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This new tool makes AI's role in student writing visible
- Apr 26, 2026
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed college writing. As paper drafts are increasingly co-written with AI, professors are left wond...
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Ammonia as a clean fuel: 'Do not create a new nitrogen problem,' says researcher
- Apr 26, 2026
Ammonia has been feeding the world for decades as a fertilizer and is now rapidly emerging as a carbon-free fuel for shipping and industry. But if we...
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Deep under Antarctic ice, a long-predicted cosmic whisper finally breaks through in 13 strange bursts
- Apr 26, 2026
A detector buried deep in Antarctic ice has captured the first experimental evidence of a predicted but never-before-seen phenomenon: radio pulses gen...
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Can warning videos blunt misinformation? What a 12-country test found
- Apr 26, 2026
The internet and social media platforms have given rise to a rising wave of misinformation, with many users now posting fake news, AI-generated photos...
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Why did Clovis toolmakers choose difficult quartz crystal? New study offers clues
- Apr 26, 2026
Quartz crystals are difficult to knap due to size, hardness, and crystalline structure, making them a "low-quality" raw material. However, the Clovis...
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Bonuses can lower self-set goals and reduce performance, experiment suggests
- Apr 25, 2026
Financial bonuses are often used to motivate employees to meet targets and boost productivity. But do they actually work? New research from Tilburg Un...
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Microfluidic device tracks cell 'squishiness' faster and more reliably than standard methods
- Apr 25, 2026
Researchers from Brown University and their collaborators have developed a new way to measure the properties of cells—an important development, they s...
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Fluorescent probe lights up centrioles and cilia in living cells across species
- Apr 25, 2026
Scientists at EPFL have developed CenSpark, a fluorescent probe that makes centrioles and cilia visible inside living cells, helping researchers study...
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More shearwaters are washing up dead on Australian beaches. It's not due to 'natural' causes
- Apr 25, 2026
You might know the short-tailed shearwater and sable shearwater by the common name "muttonbirds." These two species of seabird breed on islands off so...
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Venice is sinking. We analyzed every plan to save it, and none would preserve the city as we know it
- Apr 25, 2026
Venice has coexisted with the sea throughout its 1,500-year history, perhaps better than any other city on Earth. Yet over the past century it has flo...
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When the rain comes, some NYC subway riders stay home. Scientists are now mapping exactly who, and where
- Apr 25, 2026
On a sweltering August afternoon or in the teeth of a winter storm, New York City subway riders make a quiet calculation: Is the trip worth it? A new...
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Catalysis App: Structured research data for developing sustainable catalysts
- Apr 25, 2026
Catalysis—the reduction of activation energy in a chemical reaction by a catalyst—plays a key role in the chemical industry, as well as in the develop...