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How a one‑eyed creature gave rise to our modern eyes
- Feb 25, 2026
There is a tiny cyclops among your oldest ancestors, and humans share these remarkable ancestral roots with all other vertebrates. Researchers from Lu...
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Iron and blue LEDs synthesize natural molecules, cutting the need for expensive chiral components
- Feb 25, 2026
Photocatalysts facilitate chemical reactions by absorbing light. Metal-based photocatalysts are widely used in organic synthesis due to their durabili...
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LED-powered e-nose detects multiple hazardous gases at room temperature
- Feb 25, 2026
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science has developed a next-generation gas sensor technology that uses low-cost and safe LED light to p...
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Why letting museum visitors smell horse manure might be good for conservation
- Feb 25, 2026
What does it take to make people genuinely care about endangered cultural heritage? According to a new study from researchers at Nagoya University and...
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Mother's breasts may protect a newborn from the cold—a new perspective on breast evolution
- Feb 25, 2026
Humans differ from other primates due to their relatively large, permanent breasts, and their development has so far not been conclusively explained....
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Martu rangers and scientists combine forces to save an endangered marsupial
- Feb 25, 2026
Deep in the heart of Martu Country lies Karlamilyi National Park. Red rock and red sand stretch as far as the eye can see. Within some of these rocky...
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Hate more common in early article comments, analysis finds
- Feb 25, 2026
Comments written quickly after an article was published were more likely to contain hate and threats than those posted later. This is shown by a time...
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Women, children bearing brunt of homelessness in New Zealand
- Feb 25, 2026
More than half of those experiencing homelessness in New Zealand are women, often mothers of young children and living in uninhabitable housing or sha...
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Researcher warns of structural risks at Grand Renaissance Dam putting property and lives in danger
- Feb 25, 2026
A new peer-reviewed study led by Dr. Hesham El-Askary, Ph.D., professor of computational and data science at Chapman University, concludes that the sa...
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Water supplies in rural Nepal could be cleaned by harnessing the power of the sun, scientists claim
- Feb 25, 2026
A new method for cleaning household water supplies in rural communities in Nepal is being developed by an international team of scientists. The soluti...
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E-waste chemicals are appearing in dolphins and porpoises
- Feb 25, 2026
Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are critical components of laptop, television, and smartphone screens. Given their ubiquity in the environment, these c...
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ALMA reveals Milky Way's core in largest-ever mosaic, tracing cold gas filaments
- Feb 25, 2026
Astronomers have captured the central region of our Milky Way in a striking new image, unveiling a complex network of filaments of cosmic gas in unpre...