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Accelerating drug discovery with fragment screening
- Apr 23, 2026
Modern medicine has played a significant role in improving the length and quality of our lives. While many treatments may seem like miracles, they are...
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New study presents the eLTER Framework of Standard Observations for long-term, integrated environmental monitoring
- Apr 23, 2026
A new study published in Earth's Future introduces the eLTER Framework of Standard Observations (eLTER SO)—a structured, harmonized system designed to...
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Peptide synthesis could stop global potato pathogen once linked to Ireland's Great Famine
- Apr 23, 2026
Scientists in Sweden have taken an important step toward fighting potato late blight, a plant disease that once triggered a historic famine in Ireland...
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What intentional communities can teach us about resilience amid global instability
- Apr 22, 2026
As conflict intensifies in the Middle East, energy markets swing wildly and the cost of living keeps climbing, a pressing question is emerging for any...
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Promiscuity and parental behavior in birds are driven by demographics, not the other way around
- Apr 22, 2026
New research shows that variation in mating behaviors, parental care and differences in ornamentation of the sexes in bird species is driven by demogr...
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Chicken gene-editing advance opens path to drug-producing eggs
- Apr 22, 2026
Chicken eggs are already used to harvest helpful proteins called antibodies to protect humans from viruses such as influenza. Now, a breakthrough at t...
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Stellar flares may expand habitable zones around small stars
- Apr 22, 2026
The search for life beyond Earth has traditionally focused on exoplanets orbiting sun-like stars, which is a G-type star. However, low-mass stars, whi...
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Q&A: Scientists decode the logic behind cells' mysterious protein stockpiles
- Apr 22, 2026
As far as research subjects go, it's not always easy to find common ground with a single-celled bacterium. Yet the more Paul Wiggins studies his model...
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Cosmetics from waste? Microbial discovery unlocks greener route to high-value chemical products
- Apr 22, 2026
Researchers at University of Toronto's Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry have made a key discovery about how certain bacterial st...
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The 'resource curse': Why natural resource abundance can be a double-edged sword
- Apr 22, 2026
Natural resources—such as fossil fuels, water, and minerals—are materials found in the environment that are essential for life and highly utilized in...
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Measuring how stressed rocks 'sigh' before breaking could help predict geohazards
- Apr 22, 2026
Too much stress can make even a rock crack. But before rocks reach their breaking point, they "sigh" a chemical warning by releasing nuclides, a type...
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Rethinking augmented reality for children: Study finds key design gap
- Apr 22, 2026
For decades, technology in schools meant desktop computers and basic digital instruction. Today, more immersive tools are beginning to reach children,...