Why doesn't Venus have a moon? A new study may have the answer
Venus is one of the solar system's most unusual planets. It may sometimes be called "Earth's twin" because of its…
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First switchable graphene nanoribbon that twists on demand
Researchers at Nagoya University have built a graphene nanoribbon that can switch the direction of its twist using a…
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Researchers develop precise new method to analyze secretions from individual salmon lice
A University of Stirling study could pave the way for more efficient study of the secretions that salmon lice use to…
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New enzyme mechanism explains how sulfur-reducing bacteria process elemental sulfur
Sulfur-reducing bacteria of the phylum Desulfobacterota play a crucial role in the global biogeochemical sulfur cycle.…
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El Niño could be strongest in decades, UN warns
El Niño is forecast to be the strongest since comparable records began four decades ago, the United Nations' climate…
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Surf's up: How the seafloor shapes breaking waves
A new study led by surfing scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego revealed the physical…
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A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage
Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly…
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Japanese scientist Shirakawa, co-winner of 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry, dies at 90
Japanese scientist Hideki Shirakawa, co-winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovering and developing…
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AI suggests new physics experiments that could outperform human-designed setups
Research means asking questions of the universe. For centuries, clever minds have advanced science by devising…
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First-of-its-kind research balances the needs of solar farms and grazing
For insurers and operators alike, what grows under a solar array is almost as important as what sits on top of it.…
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How stressed cells put the brakes on protein 'shipping'
Cells synthesize proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and these proteins are transported to the Golgi apparatus…
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Bacterial nanoplatform reprograms spleen immune cells to help prevent cancer recurrence
A research team led by Professor Yong Taik Lim at the SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan…
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Viking South positioned to support industrial renewal in the Humber, report says
A study published today by the Geological Society and led by the University of Aberdeen concludes that the Viking South…
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Microbial 'dark matter' yields 173 potential carbon dioxide-fixing strains
There are millions of species of bacteria and archaea on Earth, remarkably little is known about most of them. Now,…
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How underwater 'booms' could provide earlier warning of deadly volcanic tsunamis
The massive January 2022 eruption of Hunga volcano in the Kingdom of Tonga took the world by surprise.
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Gharial pop patterns and gecko calls uncover reptiles' overlooked social communication
Along the sandy banks of northern India's Chambal River, crocodile-like gharials glide silently through the water—but…
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Scientists solve years-long mystery of 'beating' signal in a quantum material
A team of Korean researchers has become the first in the world to identify the origin of the "beating" signal that has…
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Heathrow expansion incompatible with UK legal climate targets, major report finds
There is no credible scenario in which expansion at Heathrow can go ahead without blowing a hole in the UK's legally…
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Shellharbour families call for youth spaces, mental health support and affordable activities
New research by the University of Wollongong's (UOW) Early Start, commissioned by Barnardos Australia's Communities for…
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Probiotic and postbiotic treatments revive heat-stressed corals in field experiment
Climate change continues to threaten the world's coral reefs, which support at least a quarter of all marine life.…
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Ancient DNA suggests western farming reached Gansu without mass migration
A multidisciplinary study has answered key questions about how agricultural practices diffused into ancient Gansu from…
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Completing the connectome: How pursuing a map of the fly brain rewired neuroscience
When researchers at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus set out to create a map of all the neurons in the fruit fly brain in…
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Away from grand temples, a recycled Bronze Age burial mound became the focus of a Roman religious complex
The Romans were master engineers, building sprawling road networks, towering aqueducts and arenas across their empire.…
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How cities can use rain gardens to help prevent flooding
Canada's capital, Ottawa, was bombarded with 167 millimeters (6.6 inches) of rain in five hours earlier this summer in…
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Tiny crustacean helps scientists understand genes regulating circatidal rhythms
Scientists at UMass Chan Medical School and the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole have shown that the four…
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Can Australian businesses legally ban customers from using smart glasses?
Businesses and local councils around Australia are increasingly imposing their own restrictions on "smart glasses,"…
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Dual-purpose qubit design could speed operations while cutting quantum errors
Researchers from MIT have designed a new qubit architecture that enables qubits to interact with each other much more…
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Heat has a memory—and a new theoretical framework can track it
Heat, it turns out, has a memory. A cooling cup of coffee may not seem particularly thoughtful. At the scale of a…
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Scientists race to measure wildfire damage to UK soils
The summer of 2026 has brought one of the UK's most severe wildfire seasons in recent years, fueled by extreme heat and…
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First DDT, now the flu: Peregrine falcons in San Francisco Bay Area hit hard by H5N1 variant
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) featured prominently in the news during 2020 as it took the lives of millions…
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Who hears you say 'thank you?' It matters more than you might think
There are many ways to say thank you.
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Quantum control algorithm looks to explain how birds migrate
The hidden world of quantum mechanics exists at scales many orders of magnitude smaller than living organisms, yet…
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Why feeding birds can make you feel better
More than 56 million U.S. adults feed wild birds.
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Farewell black spruce? How climate change and pests are reshaping North America's forests
More than 80% of North American forests could face greater threats from pests and diseases by midcentury, a University…
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Overqualification can make or break family life, study reveals
New research shows overqualified employees who prioritize work over family are more likely to let anxiety and fear…
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Can an AI tutor help students improve at math?
As schools contend with rapid developments in artificial intelligence, new research from the University of Toronto…
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