AI helps find hidden human proteins and reveals what they do
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Emerging SARS-CoV-2 sublineage RE.2.2 displays distinct structural features
Researchers from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS) have characterized the…
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Compost microbe yields enzyme that tackles polyurethane foam and nylon
Researchers from Aarhus University and the Danish Technological Institute have taken a new approach in the search for…
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Microplastics fall across rural Switzerland, adding over 200 tons yearly to land and water
Loose fibers from functional clothing, discarded PET bottles or abandoned packaging: When such plastic materials enter…
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10,000 years of wheat and barley selection reveal shared climate-adaptation genes
Research teams from INRAE, the University of Clermont Auvergne and the CNRS have reconstructed 10 ancient genomes…
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New measure captures how scientists' identities shift across academic disciplines
Does the academic discipline of a scientist's doctorate accurately capture their disciplinary affiliation decades…
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When will your glacier disappear? New website lets users explore risks worldwide
When will the glacier in your valley disappear? Will the glacier you visited as a child still exist in 2050? And how…
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Bite, buzz, release: How bees make flowers give up their pollen
Life is not always easy for a bee: Not all plants place their pollen outside. Some flowers have to be set to vibrating…
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Unusual bonds reorganize structure and magnetism in vanadium material
While chemical bonds usually determine the structure and properties of a material, bonds between neighboring metal…
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Shapeshifting plant roots rely on a balance of anatomy, metabolism, and microbes to maximize survival
Scientists have identified the mechanisms that allow plants to change their root anatomy to maximize survival when…
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Scientists discover a strange new form of ice that could help explain the interiors of Neptune and Uranus
Scientists have discovered that there is ice deep inside planets like Neptune and Uranus and want to find out what form…
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Smart pen detects pressure and movement to identify children's writing difficulties sooner
A study by Politecnico di Milano and the University of Insubria (Varese and Como) has been published in PLOS Digital…
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Fertilizers and extreme heat are damaging coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico, isotope analyses reveal
Who isn't familiar with the colorful coral reefs from movies like "Finding Nemo" or "The Little Mermaid"?…
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Giant volcanic blanket reveals hidden 'Pompeii' of Andean landscapes
A vast sheet of volcanic rock in the Andes has preserved clues to a buried landscape that existed 22 million years ago,…
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New study offers a detailed look at how wildfire smoke impacts Reno's air quality
With Western wildfires increasing in size, duration and intensity, millions of Americans are now exposed to wildfire…
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AI extracts interpretable constitutive laws directly from solid-mechanics data
Researchers at the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), Ningbo, have developed a graph-based approach that directly…
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Healthy checkout policy shows promise for reducing soda sales and increasing healthy snack purchases
In March 2021, Berkeley, Calif., became the first city in the world to ban the display of sugary beverages and snacks…
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Project RattleCam reveals baby snakes during birthing season in three US states for the first time
It's the season for babies in the snake world, and Project RattleCam is capturing magical moments.
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Brain's ability to hear a musical beat remains distinctly human, study suggests
The seemingly trivial ability to hear a regular pulse in music is a remarkable—and perhaps distinctively human—feature…
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Travel bots are making decisions for us—convenient, but should we trust them?
Imagine telling your phone that you want a quiet boutique hotel near a city center, below a certain price, with a…
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Electrical pulses convert PFAS waste into valuable silver fluoride
Fluorinated waste, like that found in firefighting aqueous film-forming foam, can act as a significant environmental…
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Why making friends at university feels harder than it really is
The summer before starting university can bring multiple worries for students: worrying about obtaining a place in a…
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Libraries are a lifeline, new research finds
New research has highlighted the important role public libraries play in supporting communities, helping people build…
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First Antarctic-wide map of grounded icebergs reveals 'picket fence effect' holding sea ice in place
For the first time, important features of the Antarctic coastal zone have been mapped at high resolution around the…
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What's carving active gullies on Mars? It's not water
Scientists were shocked when they received the first images of Martian gullies. They were even more shocked as those…
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Seasonal forecasts could give northern India months of warning before severe winter air pollution
Northern India experiences some of the world's worst winter air pollution, with dangerous episodes often prompting…
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How diaspora groups in the US are responding to disasters in Nepal, Colombia, Venezuela and other homelands
A string of major disasters in 2026 have had devastating consequences. Earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia and floods…
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AI-generated images may support conservation, but real-world data remain essential
New research finds there is no substitute for real-world observations, but that—under the right…
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Chihuahua dogs are part coyote—this might help explain their 'small but mighty' reputation
It turns out that one of the smallest dog breeds, the Chihuahua, is part wild coyote, according to recently published…
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Faster wood formation matters more than longer growing seasons in a warming climate
In non-tropical forests, cold winters hinder tree growth. There, climate warming prolongs the period during which trees…
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Turkey-monitoring AI forecasts body weight three weeks ahead with 93% accuracy
Body weight monitoring is one of the most important tools for poultry farmers. It provides valuable information about…
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How soybeans took over the American diet—without anyone noticing
U.S. farmers will produce a record-breaking harvest of 4.52 billion bushels of soybeans in 2026, according to…
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Nepal floods: How measuring snow in the Himalayas could help avoid future disasters
The massive and deadly floods on the Nepal–Tibet border are a stark reminder of why the world needs to constantly…
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Breaking down shoe foam by genetically tweaking a microbe found in compost
Your favorite pair of tennies, kicks or trainers may soon become a little more sustainable. In a study published Sept.…
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Release of open AI model trained on 17 years of lunar data maps ice, craters and volcanoes
NASA is bringing artificial intelligence to the study of the moon, helping researchers transform how they analyze its…
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Scientists discover a new way a disease-linked protein comes apart
Transthyretin amyloid disease (ATTR) is a progressive, life-threatening condition caused when the protein transthyretin…
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