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Industrial chemical leaks could push ozone layer recovery back by 7 years
- Apr 16, 2026
The recovery of the ozone layer in Earth's stratosphere could be delayed by several years, according to an international study led by Swiss research i...
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Washington DC's 240 million‑gallon sewage spill is a symptom of nationwide trouble
- Apr 16, 2026
When 240 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., starting in mid-January 2026 and running through mid-March,...
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Laser method unlocks 3,000-Kelvin thin-film synthesis for quantum materials
- Apr 16, 2026
Thin films might not come up in conversation every day, but they are all around us. Take the metallic plastic films of chip bags, for example, or the...
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Looking deep inside quarks: CMS test probes to 10⁻²⁰ meters and finds no inner structure
- Apr 16, 2026
According to our current understanding of the universe, quarks are fundamental, point-like particles: basic building blocks that are not made up of sm...
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Opioids and other drugs accumulating in freshwater fish
- Apr 16, 2026
Fish living downstream of wastewater treatment plants are accumulating antidepressants, opioids and other drugs of abuse in their bodies, according to...
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Elite MBAs still influence who reaches the top of corporate America, study shows
- Apr 16, 2026
New research from the University of Bath shows that graduates of elite MBA programs, particularly the so-called M7 super elite US schools, are signifi...
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Baby Neanderthals may have had a rapid growth spurt compared to modern babies
- Apr 16, 2026
Baby Neanderthals may have been much larger and grown much more quickly than their modern Homo sapiens counterparts, according to a new study of the m...
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Uranus's two outer rings show starkly different origins
- Apr 16, 2026
Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island are revealing new insight into the composition and origins of Uranus's two ou...
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Navigating the past with ancient stone compass needles
- Apr 16, 2026
Magnetic rocks with iron oxide concentrations act as natural chroniclers of Earth's past continental movements. Using small samples of rocks, scientis...
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Metals become stronger and more ductile with a millisecond electric pulse
- Apr 16, 2026
A research team has developed a novel method that dramatically enhances the strength and toughness of titanium alloys using an electric current applie...
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Massive Atlantic sargassum blooms traced to West Africa
- Apr 16, 2026
Massive blooms of Sargassum seaweed that have inundated coastlines across the Atlantic since 2011 likely originate off the coast of West Africa—formin...
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The secret sensory life of plants: Researchers are discovering how they see, hear, feel—and even remember
- Apr 16, 2026
Plants are often seen as passive organisms, rooted in one place and largely unable to react to the world around them. But a new field of research is c...