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New research shows path to affordable water in fast-growing cities
- Mar 11, 2026
By 2050, up to half the world's urban population will face water scarcity. A new model of water supply, demand, and policies in a drought-prone city o...
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Oval orbit casts new light on black hole–neutron star mergers
- Mar 11, 2026
Scientists have uncovered the first robust evidence of a black hole and neutron star crashing together but orbiting in an oval path rather than a perf...
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Vegans develop complex skills to navigate an omnivorous society, new research shows
- Mar 11, 2026
Going vegan is a life-changing decision. Successfully committing to eating only ethically sourced, non-exploitative products—no dairy, no honey, no eg...
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Study reveals how Ethiopia's hyenas combat climate change, save money for waste management and prevent disease
- Mar 11, 2026
Urban scavengers like spotted hyenas are preventing more than 1,000 metric tons of carbon emissions annually in Ethiopia's second-largest city, accord...
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Convergence in the canopy: Why the Gracixalus weii treefrog sounds like a songbird
- Mar 11, 2026
The genus Gracixalus belongs to the family of Old World Tree Frogs and is geographically dispersed from Myanmar and western Thailand to Laos, Vietnam,...
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How jagged moon dust could support future astronauts
- Mar 11, 2026
Lunar dust can be a pain—but it's also literally the ground we will have to traverse if we are ever to have a permanent human settlement on the moon....
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Could ultrasound help save hedgehogs?
- Mar 11, 2026
Researchers at the University of Oxford have suggested that ultrasound-repellers could help reduce hedgehog deaths caused by cars. The proposal is bas...
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Ultrafast computing: Light-driven logic tops 10 terahertz in WS₂
- Mar 10, 2026
The future for our computers will literally be at the speed of light. Extremely short light pulses can perform ultrafast logical operations: these are...
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Foraged mushrooms and sea beet featured in British meals in the 16th century. Why not today?
- Mar 10, 2026
Wild garlic, oyster mushrooms and sea beet were once regularly gathered and eaten as part of meals across the UK. Today, some people have concerns abo...
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Hybrid synthetic strategy unlocks previously unattainable molecular architectures
- Mar 10, 2026
The molecular-scale design of materials is one of the major frontiers in modern science. Flat, highly conjugated organic molecules are already used in...
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New African species confirms evolutionary origin of magic mushrooms
- Mar 10, 2026
A long-standing debate about the evolutionary origin of the world's most widely cultivated "magic mushroom"—Psilocybe cubensis—may now have been settl...
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Thermal drones boost detection of entangled seals
- Mar 10, 2026
New research from Monash University and Phillip Island Nature Parks is using thermal and infrared drone technology to spot marine debris entanglements...