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If life exists in Venus's atmosphere, it could have come from Earth
- Apr 6, 2026
The theory of panspermia holds that life is spread through the cosmos via asteroids, comets, and other objects. When the building blocks of life emerg...
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Scientific discoveries and research
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Improving air temperature forecasts one to five weeks in advance without new model simulations
- Apr 6, 2026
Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo and George Mason University's College of Science have developed a new meth...
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A nanoparticle therapy to treat lung cancer and associated muscle wasting at the same time
- Apr 6, 2026
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a technique for simultaneously treating lung cancer and a serious muscle-wasting condition that...
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Advancing synthetic cells: A more flexible system to replicate cellular functions
- Apr 6, 2026
Creating artificial systems that mimic the functioning of cells is one of the goals of what is known as synthetic biology. These models, known as synt...
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Dual-drug nanotherapy crosses blood–brain barrier, improving survival in preclinical glioblastoma models
- Apr 6, 2026
Mayo Clinic researchers developed an experimental nanotherapy that delivers two cancer drugs directly to brain tumors, according to a study published...
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Fluorescence imaging technique reveals hidden magnetic chemistry in living systems
- Apr 6, 2026
A research team at the University of Tokyo has developed a new microscopy platform that can observe a previously hidden layer of biomolecular chemistr...
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Experiments refute dark matter claim
- Apr 6, 2026
The doctoral thesis of Sophia Hollick, Ph.D. '25, a recent graduate of Yale's Wright Lab in professor Reina Maruyama's group, has significantly contri...
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Cell 'snowball' may be answer to large-scale tissue engineering
- Apr 6, 2026
Cell cultures—single layers of cells grown in a small dish—have enabled researchers to study biological growth, develop or test drugs and even discove...
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'Switch' behind flash drought in Puerto Rico uncovered
- Apr 6, 2026
In Puerto Rico, drought doesn't always arrive slowly. Sometimes, it appears in days. That speed can leave producers scrambling, reservoirs dropping, a...
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Stitching precise patterns—with lasers
- Apr 6, 2026
Just as embroiderers, with needle and thread, can transform plain fabric into an intricate pattern, engineers can use lasers and polymers to create fl...
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More dives, fewer reef sharks: Caribbean study links tourism pressure to shark sightings
- Apr 6, 2026
Reef sharks are observed less frequently on Caribbean reefs that have high levels of diving activity and greater coastal development, according to new...
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Body size, lifespan and mobility can help predict which species are most threatened as planet changes
- Apr 6, 2026
How can we predict species' responses to always-arising changes in our world? A long-term ecological study from Yokohama National University researche...