon in August to study massive storm clouds fueled by…
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'Sundown towns' linked to lingering racial bias
A sundown town is a community that prohibited Black people from staying within its borders after dark or from owning…
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Toothless 'hell chicken' dinosaur may have had a taste for fruit
While many dinosaurs were fearsome predators with razor-sharp teeth, others were peaceful herbivores munching on…
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Local DNA motion inside the cell stays nearly constant throughout interphase
Human genomic DNA is wrapped around core histone proteins to form nucleosomes, the fundamental units of chromatin.…
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How drought shapes the impact of Xylella fastidiosa on almond trees
Xylella fastidiosa is a pathogen that poses a serious threat to agri-food systems. An insect-borne bacterium that…
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Australia's oldest underwater archaeology reveals ancient life within a lost landscape
New discoveries from Australia's oldest known underwater archaeological record reveal how First Peoples lived,…
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A tiny magnetic whirlpool could point to a new kind of ultra-efficient memory
Every time a computer stores or erases information, it uses energy. The amount is tiny for a single operation, but…
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Mont Blanc's snowy crown grows nearly 2 meters higher in 3 years
Mont Blanc's snowy crown has been measured at nearly 2 meters (6 feet) higher than in 2023, French surveyors announced…
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Ocean discovery: Pacific bluefin tuna confirmed in Victorian waters
A discovery has led to the first confirmed records of recreational catches of Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)…
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From spin wave to superconducting circuit: A one-way street for quantum information
Quantum information systems could one day shape everyday life through faster computing, sharper sensing and more secure…
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Storing memory on a chip with flowing water
Like the folds in crumpled sheets or the footprints on recently trodden sand, certain materials mark their histories.…
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Workers who fear AI replacement show worse workplace behavior
Workers who fear artificial intelligence is threatening their occupation are more likely to slack off on the job, swipe…
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Enzyme discovery opens a new route to natural UV-absorbing saclipins
Ultraviolet (UV)-absorbing compounds from natural sources are attracting interest as potential ingredients for…
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Rising seas could weaken Chesapeake Bay's natural storm surge buffer
A hurricane does not have to make a direct hit to affect the Chesapeake Bay. Even from out at sea, a hurricane's winds,…
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Rocks from hydrothermal vents can spontaneously combust, posing potential risks for deep-sea mining operations
Projects involving the mining of seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) deposits around hydrothermal vents already face…
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AI ethics analysis clarifies why different goals call for different ethical approaches
AI ethics has come under increasing criticism. Critics argue that while companies publish guidelines for AI development…
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Ivy bees fight back against honeybees that drive other pollinators off flowers
Honeybees are outcompeting wild pollinators in the U.K., and new research has found evidence of their aggressive…
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Satellites accurately detect methane emissions in largest controlled test yet
Researchers have conducted the largest-ever controlled test of space-based methane monitoring, finding that dedicated…
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The stubby legs of ancient sled dogs helped people traverse the Arctic for the past 9,000 years
For centuries, dogs have helped people travel across the Arctic, hauling supplies, equipment and other goods through…
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Sustained pressure halts cancer cell migration and triggers death in 3D lab models
The growth and death of cancer cells in the lab are studied primarily in two-dimensional cell cultures. In a study…
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Robotic 'time crystal' organizes itself into a single rhythm despite random disturbances
Scientists have developed a material that can grow and coordinate its own movement until the entire structure pulses in…
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Microplastics are chemically active and could cause biological harm
Plastics are supposed to be chemically inert. It's the reason they're used so frequently to package food, bottle water…
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Not all early birds evolved toward better flight, Jurassic fossil suggests
For early birds, evolution wasn't always about becoming better flyers. This conclusion is supported by the recent…
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Modeling study shows early tetrapods had surprisingly little ability to move their necks
A new model using sturgeon as a material analog has made it possible to estimate how the backbones of some of the first…
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AI-enhanced weather model doubles predictive power two to six weeks out
In 2021, Texas suffered the worst energy infrastructure failure in state history, following three severe winter storms…
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Little fish, big deal—Record haul of baby sturgeons offers hope for the future
Just a few centimeters long, slimy and covered in razor-sharp spines, baby sturgeons look like creatures from one of…
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Team builds resource-sharing technology platform for nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations have historically struggled with underfunding, scarce resources and even identifying what…
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Could a molecular ZIP code unlock treatments for untreatable diseases?
Imagine a medicine that stops seizures at their source, switches off instructions that keep a cancerous tumor growing…
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How shark ecotourism sparks long-term conservation
People who join shark ecotourism tours are more likely to take action to protect sharks, including donating to related…
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DNA analysis uncovers first known genetic connection between rare New Caledonian plant and parasitic plant
A new genetic analysis tool developed by UF assistant professor of biology Liming Cai, Ph.D., has led to the discovery…
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Your dog may link sounds with shapes, just like you do
Sounds have shapes. That might sound strange since sound waves are invisible, but a famous psychological experiment in…
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Jamming the flow to enable memory in quantum materials
Understanding and controlling phase transitions are fundamental to physics and central to many technological…
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Chemists develop blueprint for designing powerful fluorescent materials for better disease detection
The team, led by professors Simon Lewis and Tony James and Dr. Dan Pantos in the university's Department of Chemistry,…
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New evidence points to two feeding black holes just 175 parsecs apart lurking in the early universe
Astronomers have found two actively feeding supermassive black holes separated by just 175 parsecs (570 light-years) in…
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How lessons from fisheries management could help us govern Earth's orbital space
The space industry is rapidly expanding. About 20,000 satellites already circle Earth, a number that could reach…
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