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Clean drinking water gaps linked to hunger and unsafe food worldwide
- Jun 2, 2026
A new global study has found that people without access to clean drinking water are significantly more likely to experience food insecurity and food s...
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Life in the ancient Arctic: Tiny teeth of newly discovered species suggest it was a cradle of mammalian evolution
- Jun 2, 2026
A fossil mammal tooth smaller than a grain of rice does not announce itself loudly. It must be hard won from sediment and stone. Then, under a microsc...
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Lab evolution recreates COVID's path to omicron in months, reveals key conditions
- Jun 2, 2026
A key step in the origin of many pandemics occurs when an animal-borne virus infects humans and then evolves to spread more efficiently from person to...
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Single cell transforms into cannibalistic 'supergiant,' swallowing its clones whole
- Jun 2, 2026
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have discovered a microscopic organism that can transform into a cannibalistic "supergiant" that...
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Global supply chains keep workers poor: Three case studies show how the cycle can be broken
- Jun 2, 2026
Globally, about 1 in 5 people in jobs live in poverty. A key reason lies in how global supply chains are organized. From agriculture to tourism, many...
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Kamo'oalewa asteroid's lunar origin challenged ahead of Tianwen-2 arrival
- Jun 2, 2026
China's Tianwen-2 sample-return mission is well on its way to its target, an asteroid called Kamo'oalewa. The spacecraft left Earth in May 2025 and sh...
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'Genetic brakes' reveal how embryos shape their limbs
- Jun 2, 2026
Canadian scientists have made a significant advance in understanding the mechanisms that enable embryos to properly form their limbs, thanks to new re...
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Fluorescent nanosensor detects key gut biomarker in minutes for faster testing
- Jun 2, 2026
A research collaboration has developed a novel fluorescent nanosensor capable of rapidly detecting indole-3-propionic acid (IPA), an emerging biomarke...
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Redesigning an elusive bacterial enzyme into an efficient green catalyst
- Jun 2, 2026
Industrial oxidation chemistry is a cornerstone of modern manufacturing, accounting for nearly one-third of all chemical industrial processes. While e...
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Plate tectonics shaped the Cradle of Civilization by merging two ancient rivers, study suggests
- Jun 2, 2026
The Euphrates River is the longest river in Western Asia and runs through the eastern side of the Fertile Crescent. Flowing over 1,700 miles from Turk...
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Climate change exacerbates religious conflicts, study indicates
- Jun 2, 2026
Climate change is contributing to the escalation of existing local conflicts in Africa. A new WZB study by Ruud Koopmans, Daniel Meierrieks, and Danie...
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How a small amount of rare earth metal shapes the environmental impact of magnets
- Jun 2, 2026
Magnets for electric cars and wind turbines contain only a small amount of the rare earth metal dysprosium. Yet, this metal is responsible for a large...