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Study reveals insights for climate resilience in smallholder cacao farms

• Apr 28, 2026

Chocolate is one of the world's most widely consumed foods. It is made from cacao beans grown by millions of smallholder farmers globally. High-qualit...

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Investigating the disordered heart of glass

• Apr 28, 2026

Recent research led by the University of Trento reveals that fundamental atomic vibrations remain unchanged also in ultra-stable glasses. This discove...

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Soil fertilization with Amazonian dark earth increases tree diameter by up to 88%

• Apr 28, 2026

A study conducted in the Brazilian state of Amazonas has demonstrated that small amounts of Amazonian dark earth (ADE)—an anthropogenic soil created b...

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Revolving doors weaken SEC oversight, finds research

• Apr 28, 2026

Regulators often move in and out of revolving doors between government and the industries they oversee. They can bring valuable expertise. But their t...

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NASA fires up powerful lithium-fed thruster for trips to Mars

• Apr 28, 2026

A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was recently put to the test at NASA's Jet P...

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Zinc–redox crosstalk: A new key to cellular protein quality control

• Apr 28, 2026

Zinc is an essential trace element that controls myriad biological processes. The delicate balance of its concentration in the body is critical; both...

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Climate policy isn't partisan, and research suggests more on the right support it than oppose it

• Apr 28, 2026

Climate change has become entangled in partisan politics. In Canada, as in other countries, climate concern and support for climate policy are often c...

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Tiny DNA fragments, big agricultural insights: New genomic approach helps improve crop resilience

• Apr 28, 2026

The genes that could help the world's crops survive drought, heat, and disease probably already exist. But much of this genetic diversity remains hidd...

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Light pollution alters food webs along riverbanks, finds study

• Apr 28, 2026

Artificial light at night not only alters the landscape, but also profoundly disrupts natural ecosystems. A recent study by the RPTU University Kaiser...

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Organic matter diversity determines how much iron is available for marine life, study finds

• Apr 28, 2026

How much of the essential trace element iron remains available for marine life in the ocean depends critically on the diversity of organic molecules i...

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A mechanical blue LED: Stretching GaN shifts light from UV to blue without changing chemistry

• Apr 28, 2026

A research team from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has successfully used mechanical stretching technology to dynamic...

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Humidity and heat are killers for tropical birds: Waxbill and hornbill studies highlight the dangers

• Apr 28, 2026

Humans are not the only species negatively affected by increasingly hot and humid conditions. Intense heat waves sometimes kill large numbers of wild...