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Programmable superconducting diode can flow on command
- Mar 26, 2026
A team of researchers led by the University of Pittsburgh demonstrated a programmable superconducting diode at the LaAlO3/KTaO3 (LAO/KTO) interface, a...
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Rare sperm whale birth and coordinated caregiving revealed by drone footage and underwater audio
- Mar 26, 2026
Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) has published two scientific studies presenting the most comprehensive documentation of a sperm whale b...
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One-of-a-kind experiment tracks plant evolution in response to climate change at 30 sites worldwide
- Mar 26, 2026
For decades, ever since biologists recognized the potential environmental harms from climate change, they have worried that plants will not be able to...
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X-ray lasers enable the discovery of a critical point in water
- Mar 26, 2026
Using X-ray lasers, researchers at Stockholm University have been able to determine the existence of a critical point in supercooled water at around -...
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Malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in South America are evolving to evade insecticides
- Mar 26, 2026
Anopheles darlingi mosquitoes—a major vector of malaria in South America—are evolving in response to insecticides, which may make them harder to kill...
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SWOT satellite reveals hidden tsunami signals linked to near trench processes of the Kamchatka earthquake
- Mar 26, 2026
Improving tsunami hazard assessments depends on understanding what happens at the moment an earthquake ruptures beneath the seafloor, especially near...
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Masripithecus: A new Miocene ape from Egypt sheds light on the origins of modern apes
- Mar 26, 2026
In a study published in Science, an international research team from the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center (Egypt) and the University...
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Wet lab research and deep machine learning identify a key driver of long-term inflammatory memory
- Mar 26, 2026
One of the most puzzling aspects of common chronic inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis is how they become chronic. What allows an ongoing con...
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Scientists uncover the secret behind perfectly 3D preserved 'sea reptile' fossils
- Mar 26, 2026
Scientists at Curtin University have solved a long-standing mystery about how some of the world's best-preserved fossils formed in ancient oxygen-free...
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AI learns to read ancient Japanese pottery with 93% accuracy
- Mar 26, 2026
Classifying ancient pottery has always depended on the trained judgment of an archaeologist. Identifying the subtle differences between piece types ta...
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Study finds 40% of European gas stoves leak cancer-causing benzene while turned off
- Mar 26, 2026
Benzene, a compound linked with leukemia and other blood cancers, is leaking from gas stoves in Europe, a new study finds. According to the World Heal...
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'Coral houses' are dotted throughout the Pacific. Now, scientists know exactly when they were built
- Mar 26, 2026
The Mangareva Islands are about 1,600 kilometers southeast of Tahiti in French Polynesia. They get their name (which means "floating mountains") from...