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Avian odysseys: Tracking raptor migrations from Europe to Africa
At the southwest tip of Sweden, the Falsterbo Peninsula stretches into the Baltic Sea, creating a natural bottleneck for hundreds of million
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European rivers are improving, but not fast enough to meet 2030 goals
The quality of European rivers has improved in recent years, but not at the pace required to meet the environmental targets set for 2030. Th
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Experimental evidence of altermagnetism in a layered material opens a promising path toward future spintronics
To build the ultrafast computers of the future, scientists are looking beyond the electrical charge of electrons to another property: their
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Exposed ends and bends attract DNA-cutting enzymes, live imaging reveals
Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University have directly visualized how enzymes find and break DNA
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Subjective and objective difficulty of English texts are related—but not the same
Evaluating the difficulty of English texts used in educational materials and language assessments is a central concern in English language e
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Meteor hit Oklahoma 100 million years later than previously thought
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have rewritten a small part of Oklahoma's geologic history with global implications for anc
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Uncovering species–specific chemical sensitivity by focusing on mammalian hormone receptor evolution
Chemicals affect biological species in different ways, posing a major challenge for assessing environmental chemical risks. However, the mec
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Mapping the 'social network' of proteins in the cell to understand how genes shape living things
One of biology's fundamental questions is how our genes shape who we are. Adrian Serohijos and Stephen Michnick, professors in the Departmen
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Changing climate may influence risks from deadly rodent-borne diseases
Changes in rainfall can trigger increases in rodent populations and subsequent spikes in infection, new research has found, revealing how a
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Water-stable catalyst could bring carbon-bond chemistry closer to use in living cells
Olefin metathesis is one of the most important reactions in organic chemistry for forming carbon–carbon bonds—for example, in the production
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Ancient spearheads reveal how Ice Age humans learned the land
At the end of the last ice age, early humans crisscrossed the Americas following seasons, rivers and game, often with a trusty spear in hand
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Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space—but their energy budget reveals a weakness
A spore is a bacterium's survival capsule: dried almost solid and wrapped in protein armor, with its chemical processes shut down. Bacteria
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Who's really No. 1? Statisticians build a better way to make sense of competing sports rankings
Who, really, is the best player in baseball? Ask five sports media outlets and you may get five different answers. Rankings can vary dramati
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Why are employees reluctant to disclose AI use to their bosses?
Countless employees across the country are experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline workflows and increase productivity
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Parking policy masks anti-Muslim discrimination for communities building new mosques
When the Islamic Society of Santa Barbara welcomed its community to its newly built mosque in 2019, nearly 19 years had passed since it purc
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Invasive marine species set to take advantage of rising seas
More than two-thirds of newly flooded coastlines worldwide could become suitable habitat for 122 non-native marine species—including Chinese
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More damaged trees mean fewer ecosystem benefits for low-income residents
Maya Mangala-Munuma '25 first noticed it in her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. When she walked from an affluent neighborhood to a more
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To find a host cricket, this parasitic fly listens to more than the beat
A pregnant female Ormia ochracea fly has a challenging problem to solve. She must listen for the song of a male cricket, locate him in the d
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Coast redwoods slow their 'breathing' and 'eating' when temperatures spike
California's iconic coast redwoods are used to growing in cool, coastal areas where the average temperature is around 59 degrees F (15 degre
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Road testing: Research team studies potholes in quest for better asphalt sustainability
A Missouri S&T research team is studying asphalt binders, the materials that hold road materials together, to better understand how they per
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New tool tracks a hidden protein involved in viral infection and cell cleanup
Viruses such as influenza A and dengue can hijack a cellular system that helps manage protein aggregates. Previous work by FMI emeritus grou
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The Andes were supposed to stop this cacao killer. They didn't.
Black pod disease destroys up to a quarter of the world's cacao every year, roughly 700,000 metric tons worth more than $2 billion. The wate
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How to balance quantum batteries' high power with stable energy delivery
Quantum batteries are an emerging area of research, with progress coming from theoretical studies and proof-of-principle experiments in smal
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Without water, forests lose their ability to absorb CO₂
To survive periods of drought, trees halt photosynthesis, a highly water-intensive process. For every molecule of CO₂ absorbed by a tree lea
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