New 'computational microscope' simulates DNA packaging at more than ten times previous scale
The DNA in our cells wraps around proteins called histones to form nucleosomes, which organize into chromatin. This…
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Chemists uncover the true active surface of nickel catalysts
Nickel is a promising, cost-effective and robust catalyst for alkaline water electrolysis—a key technology for the…
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Bavaria's ancestral languages: Resisting linguistic genocide
My ancestral languages, Boarisch (Bavarian) and Schwäbisch (Swabian), are routinely described as German dialects. That…
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Lensless imaging method enables long-term monitoring of living cells without staining
In a study led by Tampere University, researchers have developed a new lensless imaging method that produces precise…
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Atlantic weather pattern shaped southern Greenland's rain and snow for millennia, sediments reveal
In high-latitude coastal areas, Arctic amplification means that temperatures are rising faster than the global average.…
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Do we all see anger the same way?
Happiness, sadness, disgust, surprise, fear, contempt and anger. These are the basic emotions traditionally associated…
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Real-time oxygen measurements expose hidden losses in solar water splitting
A new technique developed at Imperial College London measures oxygen production in real time, revealing hidden losses…
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Nitrogen fixation 'off switch' discovery could one day help crops make their own fertilizer
Nitrogen is essential for life. It's needed to build proteins, DNA and many other components of cells. Although…
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How enzyme activity can accelerate molecular movement inside cells
A cell sitting in fluid looks like one of the most passive things in biology. Nutrients drift toward it on the aimless…
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Health-promoting imprisonment is being deprioritized, researcher claims
For several decades, Norwegian prison research has focused on the pains of imprisonment, isolation and the harm that…
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Nonchaotic model reveals how predictability can emerge from seemingly unpredictable dynamics
Predicting a system's final outcome from its initial state is the ultimate goal for many physicists. In certain complex…
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How researchers tell different quantum excitations apart in individual molecules
Molecules can be placed in a wide variety of quantum states. How can these states be distinguished in measurements when…
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How companies drift into unethical behavior
Unethical behavior inside organizations is often less sudden than companies assume. New research from ESMT Berlin shows…
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How information is written in ferroelectric memory at the nanoscale
What happens at the nanoscale when information is written to memory? Researchers at KAIST have shown how tiny regions…
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Losing plant diversity could reduce grassland CO₂ absorption 15% by 2050, model projects
A substantial loss of plant diversity could mean that grasslands worldwide, including meadows and pastures, would…
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Study shows how children learn to talk about characters' thoughts and feelings in stories
An international research effort has examined how children develop the ability to express what story characters think,…
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Tracking down cellular gene functions with AI and microscopy
A new technology promises to enable more comprehensive investigations into how individual genes determine the…
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Rule gives every generation same share of its best attainable welfare
Sharing a finite resource across generations requires a balance between today's needs and the claims of those yet to be…
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Layered semiconductor unlocks magnetic control of light emitted by quantum condensates
Quantum technologies are considered key technologies of the future. However, research in this field requires not only…
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Gravity and light reveal how liquids turn into thin fibers
From spiders spinning their webs to the manufacturing of textiles, the formation of fibers from liquids plays an…
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3D-printed inserts bring single-objective light sheet microscopy to commercial sample chambers
Light sheet microscopy allows biologists to selectively light up a thin slice of a sample. This method can improve…
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Our research found a new reason to keep teachers happy—it's linked to how well students do
The OECD reports schools worldwide are under growing strain from teacher shortages. "It is getting harder to recruit,…
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Hearing tests reveal how sea lions and fur seals hear human-made noise
Curtin University and Taronga Conservation Society Australia researchers have conducted the first hearing tests on…
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Liquid-crystal-like magnetism explains puzzling properties in a rare-earth compound
In some materials, physical properties don't emerge from their individual particles, but from the collective behavior…
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Why 'vertical farming' is not a fix for our food system
The Canadian government launched its first National Food Security Strategy in June 2026. The strategy aims to invest…
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Light-driven method puts notoriously reactive hydrogen atoms to work for chemical synthesis
Hydrogen is the simplest element in the periodic table, consisting of just one proton and one electron. In chemistry,…
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Are insects really 'poor people's food'?
Do people eat insects when there is nothing else to eat? Are insects really "food for the poor" or famine food?
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A trick from tardigrades could help human blood withstand freezing
Tardigrades survive conditions that would destroy most other living things: freezing, dehydration and the vacuum of…
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Nickel catalyst unlocks hard-to-make β-amino alcohols
Many molecules in living organisms and pharmaceuticals share a structure called a β-amino alcohol, in which an amino…
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Almost 300,000 people now live in flood‑prone areas in the Nepalese Himalayas—new research
On Aug. 26, a rock and ice avalanche triggered a huge flood that swept through a steep valley in Nepal, leaving…
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Scientists turn handheld car gadget into wildfire early-warning tool
Researchers at King's College London have converted an off-the-shelf product, usually used to determine whether car…
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Fading control over 'jumping genes' may explain why big dogs age faster
Across mammals, larger species typically have longer lifespans, ranging from only a couple of years for mice to almost…
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Astronomers pinpoint the most distant fast radio burst ever detected
Astronomers have detected and traced the most distant fast radio burst ever recorded, a powerful flash of radio waves…
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Mapping how a single cell becomes an entire mouse
Growing inside each of us is a cellular family tree. Every one of the 37 trillion cells in our body is generated from…
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What's your apocalypse skill? Finding a future‑proof hobby can bring fulfillment today
In online "prepper" communities—where people discuss ways to prepare for potential emergencies and disruptions—members…
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'Move away' and 'stop that!' Wild elephants use a rich gestural repertoire intentionally to 'mean business'
Wild African savanna elephants use a wide range of gestures when competing with other elephants, according to research…
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