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Metagenomics and AI could unlock uncultivated bacteria and archaea
- May 11, 2026
Advances in DNA sequencing have expanded our view of the microbial world, but the inability to cultivate most microbes has been a major constraint. No...
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From AI companions to climate action, we undervalue what lies ahead
- May 11, 2026
Millions of people around the world now use AI companions—for friendship, emotional support, mental health counseling and romantic interactions. This...
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Smarter search for fuel-cell catalysts uses machine learning
- May 11, 2026
A computational method combining generative AI with atomistic simulations can identify promising platinum alloy catalyst structures for hydrogen fuel...
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Hidden proton pathways emerge as ultrathin polymer film method splits interface signals
- May 11, 2026
Understanding how protons move at the interface between polymers and electrode materials is essential for improving fuel cells and related energy devi...
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What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur‑killing asteroid armageddon: A blow‑by‑blow account
- May 11, 2026
A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent from the carcass of a dead horn...
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Climate patterns may shape where violent conflict risks are amplified
- May 11, 2026
A new Rice University study is shedding light on a long-debated question: Can climate variability influence the risk of armed conflict? The answer, re...
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Relaxing rules on carbon markets would undermine climate action, scientists warn
- May 11, 2026
Researchers have cautioned that well-intended suggested changes to carbon markets risk worsening climate impacts if core safeguards are weakened. Clim...
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How carbon dioxide cools the upper atmosphere—and warms Earth below
- May 11, 2026
Even as temperatures rise on Earth's surface and in the lower atmosphere, the planet's upper atmosphere has cooled dramatically. This paradoxical patt...
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Inland seas may face widespread heat waves by midcentury as warming accelerates
- May 11, 2026
Under the lead of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), climate simulations were used to investigate how 19 inland seas, inc...
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Can plants hear? Latest research offers new insights
- May 11, 2026
Researchers at MIT have suggested that rice seeds can hear the sound of rain, according to a new study. MIT calls it "the first direct evidence that p...
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Shark face study uncovers 400-million-year-old blueprint shared across jawed vertebrates
- May 11, 2026
Most of what scientists know about face development comes from studies in bony vertebrates such as mice, chickens, and zebrafish. However, their evolu...
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Looped polymers unlock stronger, faster molecular binding through entropy, model suggests
- May 11, 2026
Entropy gets a bad rap. Typically associated with randomness and chaos, it can also correlate with freedom and diversity. Cornell researchers have fou...