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Planets need more water to support life than scientists previously thought
- Apr 15, 2026
Unfortunately for science fiction fans, desert worlds outside our solar system are unlikely to host life, according to new research from the Universit...
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Plants' photosynthetic pathway type and rates of Rubisco dark inhibition may be linked
- Apr 15, 2026
In efforts to better understand how plant photosynthesis is regulated, scientists are studying how Rubisco activity responds to light. In a new meta-a...
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Machine learning tool pinpoints optimal locations for tree planting, offering a powerful tool for climate mitigation
- Apr 15, 2026
Afforestation—establishing forests on previously non-forested land, or where forests have not existed for a long time—is one of the nature-based and c...
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Stress-triggered protein clusters reveal how cells sort damaged cargo
- Apr 15, 2026
Inside every cell, a cleanup operation runs around the clock. Proteins are constantly damaged by wear and tear. Some can be repaired, while others mus...
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Astronomers crack a decades-old mystery, catching gas morphing into planet-building disks around newborn stars
- Apr 15, 2026
An international team led by Dr. Indrani Das of Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA) has shown, for the first time, how inf...
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Dark matter could explain the earliest supermassive black holes
- Apr 15, 2026
A growing mystery in astronomy is the presence of gargantuan black holes—some weighing as much as a billion suns—existing less than a billion years af...
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Cut off from making fat, parasitic wasps lose pheromones, fail to form eggs and cannot reproduce
- Apr 15, 2026
The Easter holidays are over and many people have once again experienced firsthand how easily sweets can be converted into fat. Parasitic wasps are al...
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Hurricane-resilient coastal forests in the Northeastern US may be nearing their limits, project indicates
- Apr 15, 2026
A research paper led by William Paterson University environmental science professor Nicole Davi finds that coastal forests demonstrate incredible resi...
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Jelly-like plankton fuel bigger, faster-growing reef fish across the Indo-Pacific
- Apr 15, 2026
New research led by James Cook University shows huge differences in fish biomass and fish productivity between Caribbean and Indo-Pacific coral reefs,...
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As polar ice changes, so do the rules governing it
- Apr 15, 2026
Sea ice is not just solid frozen water. It's riddled with tiny pockets and channels of liquid brine. Whether those pockets connect to form pathways de...
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Scientists capture superconductivity's 'dancing pairs' for first time, revealing missing pieces in a decades-old theory
- Apr 15, 2026
For the first time, scientists have directly imaged the quantum process underlying superconductivity, a phenomenon in which paired electrons cause ele...
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Why gay men can feel more attractive when they travel
- Apr 15, 2026
Why do some gay men feel more attractive or noticed when they travel, especially on apps like Grindr? New research suggests it is not just confidence...