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Rare fossil at Montana museum records Tyrannosaurus attack
- Feb 18, 2026
A fossil on display at Montana State University's Museum of the Rockies reveals how dinosaurs in the Tyrannosaurus genus may have subdued prey, and th...
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An 'electrical' circadian clock balances growth between shoots and roots
- Feb 18, 2026
Plants don't just respond to light and water, they also run on an internal daily timekeeper known as the circadian clock. Researchers have now discove...
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Colonists dredged away Sydney's natural oyster reefs. Now, scientists know how best to restore them
- Feb 18, 2026
New research has identified optimal design for artificial habitats to support restoration of oyster reefs, based on a detailed understanding of natura...
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The making of doting dads may involve a specific gene
- Feb 18, 2026
Male caregiving is rare. Of the nearly 6,000 mammalian species, fewer than 5% of fathers stick around to raise their own young. Most are even instinct...
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Solving a longstanding mystery about complex life's origin—oxygen-tolerant Asgard archaea may explain eukaryotes' rise
- Feb 18, 2026
The most widely accepted scientific explanation for the arrival of all complex life on Earth has had an unsolved mystery at its heart. According to th...
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Araish spiral galaxy observations uncover a 26,700-light-year radio jet
- Feb 18, 2026
An international team of astronomers has performed multi-wavelength observations of the nearby Araish galaxy to investigate the origin of its radio em...
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The Princess of Bagicz: Dendrochronology settles debate over age of rare Roman-era wooden coffin
- Feb 18, 2026
Dr. Marta Chmiel-Chrzanowska and her colleagues conducted a multidisciplinary analysis of the only known preserved wooden coffin from the Roman Iron A...
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Storms and shifting sands—assessing the ocean's impact on Start Bay coastline in UK
- Feb 18, 2026
Experts have warned that extensive storm damage caused to one of South Devon's most iconic routes is likely to become more frequent as global sea leve...
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Measuring chaos: Researchers quantify the quantum butterfly effect
- Feb 18, 2026
For the first time, researchers in China have accurately quantified how chaos increases in a quantum many-body system as it evolves over time. Combini...
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Cracks in snow propagate faster than expected
- Feb 18, 2026
Since 10 January 2026, the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) has received reports of hundreds of "whumpfs" (i.e., sounds indicating...
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Study explores challenges of flood risk management
- Feb 18, 2026
In a new study, University of Rhode Island Ph.D. graduate Kyle McElroy and Marine Affairs Professor Austin Becker explore the role of data and biases,...
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A ring to transcribe them: The unique path of poxviruses
- Feb 18, 2026
A research team at the University of Würzburg has deciphered another aspect of poxviral gene activation. They have revealed a unique viral mechanism:...