Heat-induced nanoscale structures unlock electromechanical properties in ceramics
Scientists have developed a new way to make ceramic materials that can better withstand extreme heat and continue…
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Kauri dieback threatens more than trees—it could change how much carbon forests store
Kauri are among Aotearoa New Zealand's tallest and longest-lived trees—and their place in our cultural landscape looms…
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Precision IVF tracks how mouse embryos switch on their genome
A new study from EMBL Rome shows how embryos precisely coordinate gene activity during early development. The research…
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Tribal members saw pinyon-juniper woodlands declining, new study confirms
Pinyon pines and juniper trees spread across the mid-elevation slopes of the American West, including California's…
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Manganese-doped carbon nanodots could rival existing MRI contrast agents
Contrast agents are compounds routinely used in clinical analysis to enhance differentiation between tissues or to…
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Hunter-gatherer societies reveal inequalities in power, status and resources, review finds
On the shores of Lake Eyasi in northern Tanzania, a small number of people still hunt and gather their food. Today, a…
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Dressed for danger: Venomous snakes are more likely to stand out
Researchers at the University of Galway in Ireland have found that venomous snakes are significantly more likely than…
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Misophonia: When everyday sounds become unbearable
Most people find some sounds unpleasant, such as a baby crying or a siren, because of features such as their pitch,…
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The 'dream job' myth: Why a fulfilling career does not have to define your life
At some point, most of us have heard the same advice about work: find a job you love, and you'll never work a day in…
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Making the most of city life for older people: 3 debunked mobility myths
Old age is often associated with reliance on others, loss of independence and inactivity. But these simplistic notions…
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LGBTQ+ Australians report higher rates of psychological distress, national survey finds
A Monash University study analyzed data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' 2020–2022 National Study of Mental…
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Scientists uncover recurrent patterns within chaotic quantum behavior
Many complex quantum systems rapidly lose the recognizable patterns of their initial states as their components…
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US-German trio wins medicine Nobel for work on optogenetics
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to U.S. psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German…
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Electrical technique could help identify signs of life in space
The truth is out there—but identifying signs of life in space involves an intense search for biosignatures within our…
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Extreme heat putting pregnant women, newborns at risk: UN climate chief
Extreme heat is putting pregnant mothers and their newborns at increasing risk, United Nations climate chief Simon…
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Research into weight-loss drugs tipped for Nobel as award week opens
Research into hormones that regulate appetite is on everybody's lips for the Nobel medicine prize, to be announced on…
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Sunken Silk Road city reveals Central Asia's lost history
The sun had barely risen, but diving volunteer Elizaveta Bodrova was already raring to plunge into the cold waters of…
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Modern forensics reveals human sacrifice in ancient Egypt's royal burials
Over 500 years before the building of the Great Pyramid in Egypt, First Dynasty kings were buried in a tomb surrounded…
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Nature-strip gardens are a paradise for pollinators in your street
In front of most Australian houses, between the sidewalk and the road, runs a strip of land most people never really…
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A climate threat may lurk beneath Antarctica's last great unknown
A region of Antarctica with some of the greatest potential to reshape the natural world and human society is also the…
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Nanoneedle arrays map RNA in fresh tissue without sequencing or amplification
Recently, spatial omics has become a powerful tool, enabling researchers to see not only what molecules are present in…
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Informal businesses belong in entrepreneurial ecosystems, review argues
A systematic review of informal businesses published in the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small…
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Too many males to choose from can overwhelm female frogs—and change who gets to mate
If you've ever felt overwhelmed by menu options at a restaurant, cereal varieties at the grocery store or potential…
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Gamma-ray search sets new limits on dark matter annihilation in the inner Milky Way
Dark matter could be a type of matter in the universe that does not emit, absorb or reflect detectable light and…
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Taste shapes support for climate-friendly school meals
Students in a new study were neither clearly positive nor negative about more climate-friendly school meals. Whether…
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One giant clam contains a month‑by‑month diary of the Great Barrier Reef's climate 200 years ago
When you swim through the azure waters of the Great Barrier Reef, there is one creature on the seafloor that's almost…
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Hidden X-ray phase revealed in likely neutron star merger
An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the Department of Physics and the Hong Kong Institute…
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Heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planet
As Ted Schuur stepped along the edges of Smith Lake, a bubble surfaced from the muck underfoot. And then another.…
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How Enceladus' ocean spray becomes chemically diverse ice grains
Saturn's icy moon Enceladus hides a global ocean beneath its frozen surface. From fractures near its south pole,…
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New research shows steep and continuing decline in prison population in the US
The U.S. prison population is declining at an accelerating rate, and prison admission rates are predicted to fall an…
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Inka scattered sacred coca leaves over sacrificed llamas, excavation suggests
Deep in Peru's Acarí Valley lie the ruins of Tambo Viejo, an Inka provincial center where excavations have uncovered…
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Giant fluctuations of focused light reveal hidden correlations in opaque materials
When light travels through a strongly scattering material, such as biological tissue or other disordered opaque media,…
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Hungary's dwindling paprika producers battle to save signature spice
Working from before dawn until midnight, farmers Nikoletta Pajsan Nagy and Laszlo Pajsan fought Europe's driest summer…
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Cry for help as French-Swiss lake dries up
The picturesque Lac des Brenets between France and Switzerland has dried up after a record-breaking hot summer, leaving…
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Cities keep shelling out taxpayer money for sports stadiums, yet the economics almost never makes sense
Americans are crazy about sports. But whether that passion requires taxpayers to subsidize new facilities every time…
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Feeling secure in a group may help dissenters make stronger arguments
When everyone in a meeting voices the same opinion, an organization can miss important warning signs and new ideas. A…
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