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DNA shape explains crucial gene-therapy challenges
- Mar 26, 2026
CRISPR is a powerful DNA-editing tool that has underpinned huge advancements in human health care in the last decade. It is a precision tool, but is n...
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Beavers bring biodiversity to wetlands, study shows
- Mar 26, 2026
Beavers should be embraced as key allies in the fight against biodiversity loss according to scientists at the University of Stirling, after new resea...
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New model finds complex earthquake patterns of the Phlegraean Fields near Naples
- Mar 26, 2026
The Phlegraean Fields volcanic complex, located beneath the metropolitan area of Naples—a city of 900,000 inhabitants in Italy—has been rising increas...
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Quantum computer accurately simulates real magnetic materials, reproducing national laboratory data
- Mar 26, 2026
Studying and designing novel materials is a central application of quantum mechanics. Chemists, materials scientists, and physicists focus on subtle i...
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Unlocking scalable entanglement will enable next-generation quantum computing
- Mar 26, 2026
Quantum computing promises to transform our world in rapid, radical and revolutionary ways: solving in seconds problems that would take classical comp...
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Changing vegetation in thawing permafrost increases emissions of greenhouse gases
- Mar 26, 2026
The structure of the plant communities that grow on the thawing permafrost in the Arctic is changing, with grasses displacing slower-growing shrubs. A...
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Tiny rotating hairs inside a microscopic cavity decide where your organs will grow
- Mar 26, 2026
Heart to the left. Liver to the right. That's where you'll find these organs in a healthy human body, but surprisingly, in some people, the heart is o...
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Arctic winter sea ice matches record low for the second year in a row, say scientists
- Mar 26, 2026
For the second consecutive year, winter sea ice in the Arctic reached a level that matches the lowest peak observed since satellite monitoring began i...
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Employee referrals may trigger bias: Colleagues see referred hires as less meritorious
- Mar 26, 2026
Employee referrals can aid hiring but carry hidden downsides. New research by Rellie Derfler-Rozin at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith Sch...
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Succulents as role models: How they balance photosynthesis and water loss so efficiently
- Mar 26, 2026
A research team led by the University of Bern has decoded a mechanism by which an inconspicuous succulent regulates the uptake of carbon dioxide via t...
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Justice in achieving climate goals: Researchers highlight the need for fair country shares in CO₂ removal
- Mar 26, 2026
As the war in the Middle East is currently reminding us once again, many countries around the world are heavily reliant on oil and gas. Lax climate po...
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Israel's 'Stonehenge' no longer stands alone: Satellite technology opens archaeological frontiers
- Mar 26, 2026
For decades, the massive stone circles of Rujm el-Hiri in the Golan Heights were considered a singular, mysterious anomaly—often dubbed "Israel's Ston...