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How the polar vortex and warm ocean intensified a major US winter storm
- Jan 26, 2026
A severe winter storm that brought crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow to a large part of the U.S. in late January 2026 left a mess in states from...
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Practice using bags and lunchboxes: How to build your child's confidence as they start school
- Jan 26, 2026
Starting school is a big moment in a child's life. It is a time filled with new routines, new people and new places. These changes can also mean it is...
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Scientists reveal gold precipitation mechanism at pyrite-water interface
- Jan 26, 2026
Gold is generally associated with pyrite (iron disulfide, FeS2), and pyrite-induced gold precipitation is critical to the formation of high-grade gold...
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What is dark energy? Research shines light on space's biggest question
- Jan 26, 2026
Dark energy is still one of the greatest cosmic mysteries. For all the time, money and telescopes that humanity has used to uncover its nature, scient...
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Elucidating liquid-liquid phase separation under non-equilibrium conditions
- Jan 26, 2026
Crystallization is a well-explored natural phenomenon where atoms or molecules arrange themselves into highly organized solid forms called crystals. T...
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Q&A: Why are icy surfaces slippery?
- Jan 26, 2026
Winter Storm Fern, a rare convergence of Arctic cold and Southwest moisture, seems set to bring Arctic weather to many parts of the U.S. this weekend....
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Moisture availability, not fertilizer alone, affects long-term fate of soil phosphorus
- Jan 26, 2026
Phosphorus is crucial for crop growth. But too little can lower crop yields, and too much can lead to pollution downstream. Studies show that some soi...
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Aging populations could cut global water use by up to 31%, study finds
- Jan 26, 2026
Across the world, water scarcity is emerging as one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century. Climate change is pushing rivers and aquifers...
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Harvestmen arachnids apparently use fluorescent patterns for species recognition
- Jan 26, 2026
A research team from Munich has identified a previously unknown communication mechanism in harvestmen. Five closely related species show species-speci...
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AI generates short DNA sequences that show promise for gene therapies
- Jan 26, 2026
Scientists at the Broad Institute and Mass General Brigham have built a generative AI model that creates short DNA segments that can control gene acti...
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Q&A: Coexistence between humans and wild animals in Japan
- Jan 26, 2026
Incidents that make us consider the relationship between humans and wild animals are happening all over Japan, from bear attacks to crop damage by wil...
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Nepal's green success story has a hidden social gap, research shows
- Jan 26, 2026
In recent years, Nepal has been heralded as a global leader in community-based forest conservation. By handing over nearly a third of its nationally o...