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3D 'polar chiral bobbers' identified in ferroelectric thin films
- Feb 9, 2026
A novel type of three-dimensional (3D) polar topological structure, termed the "polar chiral bobber," has been discovered in ferroelectric oxide thin...
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Eco-friendly catalyst switches oxygen source based on particle size, study finds
- Feb 9, 2026
As the climate crisis becomes a part of daily life with unprecedented heat waves and cold snaps, technology to effectively remove greenhouse gases is...
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Satellite observations put stratospheric methane loss higher than models predicted
- Feb 9, 2026
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with strong heat-trapping capabilities. Although there is less methane in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, the...
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Wireless sensor assesses subsoil health in effort to cut costs and refine farming
- Feb 9, 2026
A new smart platform invented by Purdue University researchers to wirelessly monitor subsoil health could change the landscape of agricultural sensing...
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Improving predictions for 'tailor-made' wheat with AI and big data
- Feb 9, 2026
Climate change and evolving growing conditions present new challenges for breeding. It is important to take local environmental conditions into accoun...
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Climate change could halve areas suitable for cattle, sheep and goat farming by 2100
- Feb 9, 2026
A new study conducted at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) shows that grassland-based grazing systems—currently covering a third...
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Nature's 'engine is grinding to a halt' as climate change gains pace, says study
- Feb 9, 2026
Many ecologists hypothesize that, as global warming accelerates, change in nature must speed up. They assume that as temperatures rise and climatic zo...
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Deep-sea microbes get unexpected energy boost from marine snow, researchers discover
- Feb 9, 2026
For many years, the deep ocean has been seen as a nutrient-poor environment where microbes living in the water survive on very limited resources. But...
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African climate science policy has a serious blind spot: The slowing Atlantic circulation
- Feb 9, 2026
The climate fiction movie The Day After Tomorrow, released in 2004, popularized the devastating effects of sudden climate change on Earth. The plot dr...
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Microbiomes interconnect on a planetary scale, new study finds
- Feb 9, 2026
In a new study published in Cell, scientists in the Bork Group at EMBL Heidelberg reveal that microbes living in similar habitats are more alike than...
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Chemically edited molecular glue in action: How 12-deoxyfusicoccin locks a repressor
- Feb 9, 2026
A novel study uncovers how a subtle chemical tweak transforms the naturally occurring phytotoxin into a powerful molecular glue, 12-deoxyfusicoccin (1...
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Ultra-clean MXenes deliver 160-fold higher conductivity
- Feb 9, 2026
An international team of researchers has developed a breakthrough method for producing MXenes—an important family of two-dimensional materials—with un...