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Underground lab clears crucial hurdle for dark matter hunt
- Apr 2, 2026
Australia's bid to detect elusive dark matter has taken a major step forward, with new research confirming that cosmic radiation levels deep inside th...
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DNA-binding protein blocks virulence cascade in a diarrhea pathogen outside hosts, study finds
- Apr 2, 2026
Some pathogens use temperature as a trigger and activate virulence only after entering the warmer environment of a host. A research team from Ruhr Uni...
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Ocean Discovery League launches global strategy to double deep seafloor observations
- Apr 2, 2026
Ocean Discovery League (ODL) has launched the Global Deep Sea Exploration Goals, an ambitious international effort to visually explore 10,000 strategi...
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Software package makes gene regulation easier to study—and tweak
- Apr 2, 2026
Understanding how genes are switched on and off in specific cell types remains one of biology's central challenges. While AI has made major progress i...
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Wildfires accelerate winter snowmelt in Oregon's western Cascades, study finds
- Apr 2, 2026
The Pacific Northwest has seen below-normal snow this season—and new research from Portland State University suggests that the region's snowmelt-depen...
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AI turns electron microscopy into materials insights in minutes
- Apr 2, 2026
An electron microscopy image can capture atoms arranged in a crystal lattice or defects threading through a semiconductor material, but turning that i...
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Watering smarter, not more: A modern-day robotic divining rod
- Apr 2, 2026
Advanced technology can help farmers get to the root of a growing problem—overwatering in an era of increasing drought and water scarcity. A new UC Ri...
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Ytterbium atomic clock could open a new window on fundamental physics
- Apr 2, 2026
For the first time, an international team of physicists has successfully harnessed a rare orbital transition in atoms of ytterbium to create a new typ...
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Microscopic coils and coffee trees lead to new fungal discovery
- Apr 2, 2026
Yunnan Province in southwestern China is a global biodiversity hotspot, accommodating an incredible variety of plants and animals. It is also the hear...
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Leadership emotions are judged differently for men and women
- Apr 2, 2026
When leaders express negative emotions such as irritability and withdrawal, behavior is often judged differently for male and female leaders, accordin...
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Tiny frogs prefer concrete apartments over wooden shelters
- Apr 2, 2026
James Cook University researchers have tested frog housing and nursery preferences in the Wet Tropics rainforest of North Queensland, with frogs findi...
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New disk-shaped catalyst turns carbon dioxide into methanol at lower temperatures
- Apr 2, 2026
Low-temperature CO2 hydrogenation might have sounded almost paradoxical until a recent study made it possible. Researchers have designed new catalysts...