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Quantum entanglement offers route to higher-resolution optical astronomy
- Mar 8, 2026
Researchers in the US have demonstrated how quantum entanglement could be used to detect optical signals from astronomical sources at the single-photo...
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Why the Doomsday Clock has outlived its usefulness
- Mar 8, 2026
The Doomsday Clock—a symbolic device to signal an array of existential threats to the world since 1947—was recently moved to 85 seconds before midnigh...
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How long does it take to get last liquid drops from kitchen containers? These physicists know the answer
- Mar 8, 2026
At some point, most people have found themselves holding a tilted carton of milk or bottle of cooking oil, patiently waiting for the last drops to dri...
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High-resolution ocean models better capture Atlantic-driven European heat waves
- Mar 8, 2026
Europe is struggling more and more with extreme heat in the summer. While climate change is the main reason for this increase, what specific physical...
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Contraceptive vaccine reduces fertility in animals to address wildlife overpopulation
- Mar 8, 2026
A Purdue University contraceptive vaccine seeks to address animal overpopulation by markedly reducing fertility in feral horses, deer, swine and other...
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Twenty-nine years of warming linked to soil fungi shift in Colorado plots
- Mar 8, 2026
Long-term ecosystem warming changes not only plants but the fungi in the soil below, according to a new study including researchers from the Universit...
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Large AI models can speed catalyst discovery by predicting performance before synthesis
- Mar 7, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way scientists discover and design new materials. In a specially invited review published in Angewand...
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Red dwarf stars might starve alien plants of the 'quality' light they need to breathe
- Mar 7, 2026
Red dwarfs make up the vast majority of stars in the galaxy. Such ubiquity means they host the majority of rocky exoplanets we've found so far—which i...
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Plant mitochondria actively pull oxygen from chloroplasts, researchers discover
- Mar 7, 2026
A new study from the University of Helsinki reveals how plant mitochondria draw molecular oxygen away from chloroplasts, an interaction not previously...
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New report links ecology and phosphorus in English rivers
- Mar 7, 2026
The Environment Agency and the University of Stirling have published a new report on the links between phosphorus concentrations and ecology in Englis...
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Can we grow life on Mars? Experiments show potential in simulated extraterrestrial soil
- Mar 7, 2026
Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific Reports. Treating simulated lu...
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What's in your salad? Crops exposed to nanoplastics may boost heavy metal intake
- Mar 7, 2026
Leafy vegetables like lettuce are readily available in grocery stores and often seen as a healthy food choice. As researchers work to understand how e...