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New research shows how Londoners used death data to survive the plague
- Feb 16, 2026
New research by the University of Portsmouth reveals that during the Great Plague of 1665, Londoners used published death figures to make daily, life...
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Amazon deforestation raises surface temperature by 3°C during dry season, satellite data show
- Feb 16, 2026
Deforestation in the Amazon is causing significant regional changes in climate compared to areas with forest cover above 80%. The loss of vegetation l...
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Why the Baltic Sea still chokes after decades of nutrient controls
- Feb 16, 2026
The Baltic Sea has been under pressure for decades: Although phosphorus and nitrogen river loads, the main cause for its eutrophication, have been sig...
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Roles of women and men in Neolithic Europe were gendered but flexible, study suggests
- Feb 16, 2026
Far from the common assumption of a strictly binary division of labor, the roles of women and men in Neolithic Europe were both clearly differentiated...
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Optical switch protocol verifies entangled quantum states in real time without destroying them
- Feb 16, 2026
The fragility and laws of quantum physics generally make the characterization of quantum systems time‑consuming. Furthermore, when a quantum system is...
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New catalyst unlocks aluminum's ability to switch between oxidation states
- Feb 16, 2026
Aluminum's journey has been remarkable, going from being more expensive than gold to one of the most widely used materials, from beverage cans to wind...
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Antarctica sits above Earth's strongest 'gravity hole.' Now we know how it got that way
- Feb 16, 2026
Gravity feels reliable—stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity var...
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Why some extracellular vesicles work better: A safer path for protein and gene delivery
- Feb 16, 2026
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are tiny membrane-bound particles released by cells to transport proteins and other molecules to neighboring cells. Becau...
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Report: Women remain underrepresented in scientific organizations
- Feb 16, 2026
Women account for a growing share of the global scientific workforce (31.1% of researchers worldwide in 2022, according to UNESCO), yet they remain un...
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New species of ancient crocodile named in honor of Welsh school teacher
- Feb 16, 2026
A new species of crocodylomorph dating to about 215 million years ago has been described from the U.K. It has been called Galahadosuchus jonesi in rec...
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Gene-edited meat in Canada: To label or not to label?
- Feb 16, 2026
The Canadian government's recent approval of the first gene-edited animal to enter the food system has reignited debates over whether foods produced u...
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If alien signals have already reached Earth, why haven't we seen them?
- Feb 16, 2026
For decades, scientists have searched the skies for signs of extraterrestrial technology. A study from EPFL asks a sharp question: if alien signals ha...