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Hera aces a massive engine burn on its way to Didymos
- Mar 30, 2026
In September 2022, humanity crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid—on purpose. The objective of NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) was to s...
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Cyclic catalysts use sunlight and air to regenerate during pharma ingredient synthesis
- Mar 30, 2026
In chemical processes for producing pharmaceuticals, catalysts are a core technology that determines production speed and cost. However, until now, th...
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Nanoparticles can genetically modify several human cell types
- Mar 30, 2026
In a demonstration that could help pave the way for gene therapies with fewer side effects, several human cell types have been genetically modified wi...
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Study uncovers internal cell 'trade winds' that drive movement and repair
- Mar 30, 2026
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered a previously unknown system of internal "trade winds" that help cells rapidly move ess...
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Cover crops show the clearest gains in soil health across US long-term trials, study shows
- Mar 30, 2026
Farmers have long debated which practices do the most to keep their soil healthy. Now, after pulling data from 21 long-term field trials scattered acr...
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Cells under stress: How a chemotherapy drug damages RNA
- Mar 30, 2026
The integrity of DNA and RNA is essential for every cell. DNA contains the genetic information for proteins, while RNA serves as a working copy of ind...
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Cornerstone model of evolutionary biology built on math flaw, study argues
- Mar 30, 2026
New research is significantly revising a widely cited evolutionary model, the Inhibitory Cascade Mode (ICM). Benjamin Auerbach, professor in the Depar...
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Why cells stick differently: New clues could inform skin and inflammatory disease research
- Mar 30, 2026
Scientists led by Sergey Troyanovsky, Ph.D., professor of Dermatology and of Cell and Developmental Biology, have uncovered new intracellular mechanis...
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Pairs of atoms observed existing in two places at once for the first time
- Mar 30, 2026
Quantum physicists at ANU have observed atoms entangled in motion. "It's really weird for us to think that this is how the universe works," says Dr. S...
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Tasmanian tiger lives on in Arnhem Land rock art
- Mar 30, 2026
The striped dog-like marsupial we know as the Tasmanian tiger has long been surrounded by mystery, and the subject of scientific curiosity. Now, newly...
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Two organs, one brain area: How fish orient themselves in the water
- Mar 30, 2026
Using zebrafish, researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) have identified the tegmentum region in the fish midbrain as the area where ligh...
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Wildlife-friendly landscapes dramatically boost biodiversity in fragmented forests, research reveals
- Mar 30, 2026
A new study has revealed that improving the landscapes surrounding forest remnants can dramatically increase their ability to retain bird species—even...