An activity-based probe library for identifying protein function
Proteins are vital to living systems. They build and repair tissues, act as enzymes to speed chemical reactions,…
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Brainless sea sponges use sunset to prepare for metamorphosis—and attach in 30 minutes
Well before I start collecting coats, keys or shoes, my dog always knows when we're about to leave. By picking up on…
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Davyne changes color beyond human sight, opening path to invisible security tags
While studying the properties of hackmanite, researchers created a new material called davyne that changes color in the…
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Potholes are annoying and dangerous: Now they're political
In Victoria, potholes have become a hot issue in the lead-up to the state election in November. According to the…
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AI-driven polymer discovery could replace years of trial and error with closed-loop testing
In the realm of materials science, there is a plethora of datasets and tools at our disposal—the issue is how to…
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AI helps dentists practice the conversations that matter
A University of Rochester collaboration is using an AI-powered virtual patient to help dentists strengthen their…
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Venice Lagoon provides living laboratory for researchers studying climate change
Venice really is sinking. Sort of. The home of gondolas, bridges and canals is built across a collection of islands,…
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Can a full moon really bring bad luck? What about Friday the 13th?
Jeffrey Rosenthal was a young professor at the University of Toronto when he discovered he was born on a Friday—though…
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Climate risk is changing where banks lend—before disaster strikes
Whether buying a home or opening a local business, affordability is no longer the only question people should be…
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Wrinkled carbon nitride challenges flat-sheet model for photocatalyst design
Graphene is flat. But that doesn't mean other 2D materials—particularly those containing more than one…
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How damaged teeth can reinforce stigma and disadvantage
For women involved in street sex work who took part in our research, damaged or missing teeth were more than a health…
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How hibernating squirrels retain sense of touch in the cold
For most mammals, cold suppresses neural activity and diminishes the sense of touch. But the thirteen-lined ground…
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Prom season can increase body image anxiety for some teens—how parents can help
Prom is one of the most exciting events on the school calendar for many high school seniors.
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Orange hydrogen: Could Western Australia's rocks help power a low-carbon future?
Deep beneath parts of Western Australia, injecting CO2-rich water into iron-rich rocks may offer an unexpected…
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Iron Age Botswana site sourced copper across southern Africa—but tin from just one place
Around 700 years ago, people living on hilltop settlements on the edge of the Kalahari wore beads, bangles and clips…
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Researchers test far-ultraviolet light to prevent bird flu in poultry
When a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, tore through U.S. poultry farms in early 2025, farmers…
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Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
Malaysia declared an emergency in the Serian division of its Sarawak state on Borneo after hazardous haze from fires in…
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Zero‑alcohol drinks are rising in popularity. What do young people think about them?
Over the past decade, zero-alcohol drinks have gone from a relatively niche product to a staple in supermarket aisles,…
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Volunteers fight uphill battle against Indonesian fires
Twice already this week, Indonesian volunteer firefighter Kristoforus Sinyong worked throughout the night fighting some…
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Molecular snapshots reveal how bacteria assemble outer membrane proteins
Gram-negative bacteria are responsible for several infections that are hard to treat because of their high resistance…
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Your house may be a haven for wildlife. It's time we design homes with nature in mind
Ever found a bare-nosed wombat napping under your house or heard a possum thumping around in your attic?
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France recorded 'hottest summer ever': Environment minister
France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heat waves, drought and massive wildfires, the…
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How El Nino is choking the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal will restrict the number of vessels transiting the crucial waterway from Friday for only the second…
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Light-triggered interface lets adhesive peel cleanly and rebond through 15 cycles
Adhesives are essential in electronics, vehicles and other products, but they can hinder repair and recycling when…
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Soft nanoscale confinement prevents ice, exposing water's liquid-to-glass transition
An international collaboration of researchers has used ANSTO's facilities to uncover new properties of one of the most…
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Tiny fossils reveal big insights about ant ancestors
Two tiny ant fossils recovered in southern Saskatchewan are helping scientists better understand the evolutionary…
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From peas to potatoes, AI identifies nearly 800 promising plant proteins for food and cosmetics
Scientists from Leeds' School of Food Science and Nutrition have developed an advanced AI process that can rapidly…
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How an unassuming wildflower thrives in salt-laden air that kills other plants
On the windswept coasts of Oregon and California lives an unassuming little plant that can withstand salty blasts that…
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Warming seas could shrink most mollusks by 2100, but some may grow
Research led by scientists at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette challenges a long-held assumption about the…
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Parliamentary motions show growing AI use, with no disclosure from MPs
The two research teams have developed and used AI detectors trained on thousands of political motions in Sweden and the…
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Iron helped scientists trace Earth's oxygen. Now it's telling a bigger story
For decades, scientists have studied iron preserved in ancient rocks to reconstruct how Earth's oceans and atmosphere…
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Built to last or break down: Ring size tunes biodegradable plastic lifetimes
Biodegradable plastics should be tough enough for use yet able to break down at an appropriate rate afterward.…
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Satellites spot forest stress two years before bark beetle die-offs become apparent
Satellite measurements detected declining photosynthetic activity in Western U.S. forests two years before bark beetle…
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The Arctic melt season is a week longer now than it was in the 1980s, new research on sea ice trends shows
Relatively few people have been to the Arctic, and even fewer have set foot in Antarctica. Most people rely on…
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Microbes—dead or alive—can be early indicators of soil health under regenerative farming
Researchers have demonstrated a series of biological tests that could serve as "proxies" for measuring how different…
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Even second graders can reason like scientists—if we ask them the right way
When a child asks "Why does a blowfish puff up?" we often jump in with facts. But what if we paused and suggested that…
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