Your home's energy performance is already affecting your mortgage––soon climate risk will too
Few consumers realize that a property's poor energy rating can directly affect their ability to obtain a mortgage. In…
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Bending nanoribbons tunes diamond's light emission without doping
In a new Physical Review Letters study, researchers have demonstrated that bending diamond nanostructures can tune the…
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AI-enhanced petitions on Change.org: More text, less success
The change was obvious—but in the end, things stayed about the same. Cornell researchers took advantage of online…
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New click beetle species named after Dominican Republic's Indigenous Arawak people
A new species of click beetle with a glossy and highly domed black body has been described from cloud forest sites in…
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Research collaboration helps Gulf Coast communities plan for the unpredictable
For communities along the Gulf Coast, hurricane season presents a recurring challenge: knowing when, where and how to…
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Mysterious oarfish's fins inspire large underwater robot design
When designing a large underwater robot that could swim silently to avoid startling sea creatures, roboticist Rob…
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How sea squirts perceive underwater noise
Shipping, construction work and other human activities are altering the acoustic conditions in our planet's seas. Sound…
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International study identifies key childhood experiences that predict happiness and well-being in adulthood
A new study, led by the University of Nottingham and conducted across three countries, has identified a set of key…
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Women leave psychology research more often than men, especially early in their careers
Today, women are more likely than men to begin an academic career in psychology. Nevertheless, they leave research…
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Antarctica's ice loss is locked in, and extra snowfall won't save it—low‑lying coastal areas elsewhere to suffer
Sea-level rise is one of the most visible signs of climate change, one that is threatening low-lying coastal…
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Chlamydia packs DNA with lipids, revealing possible target for blocking infection
The bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted infections worldwide.…
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Poverty in the EU declined in the last decade, but disparities persist among nations
Despite differences among nations, poverty in the European Union declined between 2015 and 2023, according to a study…
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Adult fossil strengthens evidence for Homo erectus in southern Africa 2 million years ago
La Trobe archaeologists have described 18 new hominin fossils, including a second Homo erectus skull fragment that…
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3D light fields push electrons into quantum states previously beyond experimental reach
By superimposing two ultrashort laser pulses that converge from different directions, a team of physicists at the…
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Why the nor'easter's storm surge was so high, and what it says about the El Niño winter ahead
As a powerful nor'easter hit the U.S. Atlantic coast in late September 2026, the ocean poured into coastal…
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Criminal conspiracy to steal used cooking oil shows how trash can become treasure
Federal prosecutors recently described an interstate criminal enterprise with all the trappings of organized crime:…
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Zinc oxide quantum dots enable faster charge detection, laying groundwork for spin qubits
Researchers at Tohoku University, in collaboration with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the…
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Honeybee silk could power smarter wound dressings
Biodegradable films made from engineered honeybee silk could form the basis of a new generation of "smart" wound…
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Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: Research
Climate change is increasingly reshaping the polar oceans, with Arctic waters warming rapidly, sea ice shrinking and…
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Hidden star cluster discovered in Milky Way's crowded disk defies easy classification
Astronomers have discovered a stellar cluster hidden in the crowded disk of the Milky Way. The object, named Garro 04,…
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Using an AI chatbot to practice new languages can be helpful, but it doesn't replace speaking with an actual person
Approximately 30% of U.S. adults who were learning a language in 2025 reported that they were using artificial…
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Sugar found in meteorites may have helped secure its own survival on early Earth
Is there life elsewhere, or is Earth unique in the universe? This is one of humanity's great unanswered questions. One…
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Stoicism isn't just for men—despite what the manosphere suggests
Stoicism has attracted all sorts of fans in recent years, but one group whose interest in this ancient philosophy has…
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Dark kitchens are popping up everywhere, but what are they and why does it matter?
When you order food through an app, how much do you know about where you're buying it from? It could be a restaurant on…
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Earth and Mars: Built from different cosmic recipes
Four and a half billion years ago, Earth and Mars were born in the rotating cloud of gas and dust that would eventually…
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Cities across the world are sinking because of groundwater depletion, but the process can be reversed
Many cities around the world are sinking because too much water is extracted from the groundwater reservoirs beneath…
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Alpine bacteria show unexpected ability to fight viruses
A silent, long-running competition has been taking place in Swiss alpine lakes for millions of years, killing trillions…
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Drones, satellites and AI help scientists watch over Antarctica's smallest lifeforms
Monitoring Antarctica's tiny, scattered ecosystems is a challenge that has long plagued researchers. But a new study…
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Q&A: The safety and sterilization of pharmaceuticals manufacturing
Manufacturing modern medicines is a multistage process, and each step introduces the opportunity for contamination,…
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Light-activated crystals break down DNA-like molecules in water, potentially curbing antibiotic resistance
Engineers have developed a new approach for turning ordinary water into a weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria,…
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Butterflies use optical illusions to dodge predators
A bird attacking a butterfly will often find its beak snapping at thin air. According to new research, that…
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Asgard archaea suggest crawling motility may be far older than previously thought
Asgard archaea, our closest known microbial relatives, play a key role in current models of the origin of more complex…
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Little-studied Antarctic basin could raise sea levels, but melt timing remains unknown
Over a century ago, Australian geologist Sir Douglas Mawson led a sledding expedition over hundreds of kilometers of…
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Physicists identify 'octupolar' magnetism, with implications for quantum technologies
Most magnets have two poles: north and south, or positive and negative, in a familiar arrangement called a "dipole."…
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Study: Paid internships deliver strong payoff early in careers
A new national study co-authored by UW–Madison School of Education professor Mindi Thompson, who directs the…
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Lost shark becomes viral star in South Korea
A wayward shark has become an unlikely celebrity in South Korea, drawing massive crowds, earning plaudits from the…
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