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Small molecular twists may strengthen nature's magnetic compass
A collaborative research team led by Yasuhiro Kobori at Kobe University, together with researchers from Toho University, Saitama University,
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Space station experiment to probe plant disease risks for future moon and Mars missions
As NASA and its partners prepare for longer human missions beyond Earth, University of Florida researchers are investigating a challenge tha
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Restoration efforts are working, but we need to move faster to meet targets, says U.N. report
A U.N. report finds that 252 million hectares (ha) (623 million acres) across 149 countries are being restored, creating more than 1 million
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Lab-aged microplastics enable tests of interactions with contaminants
A newly published study advances our knowledge of how microplastics may age in the environment and whether they stick to other contaminants
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New AI tool helps scientists identify bacteria hidden in soil
A handful of soil holds a crowded world of bacteria, fungi and other organisms. Scientists can collect their DNA, but much of it remains dif
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Television gains ground in streaming platform era, study shows
A University of Alicante (UA) study of 325 fiction series released in Spain between 2020 and 2024 has concluded that video-on-demand (VOD) p
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New X-ray method isolates faint signals from water at material surfaces
A research team from Toyohashi University of Technology, the Institute for Molecular Science and the Institute of Science Tokyo, led by Yu K
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New travel tool combines three algorithms to tailor destination recommendations
Researchers have developed a tourist recommendation system combining three algorithms to help travelers find destinations suited to their pr
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NASA's new UV space telescope will launch in 2031
Most of us could spend our entire lives looking at the night sky and see very few changes. The moon becomes more or less illuminated, the pl
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Study: Partisan ties shape how voters view campaign AI
As political campaigns increasingly use artificial intelligence to communicate with voters, questions arise about how the technology influen
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Keeping one eye open: Veterinarian applies unique treatment to preserve dog's eyesight
Aparna Shah teaches Virginia Tech students how the human eye turns light into sight. In May, she saw her dog lose his.
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Evolutionary changes in key enzyme may help bacteria make proteins faster
Evolutionary changes in a key protein synthesis enzyme, isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase (IleRS), may help bacteria fine-tune how quickly proteins
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Using machine learning to build safer cities
In eThekwini, researchers have harnessed machine learning and satellite data to spot the city's most landslide-prone zones. A new study publ
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How ancient insect-eating diets could inspire more sustainable food systems
New research from Durham University highlights how insects have been part of human diets for thousands of years despite seeming unusual to m
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Rare 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite reveals clues to planet's ancient past
Scientists at the University of New Mexico have played a key role in identifying a rare, 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite that provide
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Electrical guardrails for charge carriers: A new approach to harness graphene for solar cells
Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms in which electrons can move with high mobility, making it promising for high-speed electronic com
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Faraway tectonic forces may have accelerated the Gulf of California rifting
When the Baja California peninsula broke from mainland Mexico nearly 12 million years ago, it gave rise to the Gulf of California. New resea
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Simplified ancestral enzyme makes ATP without amino acid needed for its usual reaction
Proteins perform essential functions in living organisms, from catalyzing biochemical reactions to supporting cellular energy metabolism. Th
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New calculations reveal hidden pathways that let chemical reactions produce different products
Chemical reactions are often understood as molecules crossing a high-energy saddle point, known as a transition state, before following a do
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Asteroids venturing near white dwarfs don't break directly into dust, study reveals
When asteroids travel too close to white dwarfs, the dense remnants of stars that have exhausted their nuclear fuel, powerful gravitational
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Sex after baby: How childhood trauma can get in the way
Why do some parents have more sexual difficulties than others after having a baby? Childhood trauma plays a significant role, amplifying the
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Measuring multiple reactions on a single electrode with extraordinary sensitivity
A reaction on a single electrode can tell scientists a remarkable amount about the chemical nature and number of analytes involved. The chal
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A protein that regulates mRNA decoding can itself be regulated with implications for understanding cancer
Decoding of messenger RNA (mRNA) occurs during translation, the vital cellular process that builds proteins. Errors in this process are know
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Researchers observe the arrival of El Niño in Monterey Bay
For more than 30 years, MBARI technology has recorded real-time data about Monterey Bay, from oceanographic conditions at the surface to bio
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