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• Ancient DNA solves 5,500 year old burial mystery in Sweden A young woman was laid to rest with two small children at her side. • For years, it might have seemed natural to assume

• Ancient drought may have wiped out the real-life hobbits 61,000 years ago A brutal, long-lasting drought may have wiped out the real-life â hobbitsâ of ancient Indonesia. • An in

• AI breakthrough could replace rare earth magnets in electric vehicles AI has uncovered dozens of high-temperature magnetic materials, paving the way for cheaper, rare-earth-free

• New sodium ion battery stores twice the energy and desalinates seawater Sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a promising option for cleaner, more sustainable energy storage. • Re

• New map reveals where lethal scorpions are most likely to strike Scientists have found a way to map deadly scorpion hotspots before they strike. • An international team of resear

• A scientific review carried out by a team in the English and German Philology Department at the UCO explores the pedagogical dimension of bilingual university programs in Europe.

• An animatronic dire wolf looks around then tilts its head to greet you in the lobby. • An animated megalodon shark circles its prey in a conference room made of floor-to-ceiling

• La Trobe University researchers have developed a new way to measure and report the environmental performance of farms in a move that could pave the way for future ‘sustainability

• As the effects of climate change intensify, it has become standard practice for major corporations to pledge their support for environmental sustainability. • This is as it shoul

• How will a warming Arctic affect plant growth on Svalbard? • Researchers encased plant plots in a thick layer of ice during the winter and used little greenhouses to heat up thos

• When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. • This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, mid

• Abstract The cellular nucleotide pool is a major focal point of the host immune response to viral infection. • Immune effector proteins that disrupt the nucleotide pool enable an

• Abstract The question of whether large language models (LLMs) can exhibit moral capabilities is of growing interest and urgency, as these systems are deployed in sensitive roles

• Abstract Cytopathology, often abbreviated as cytology, has a central role in the early detection of cancer, such as cervical, lung and bladder cancers, owing to its speed, simpli

• Abstract Telecommunication systems are evolving towards ultrawide bandwidth and low latency, supporting wired and wireless links and their non-blocking interconnection1. • Howeve

• Abstract Long-term preservation of digital information is vital for safeguarding the knowledge of humanity for future generations. • Existing archival storage solutions, such as

• Abstract The central nervous system is surrounded by three interconnected membranes referred to as the meninges, which host a diverse immune network1,2,3. • Within the skull-inte

• Abstract The prevalence of metabolic-dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is rising globally, yet effective treatments remain limited1. • Here we found that systemic or

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• A 30‑solar‑mass star in the Andromeda Galaxy vanished without a supernova, signaling a silent collapse. • Multi‑wavelength monitoring by Hubble and Chandra captured the star’s di

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• θ‑phase tantalum nitride exhibits metallic behavior with thermal conductivity ~3× copper. • Synthesis achieved via high‑pressure, high‑temperature nitridation of tantalum metal i

• Forests act as climate buffers, stabilizing local temperatures and reducing heat extremes. • They regulate hydrological cycles, ensuring water availability during droughts and fl

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• Hundreds, and possibly thousands, of juvenile Chinook salmon were found dead in the lower Yuba River after a large water pipe burst at the New Colgate Powerhouse on Friday, accor

• Many personal transportation-related decisions-such as vehicle purchases-are influenced by life events, like the birth of a child or a change in employment. • Modeling tools that

• The Lamat Institute at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is a cohort-based research program designed to advance astronomy and planetary sciences by mobilizing the talents

• The United States government is rolling back conservation policies in a way that demonstrably risks accelerating already at-risk coral reefs around its island territory, Guam, in

• Separated by an ocean and more than a decade, innovative experiments with 31 tin isotopes having either a surplus or shortage of neutrons show how neutrons influence nuclear stab

• In 2024, 38 Australian women were murdered by a partner or ex-partner. • Thankfully, new data show the number of women killed by intimate partners has reduced to 32 over the most

• The profession of journalism is facing dual challenges of lost trust and relevance. • A research project among educators, students, journalists and communities in six states has

• HIV’s envelope resembles a rounded ice‑cream cone, shielding the virus from immune detection. • A hidden anchor protein within the viral shell drives efficient replication, a new

• Why do some systems collapse suddenly after what seems like a minor disturbance? • A single transmission line failure can cascade into widespread blackouts. • A delayed shipment

• Britain’s landscape is highly fragmented by roads, with researchers from Cardiff University finding that more than 70% of the UK’s roadless areas are smaller than 1 km2. • The re

• A new study published in the Journal of Climate reveals how surface warming in Antarctica, particularly over the Antarctic Peninsula, is significantly altering the stability of t

• New research shows that maintaining and adopting proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean could almost double the protection of genetic hotspots from 28% to a

• An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. • But on rare occasions, seismologists have observed quakes that reverse course, further s

• A research team led by Professor Tae-Woo Lee has developed a technology to mass produce ultra-high color purity perovskite nanocrystals (PeNCs), the core material for next-genera

• Due to climate change, extreme weather events such as flooding are expected to increase in Germany in the future. • This poses hidden risks to the health care system that have ha

• Up to 30% of bird diversity hotspots, places where large numbers of different bird species occur, in the western United States face threats from high-severity wildfires in the fu

• Birds currently inhabiting many territories across Africa, Latin America and Asia are, on average, considerably smaller than those that predominated in 1940. • This is the conclu

• In the everyday world, governed by classical physics, the concept of equilibrium reigns. • If you put a drop of ink into water, it will eventually evenly mix. • If you put a glas

• Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have developed new hybrid materials that challenge conventional thinking about how light-emitting compounds work and could advance the f

• University of Missouri researchers have released the world’s largest collection of protein models with quality assessment-a groundbreaking new resource that could accelerate drug

• Scientists have pinpointed crucial genetic resistance to a fungal disease that threatens the global banana supply in a wild subspecies of the fruit. • In a valuable step forward

• A research team led by the U.S. • National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) has published a foundational inventory of emissions produced by