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Single-cell sequencing reveals unexpected protist diversity
- Mar 23, 2026
Researchers from the Earlham Institute, in collaboration with the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford, have discovered three previously...
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Why cultivating drought-resistant plants disappoints: Soil physics may be the real bottleneck
- Mar 23, 2026
Plants need water, light, and air to thrive. But when they transport water from the soil up to their leaves, they defy gravity. Scientists describe th...
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A sudden surge in luminosity: Stacked dyes hint at brighter organic semiconductors
- Mar 23, 2026
In nature, a certain size is often a prerequisite for biomolecules to perform their specific functions. For example, for proteins or DNA to fulfill th...
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Chaos as a matter of direction: Researchers build layered material where order and disorder coexist
- Mar 23, 2026
Some materials behave unexpectedly. They crack differently than expected, or react in ways that are hard to explain. The answer often lies in their at...
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From slices to whole bodies: How 3D cell atlases could reshape pathology research
- Mar 23, 2026
In conventional pathology and physiology research, two-dimensional (2D) analysis—observing thinly sliced tissue sections—has been mainstream, making i...
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Is the biggest march in English history a myth? My research shows King Harold sailed down to the battle of Hastings
- Mar 23, 2026
In 1066, England was invaded by multiple foreign powers. A northern force led by King Harald Hardrada of Norway advanced on York via the River Humber,...
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Study reshapes understanding of interaction between organelles in animal cells
- Mar 23, 2026
Findings from a new University of Cincinnati study have reshaped the fundamental understanding of how a certain cell organelle prepares its environmen...
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High-pressure freezing boosts cell survival with less cryoprotectant, study shows
- Mar 23, 2026
A high-pressure method of instantaneously freezing cells has proven to be effective in the first empirical validation of its kind. Through further dev...
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First quantum oscillations observed in gallium nitride holes
- Mar 23, 2026
Gallium nitride, a semiconductor that can operate at high voltages, temperatures, and frequencies, has enabled technologies from LED lighting to high-...
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Engineered E. coli can monitor arsenic, offering a cheap biosensor
- Mar 23, 2026
Cornell scientists have engineered E. coli to act as a sensitive biosensor for monitoring environmental arsenic, a toxic pollutant most notably found...
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Record-smashing heat continues: 'Basically the entire U.S. is going to be hot'
- Mar 23, 2026
After smashing March heat records in 14 states and the U.S. as a whole, the gigantic heat dome that's baked the Southwest is creeping eastward and may...
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CryoPRISM: A new tool for observing cellular machinery in a more natural environment
- Mar 23, 2026
The blobfish, once considered the ugliest animal in the world, has since had quite the redemption arc. Years after it was first discovered, scientists...