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Global sorghum 'pangenome' accelerates discovery of resilient crop traits
- Mar 12, 2026
A team of international scientists, including researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, reports a major advance in sorghum genomics: a...
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Saharan dust swept into Europe in March, triggering 'dirty rain' episodes
- Mar 12, 2026
Winter winds lofted clouds of dust from the Sahara Desert, carrying it north toward the Mediterranean and dispersing it widely across Europe in March...
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Self-regenerating catalyst restores its own performance, advancing CO₂ conversion technology
- Mar 12, 2026
Technologies that convert carbon dioxide (CO₂) emitted from factories and power plants into useful chemical feedstocks are considered key to achieving...
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Astronomers discuss fortifying our planetary defenses
- Mar 12, 2026
When people think of asteroids, they tend to picture rare, civilization-ending impacts like those depicted in movies such as "Armageddon." In reality,...
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Wetlands in Brazil's Cerrado are carbon-storage powerhouses
- Mar 12, 2026
The Amazon rainforest is famous for storing massive amounts of carbon in its trees and soils, helping regulate the global climate. Yet a paper publish...
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Gut microbes: The secret to squirrel hibernation
- Mar 12, 2026
When winter sets in and food becomes scarce, some mammals hibernate, entering a state of deep rest that slashes their energy needs and allows them to...
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Researcher uncovers Zoroastrian 'ripples' in Jewish documents from ancient Egypt
- Mar 12, 2026
In a study published in the journal Iran, researcher Gad Barnea has uncovered new evidence suggesting that Zoroastrian religious practices were more p...
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Selfish sperm hijack Overdrive gene to kill healthy rivals
- Mar 12, 2026
A new University of Utah-led study has discovered the mechanism behind a decades-old evolutionary mystery—how "selfish chromosomes" cheat the rules of...
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Study maps four flood model types and urges hybrid approaches to improve forecasts
- Mar 12, 2026
Before rain begins to fall, scientists and engineers can predict where a storm might cause flooding thanks to advanced modeling and digital simulation...
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Fortified salad packs a healthy punch to meet a growing vitamin B12 need
- Mar 12, 2026
A pioneering research-industry partnership has used advances in indoor farming technology to grow pea shoots fortified with vitamin B12, opening an ex...
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Failed experiment leads to surprise drug development breakthrough
- Mar 12, 2026
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new way to alter complex drug molecules using light rather than toxic chemicals—a discovery...
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Caught but not eaten: Smaller insects more likely to escape catfish mouths
- Mar 12, 2026
A Kobe University study shows that small aquatic beetles survive catfish attacks by resisting ingestion inside the catfish's mouth and being spat out...