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Alkaline cement tiles boost baby coral survival from 12% to 52%
- Apr 20, 2026
As coral reefs struggle to survive in warming oceans, scientists across the world are scrambling to find ways to help these vital ocean ecosystems. An...
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Editing grapevine DNA could boost resistance to disease and drought
- Apr 20, 2026
For the first time, a team of researchers from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Agricultural Research Council has successfully edited the DNA of a...
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Could the mathematical 'shape' of the universe solve the cosmological constant problem?
- Apr 20, 2026
The cosmological constant is the mathematical description of the energy that drives the ever-accelerating expansion of the cosmos. It's also the sourc...
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Cracking a long-standing problem in high-entropy alloy nanoparticle synthesis
- Apr 20, 2026
Composed of five or more elements in nearly equal amounts, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have emerged as promising catalysts due to their compositionally...
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Simple mineral treatment rescues flaxseed oil, slashing bitterness and keeping omega-3-rich flavor intact
- Apr 20, 2026
How can the mild flavor of flaxseed oil be preserved for longer? A research team led by Roman Lang from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology...
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For some Americans, their accent isn't just related to where they live
- Apr 20, 2026
For people living in some parts of the United States, their accent might not just indicate where they live, but also who they think they are. In a sma...
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Nitrogen isotope analysis reveals Southern Hemisphere waters dominated Indonesian Throughflow for 800,000 years
- Apr 20, 2026
A research team with scientists from MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen studied the hemispheric origin of Indo...
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Interior designers help students see that meaningful design begins with understanding people
- Apr 20, 2026
At the School of Design, interior design faculty Elif and Alp Tural teach students how empathy, accessibility, and well-being can shape the spaces des...
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Sprinkling nanoparticles on spintronics
- Apr 20, 2026
Today, I want to walk you through a deceptively simple innovation from the lab at Loughborough University (PI: Prof Marco Peccianti): what happens whe...
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New AI method captures long-range atomic interactions in complex molecules
- Apr 20, 2026
Researchers from Google DeepMind in Berlin, BIFOLD, and the Technical University of Berlin have introduced a new machine learning method—Euclidean Fas...
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Ant supergene reveals surprising twist in evolution of social behavior
- Apr 20, 2026
In the spring, ants are once again hard at work. Beyond their everyday presence, ants are also key model organisms in cutting-edge evolutionary geneti...
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Pure mycelium shoe debuts in Milan with a load-bearing fungal sole
- Apr 20, 2026
A prototype shoe made entirely from pure mycelium, the root-like network of fungi, will debut at Milan Design Week. The project is a collaboration bet...