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Drought in the Northeastern United States has decreased
As climate change continues to affect the U.S., many regions throughout the country, especially the West, are experiencing more drought.
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Elusive builders of nearly perfect hexagonal tunnel fossils were probably small crustaceans—not worms
For more than 170 years, paleontologists have been trying to solve the mystery of what created the strangely uniform hexagonal tunnels found
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Under stress, bacterial RNA and proteins tell different stories
During infection, bacteria encounter rapidly changing and stressful environments inside the body. To understand how they adapt, researchers
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Exploring the brain and behavior of children who struggle with math
Some children have a condition that causes them to persistently struggle with math problem-solving (developmental dyscalculia), yet behavior
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Nuclear-spin swap extends room-temperature entanglement lifetime up to 240-fold
Researchers in China have extended the lifetime of entanglement in a room-temperature, solid-state system by up to a factor of 240. Led by S
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New tool helps responders identify highest-risk areas for post-hurricane rescue efforts
Researchers have developed a mathematical model to predict which neighborhoods should be prioritized for search and rescue operations in the
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A mushroom-powered boost for soybean byproducts
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have demonstrated in a lab-scale study a fermentation method tha
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Superdense neutron star caught feeding on a blue hypergiant's stellar wind
Using data from the Japan–led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory, astronomers have directly observed a giant star's
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Family interactions can help young beetles cope with climate stress, study finds
Climate change is one of the most complex challenges of our time and places considerable strain on a wide range of animal groups. A research
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Quantum communication protocol enables three users to establish a shared secure key
Quantum key distribution allows two users to establish secret keys whose security is grounded in the laws of quantum mechanics. Extending th
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New review outlines a governance roadmap for Europe's growing flood risks
In 2024 alone, flood-related disasters around the world caused more than 8,700 deaths and economic losses exceeding 450 billion euros, with
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Does Tutankhamen's tomb hold his stepmother Queen Nefertiti's remains? New study offers tantalizing clues
When Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered over a century ago, it became an immediate worldwide sensation, revealing a wealth of treasures from
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Scientists teleport quantum states across 100 parallel optical channels
Quantum communication networks consist of several connected nodes that exchange information encoded in quantum states. These networks could
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AI is distorting archaeology and flattening Indigenous knowledge
If you search Google Images for "cultural heritage Australia," near the top of the results is a photograph of giant carved stone heads risin
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Q&A: Tiny spores for a big critical minerals challenge
Scientists at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are exploring how durable, customizable bacterial spores
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A 'rebellious' exoplanet orbits in the opposite direction of its star
A star and its planets form when a cloud of gas and dust collapses in on itself somewhere in space. The cloud then forms a disk around the n
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End of humanity? Blow‑by‑blow account of what would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted now
Around 631,000 years ago—a geological blink of an eye—catastrophe unfolded in what is now northwestern Wyoming, U.S. During what is thought
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Teenage girls may know how to prevent pregnancy—that doesn't mean they have the power to do it
Teenage pregnancy is often explained in simple terms. Girls are said to lack knowledge about contraception, take sexual risks or make poor c
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Living with chronic pain at work: Supportive managers can help, but they can't solve everything
"I don't want the pain to define me. I want me to define me."
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Environmental science takes an average of seven years to influence international policy, study finds
A new study led by the University of Alicante (UA) and the Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies (CEAM) analyzes the barriers separ
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Planetary Health Check 2026 finds mounting pressures across Earth's life support systems
Seven breached Planetary Boundaries continue to worsen as record ocean heat, droughts, floods, wildfires and extreme heat reveal an Earth sy
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The Red Planet has a purple side
Oxidized iron dominates the Martian color palette. The dusty reds, ochers, browns and tans give the planet its nickname: the Red Planet. But
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X-ray light is like guitar music, with frequencies sliding continuously between harmonics
Ultrashort laser pulses can be used to generate X-rays. Normally, however, only certain specific frequencies are produced. A team from TU Wi
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Researchers measure the environment where the first supermassive black holes formed
When the James Webb Space Telescope pointed its powerful instruments toward the early universe, scientists were surprised by what it found.
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