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Researchers synthesize photosynthetic molecule found in bacteria
- Apr 15, 2026
Researchers from North Carolina State University have successfully synthesized bacteriochlorophyll a, which is a photosynthetic pigment found in bacte...
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'Bathtub ring' hints at ancient Martian ocean
- Apr 15, 2026
Caltech researchers have identified geological features on Mars that could point to the existence of a long-dried ocean that once covered a third of t...
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Soil species face extinction risk as one in five assessed are threatened
- Apr 15, 2026
A new report led by Conservation International and IUCN, published today in Oryx, warns that over 40% of more than 8,500 soil‑dependent species are at...
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Autonomy key to happiness, study finds
- Apr 15, 2026
If you can't get no satisfaction, then maybe it's because happiness does not only stem from pleasure or a meaningful existence. Instead, a new Simon F...
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Waiting to enter primary school may improve educational outcomes in low-income countries, study shows
- Apr 15, 2026
A new study found that children who start school at older ages complete more total years of schooling, had greater wealth in adulthood, and had fewer...
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Unearthed mega-structure hints at communal rule in Romania 6,000 years ago
- Apr 15, 2026
Archaeologists working at the ancient settlement of Stăuceni-"Holm" in northeastern Romania have uncovered a mega-structure measuring 350 square meter...
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One battered skull exposes a lost killer from dinosaur dawn and a vanished bloodline
- Apr 15, 2026
"You want to stick your finger in a dinosaur brain?" asked Simba Srivastava. Surrounded by cabinets full of ancient bones in the paleobiology lab, the...
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A 3D map of 47 million galaxies is redefining our view of the universe
- Apr 15, 2026
For the last five years, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has been systematically scanning the night sky. Today marks the completion of...
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Pill bugs don't just use the minerals they eat—they rebuild them inside their bodies
- Apr 15, 2026
Placing small stones in a bug cage is beneficial when raising pill bugs, a type of woodlouse. Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have discovered...
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Can naked mole rats peacefully hand over power?
- Apr 15, 2026
Naked mole rats keep kingdoms underground. One queen bears all the children, while others maintain complex subterranean tunnels, forage for food, take...
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Referee decisions in soccer frequently overturned following VAR-assisted review: No external influences found
- Apr 15, 2026
In an analysis of a video-assisted, pitch-side review of soccer (UK football) referee calls in the English Premier League, referees overturned their o...
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Astronomers reveal always-changing multi-planet system
- Apr 15, 2026
Astronomers at The University of New Mexico have published new research confirming three bodies orbiting the dynamic exoplanet system TOI-201. They in...