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Kangaroos chart 'upside-down' evolution
- Apr 30, 2026
New research led by Flinders University argues thick tooth enamel helped kangaroos chart an unconventional evolution story, compared to the animals of...
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Hidden 3D atomic structure of relaxor ferroelectrics revealed for first time
- Apr 30, 2026
Materials called relaxor ferroelectrics have been used for decades in technologies like ultrasounds, microphones, and sonar systems. Their unique prop...
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Quantum computing's next dark horse emerges from a frozen surface, where almost nothing behaves as expected
- Apr 30, 2026
Quantum bits (qubits) are the fundamental building blocks of quantum information processing. A novel qubit platform invented at the U.S. Department of...
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'More empowered': How online gaming benefits people with disability
- Apr 30, 2026
"You are more empowered because you get to be seen for who you are." These are the words of Link, an online gamer with disability—one of a group of 15...
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LHAASO discovers new extreme particle accelerator in the Milky Way
- Apr 30, 2026
The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has made a breakthrough in exploring the extreme universe. For the first time, the LHAASO coll...
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Massive reef expansion 20 million years ago may explain modern coral life's origins
- Apr 30, 2026
New research published in Science Advances reveals that the largest expansion of coral reefs in the past 100 million years happened about 20 to 10 mil...
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Rare Tyrian purple reveals elite Roman infant burials in York
- Apr 30, 2026
Two infants buried in Roman York were laid to rest in costly purple cloth normally reserved for emperors and members of the aristocracy, new research...
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Our study looked at teens' social media behavior—those from disadvantaged backgrounds face greater harms
- Apr 30, 2026
As social media becomes a central part of young people's lives, concerns are growing about its impact on their mental health. Yet public debates and m...
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A lost galaxy called 'Loki' may be hiding inside the Milky Way
- Apr 30, 2026
The Milky Way galaxy grew into its current form with the help of smaller galaxies over time, which it has "consumed" or merged with. Astronomers are a...
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Medieval images may have triggered imagined soundscapes, reshaping how viewers experienced saints
- Apr 30, 2026
In cathedrals, such as Canterbury Cathedral in England, colorful stained glass and illustrated hagiographies tell the stories of saints through vivid...
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Hubble reveals spiral galaxy 53 million light-years away in striking detail
- Apr 30, 2026
In this new image by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, a spiral galaxy glittering with star clusters is the center of attention. NGC 3137 is locate...
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A physics explanation shows why US elections keep ending 50:50—and why more spending won't change that
- Apr 30, 2026
A physics-inspired model calibrated on 40 years of US congressional data pinpoints a spending threshold of roughly 1.8 million USD at which campaigns...