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Conservation may not be enough to sustain water supplies, researchers find
- Jan 23, 2026
As temperatures rise and water supplies drop, public policy could bolster municipal water provisions under pressure. But one policy prescription—pushi...
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Safeguarding health for animals and people: Veterinary hospitals make use of UV-C robots and creative education
- Jan 23, 2026
Drug-resistant bacteria are one of the most urgent health challenges of our time, affecting people, animals, and the environments they share. The Univ...
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Pig vaccine candidate outperforms leading available treatment in new trials
- Jan 23, 2026
A vaccine developed to tackle Streptococcus suis, an economically damaging disease endemic in the global pig population, has outperformed a leading co...
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The art of custom-intercalating 42 metals into layered titanates
- Jan 23, 2026
A research team affiliated with UNIST has reported a novel synthesis strategy that enables the direct intercalation of a wide range of metal cations i...
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Scientists observe a 300-million-year-old brain rhythm in several animal species
- Jan 23, 2026
Sleep is a universal biological state that allows all animals, from mammals to amphibians, fish and even insects, to restore their energy and consolid...
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Adoption of electric vehicles tied to real-world reductions in air pollution
- Jan 23, 2026
When California neighborhoods increased their number of zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) between 2019 and 2023, they also experienced a reduction in air...
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Light-controlled switches offer precise regulation of ion channels in living cells
- Jan 23, 2026
Researchers at Leipzig University and TU Dresden have succeeded in developing biological switches that can selectively turn ion channels on and off us...
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How microbial fossils illuminate life's origins
- Jan 23, 2026
More than 3.5 billion years ago, the Earth was not the hospitable world we know today. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, the seas were acidic and rich in...
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For every dollar we spend protecting nature, we spend $30 destroying it: Report
- Jan 23, 2026
For every US$1 the world invests in protecting nature, it spends US$30 on destroying it. This stark imbalance is the central finding of a new UN Envir...
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2D material offers a solution to long-standing obstacle in diamond-based circuits
- Jan 23, 2026
Beyond their sparkle, diamonds have hidden talents. They shed heat better than any material, tolerate extreme temperatures and radiation, and handle h...
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Questions are being raised about microplastics studies—here's what's solid science and what isn't
- Jan 23, 2026
Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been detected in human blood, lungs...
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Is AI hurting your ability to think? How to reclaim your brain
- Jan 23, 2026
The retirement of West Midlands police chief Craig Guildford is a wake-up call for those of us using artificial intelligence (AI) tools at work and in...