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Single enzyme streamlines production of all four RNA building blocks
- Jan 22, 2026
A single enzyme that can generate all four nucleoside triphosphates, the building blocks of ribonucleic acid (RNA), has been identified by researchers...
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Social networks spanned thousands of square kilometers during the Upper Paleolithic period, study finds
- Jan 22, 2026
Researchers from several European institutions, led by scientists from the University of Barcelona and the University of Alcalá, have demonstrated tha...
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Experiment clarifies cosmic origin of rare proton-rich isotope selenium-74
- Jan 22, 2026
Researchers have reported new experimental results addressing the origin of rare proton-rich isotopes heavier than iron, called p-nuclei. Led by Artem...
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Rewilding corn reveals what its roots forgot
- Jan 22, 2026
Corn is a colossal grain in the global food and feed chain, with the U.S. producing roughly 30% of the world's supply, or nearly 278 million metric to...
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Crouzon syndrome diagnosed in a knight from the Order of Calatrava, killed in battle over 600 years ago
- Jan 22, 2026
For the ArchaeoSpain research team, it was a day just like any other on their dig at the castle of Zorita de los Canes (Guadalajara). They were workin...
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Seismometer networks could track space junk as it falls to Earth
- Jan 22, 2026
Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to the ground. To locate po...
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5,500-year-old skeleton yields oldest evidence yet of syphilis-related bacteria
- Jan 22, 2026
Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum—the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four treponemal diseases, including...
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Human penis size influences female attraction and male assessment of rivals, study suggests
- Jan 22, 2026
Men assess potential rivals that have a larger penis as more of a threat, both physically and sexually, according to a study by Upama Aich at the Univ...
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Entangled atomic clouds enable more precise quantum measurements
- Jan 22, 2026
Researchers at the University of Basel and the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel have demonstrated how quantum mechanical entanglement can be used to measur...
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Resurrected ancient enzyme offers new window into early Earth and the search for life beyond it
- Jan 22, 2026
By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have created...
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When young adults can't afford independence, family expectations fill the gap
- Jan 22, 2026
I met Lufang Chen, a 30-year-old bank clerk based in the Fujian province of China, in 2016, after she had married a man she initially turned down year...
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Sourdough starters reveal a recipe for predicting microbial species survival
- Jan 22, 2026
People have long said that "bread is life." Now, researchers at Tufts University are using the bubbling mixtures of flour and water known as sourdough...