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Atoms vibrate on circular paths—with an unexpected twist
- May 12, 2026
An international team of researchers, including scientists from HZDR and Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, for the first time directly...
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JWST maps cosmic web in record detail back to universe's first billion years
- May 12, 2026
Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers led by researchers at the University of California, Riverside have produced the...
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'Nature's algorithm' found in Chinese money plants
- May 12, 2026
Look up at the clouds. What do you see? A sailboat? A seahorse? Your great-aunt Rosemary? As humans, we're prone to seeing patterns where they don't a...
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Universal voting-by-mail increases voter turnout for both major US parties
- May 12, 2026
In recent years, voting by mail has been the subject of numerous lawsuits and attacks that often claim the process gives Democratic nominees and legis...
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Meet the whistling mice that use inflatable air sacs to sing
- May 12, 2026
Mice do more than just squeak when they want to make a noise. They can also sing. And the way they do it is different from most mammals that produce s...
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What Chinook salmon eat depends on where they are in the Salish Sea, study finds
- May 12, 2026
A new study by University of Victoria (UVic) and Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) scientists has uncovered what adult Chinook salmon in the Salish Sea...
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Two proteins, one goal: New findings on stem cell differentiation
- May 12, 2026
Stem cells are the original cell type from which all other cells and tissues in the body develop through a very tightly regulated process. However, ho...
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Blackberries reveal single genetic switch for first-year fruiting, speeding new varieties
- May 12, 2026
Lifting a veil of uncertainty in blackberry genetics, a national team of horticulture scientists have discovered evidence pointing to the single genet...
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Giving X-ray vision a sense of direction
- May 12, 2026
Whether in tooth enamel or in nanomaterials made of silicon, the orientation of tiny internal structures often determines the properties of a material...
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Super-resolution microscopy provides real-time picture of bacteria degrading biomass with enzyme complexes
- May 12, 2026
To the untrained eye, they look like blobs blotching the otherwise smooth surface of rod-like bacteria. But if you ask a microbiologist about "cellulo...
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Work songs can improve team coordination, study finds
- May 12, 2026
Work songs, musical pieces designed to be performed or sung while working, have been widely documented across various cultures and in different histor...
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Forest restoration and spotted owl conservation can work together, study finds
- May 12, 2026
Restoring dry forests in the Pacific Northwest, shaped by frequent low-intensity fire and widely spaced trees, often means thinning dense stands that...