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Acoustic study reveals deep-diving behavior of elusive beaked whales
- Feb 4, 2026
Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean's least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to the sounds beaked whales na...
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Beyond climate: Connection and mobility were key drivers in early human innovation, research suggests
- Feb 4, 2026
A new study challenges the idea that climate change drove early human innovation. Instead, researchers find that cultural developments arose under dif...
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Platinum nanostructure sensor can differentiate mirror-image volatile scent compounds
- Feb 4, 2026
Terpenes are volatile organic compounds that are responsible for, among other things, the typical scents of plants, resins or citrus fruits. These com...
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Quick test can curb antimicrobial resistance, identifying bacteria and antibiotic susceptibility in under 40 minutes
- Feb 4, 2026
McGill researchers have developed a diagnostic system capable of identifying bacteria—and determining which antibiotics can stop them—in just 36 minut...
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Glimpsing the quantum vacuum: Particle spin correlations offer insight into how visible matter emerges from 'nothing'
- Feb 4, 2026
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered experimental evidence that particles of matter emerg...
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How lipid nanoparticles carrying vaccines release their cargo
- Feb 4, 2026
A study from FAU has shown that lipid nanoparticles restructure their membrane significantly after being absorbed into a cell and ending up in an acid...
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DIVE multi-agent workflow streamlines hydrogen storage materials discovery
- Feb 4, 2026
Developing new materials can involve a dizzying amount of trial and error for different configurations and elements. Artificial intelligence (AI) has...
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Oysters play unexpected role in protecting blue crabs from disease
- Feb 4, 2026
Oysters famously filter their surrounding water, but it turns out they are removing more than algae and excess nutrients. New research from William &...
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Lack of information hinders regulation of 'green' nanopesticides
- Feb 4, 2026
New formulations of nanopesticides with natural ingredients have appeared in specialized literature using terms such as "green pesticide," "ecological...
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Forest soils increasingly extract methane from the atmosphere, long-term study reveals
- Feb 4, 2026
Forest soils have an important role in protecting our climate: They remove large quantities of methane—a powerful greenhouse gas—from our atmosphere....
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From cryogenic to red-hot: Optical temperature sensing from 77 K to 873 K
- Feb 4, 2026
An international collaboration involving researchers from the University of Innsbruck has developed a novel luminescent material that enables particul...
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Nanocrystal biohybrids harvest light to reduce N₂ gas to ammonia
- Feb 4, 2026
Ammonia, a key part of nitrogen fertilizers, is central to sustaining global food production. However, its manufacture is also energy intensive: Ammon...