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Nanoengineers realize an on-chip excitonic hyperlens

• Feb 17, 2026

When light passes through materials, it typically changes direction and bends in predictable ways. This change in direction, known as refraction, is c...

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Video: This powder could rescue antibiotics

• Feb 17, 2026

Each year, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the reason that more than a million people die from infections that no longer respond to existing antibio...

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Genomics: Decoding the blueprints for Australia's biodiversity

• Feb 17, 2026

Every living organism has its own genetic "blueprint": the source code for how it grows, functions and reproduces. This blueprint is known as a genome...

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Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi—the result can shift mountain grasslands to scrub

• Feb 17, 2026

When you look out across a snowy winter landscape, it might seem like nature is fast asleep. Yet, under the surface, tiny organisms are hard at work,...

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Preserving fading history in the Florida Keys

• Feb 17, 2026

As sea level rise pushes saltwater farther into the Florida Keys, it is not only roads and neighborhoods that are at risk; it is also the record of th...

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What's Minnesota's largest raptor? Hint: it might not be the bald eagle

• Feb 17, 2026

Look at the armpits—or, technically, the "wingpits. That's what Scott Mehus, education director at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minn., told a...

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A yeast enzyme helps human cells overcome mitochondrial defects

• Feb 17, 2026

Nucleotide synthesis—the production of the basic components of DNA and RNA—is essential for cell growth and division. In most animal cells, this proce...

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Elusive lithium-ion anode binder finally seen with pioneering technique

• Feb 17, 2026

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a powerful new method to visualize an essential lithium-ion battery electrode component that ha...

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Tropical forests generate rainfall worth billions, study finds

• Feb 17, 2026

Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures in...

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Quantum sensor research advances the pursuit of dark matter

• Feb 17, 2026

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are helping to pave a path for the eventual discovery of dark matter. With new...

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AI model learns yeast DNA 'language' to boost protein drug output

• Feb 17, 2026

Industrial yeasts are a powerhouse of protein production, used to manufacture vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, and other useful compounds. In a new study...

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Bacterial strain from 5,000-year-old cave ice shows resistance against 10 modern antibiotics

• Feb 17, 2026

Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero. Ice caves are just one...