Revisiting a Young Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton is typically portrayed as a solitary scientist with intense focus who was obsessed with power and deeply…
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Why monkeys handle conflicts better than we do
Conflicts with our colleagues, loved ones or team members can quickly stifle communication, heighten tensions and…
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Rethinking liquid hydrogen storage with metal-organic frameworks
Liquid hydrogen (LH₂) is attractive for long-distance energy transport because of its high volumetric energy density.…
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How a new textile fabric could triple production in strawberry plants
A new textile used to cover strawberry plants more than tripled fruit yields in tunnel field tests without harming…
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Wild tomatoes still hold the flavor we bred away: New map shows breeders where to look
Modern tomatoes are a breeding success story. Generations of selection have made them bigger, firmer, more productive…
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Light-driven nickel catalyst forms chemical bonds using less metal
Pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, and agrochemicals are produced industrially using a wide range of chemical reactions.…
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Christian amulets preserved Roman traditions of protection
For centuries, the Romans turned to amulets to protect themselves or their surroundings. Research by Ph.D. candidate…
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New Irish language tool makes school more accessible for autistic children
A new Irish-language tool developed by researchers at Trinity College Dublin is allowing autistic children from…
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Molecular simulations reveal how an enzyme's shape guides molecular recognition
Enzymes are often described as molecular machines that recognize and process specific molecules. However, they are not…
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Dyed liquid crystals enable light-only control of optical components
A new technique for controlling optical components with light could help usher in a generation of high-efficiency…
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Physics-grounded AI framework aims to make predictions about new materials more testable
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to discover new materials, but conventional data-driven approaches…
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New index links changing ocean food webs to Bermuda's spiny lobster fishery
Spiny lobster larvae spend six to nine months drifting in the open ocean, feeding within the plankton community, before…
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LISA to the rescue: Using light to fix cell division
Cell division is a complex process. At the heart of this complexity is a membraneless organelle called the centrosome,…
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Genetic audit of wheat: Researchers determine the actual variability of a gene responsible for bread quality
A team at the University of Córdoba (UCO) has reviewed and updated the catalog of versions of the wheat gene GLU-B1,…
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Protein signaling cascade helps explain how plants respond to touch
Plants cannot run away when the wind picks up, rain lashes down or a hungry herbivore begins chewing on their leaves.…
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New device measures curved mirrors' absolute shape to within 2 nanometers without touching them
Researchers at AIST have developed a device that measures the absolute surface profile of curved optical elements with…
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Canada's 2023 wildfires broke longstanding media caution around climate reporting
Fueled by record-breaking drought and unusually high temperatures, Canada's 2023 wildfire season was the worst in the…
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AI structure prediction speeds discovery of 'molecular glues' to treat disease
A Baylor College of Medicine-led team has developed a strategy that combines the analysis of thousands of proteins with…
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New feathered, winged dinosaur from China challenges our theories on bird and dinosaur evolution
A newly described feathered dinosaur found in northeastern China adds evidence supporting the theory that…
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Under the Microscope: NASA-made material for moon manufacturing
Photos taken using a microscope reveal the colorful, kaleidoscope-like crystal structure of a new NASA-made material…
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Mobile crisis response programs get new measures of their impact on police calls
Communities across the country are debating the role mobile crisis response programs can play in emergency response.…
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Study finds trust is the missing ingredient for AI-driven food safety
Artificial intelligence promises to transform food safety by helping companies identify risks earlier, predict…
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We can finally measure the damage each new coal, gas or oil project will do to people and nature
We have long known every tonne of carbon dioxide matters to the climate. But governments keep approving new fossil fuel…
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A new family of materials for efficiently converting sunlight into clean energy
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new family of materials that use light to produce hydrogen from…
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Arctic infrastructure was built on frozen ground—drones and digital twins can help spot the permafrost thaw coming
From the air, Wainwright, Alaska, looks like a perfectly stable band of homes and roads between the Chukchi Sea and a…
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Mysterious giant carving may show a Kushite ruler and mark an ancient borderland
For centuries, a life-size petroglyph has stood over the rocky landscape of Miseeda in northern Sudan. Exactly who the…
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Scientists call for protection and restoration of Africa's seagrass meadows
A team of African researchers has published the first comprehensive review of seagrass restoration activities across…
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Taylor Swift: My database of her 123,553 lyrics reveals hidden patterns
"It seems like all I ever do is change," Taylor Swift writes in the prolog to the bestselling album 1989 (Taylor's…
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Across six cultures, children step in when peers need help
A new study by an international research team provides the first systematic, cross-cultural comparison of how children…
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8-million-year-old rhino skull found in Crete
A rhinoceros skull at least 8 million years old has been found in the town of Sitia on Crete, the Greek news agency ANA…
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Chatbots as oracles: How AI is giving new life to the ancient practice of seeking answers from inscrutable sources
People are increasingly turning to AI for advice. A 2026 Pew report found that 10% of Americans use chatbots for…
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Research shows poor mental health among politicians may impair decision-making
When political leaders disclose mental health challenges—as an increasing number of high-profile leaders have done in…
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Suns set on hunt for giant planets in nearby binary system
New research led by the University of Michigan is helping set the stage for future observatories to characterize rocky…
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Wolves did not save Yellowstone—why were we so desperate to believe they did?
You might be among the 46 million people who've seen a video showing how wolves changed Yellowstone, or you may have…
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SpaceX's Starship rocket does its job during first orbital flight
SpaceX sent its Starship super-rocket on its first orbital flight—a shorter-than-planned test mission that put…
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How the moon and sun may trigger slow earthquakes on Earth
While not quite a fatal attraction, the gravitational pull of the moon and sun creates tiny stresses on Earth that can…
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