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Rainfall–salinity link sustains prolonged La Niña events, study reveals
- Jan 22, 2026
La Niña—a climate phenomenon characterized by unusually cool sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean—can persist fo...
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Ancient giant kangaroos could hop to it when they needed to, hindlimb study suggests
- Jan 22, 2026
Giant ancestors of modern-day kangaroos—which previous research has estimated could weigh up to 250 kilograms—may have been able to hop in short burst...
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NASA's Artemis II mission to fly legacy keepsakes with astronaut crew
- Jan 22, 2026
As America approaches its 250th anniversary of declaring independence, NASA's Artemis II mission will carry a host of mementos that reflect the nation...
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Study challenges long-held theory that language is built on grammar trees
- Jan 22, 2026
Every time we speak, we're improvising. "Humans possess a remarkable ability to talk about almost anything, sometimes putting words together into neve...
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DNA nanodevices reveal acidic nanolayer on lysosome surfaces in live cells
- Jan 22, 2026
Lysosomes are membrane-bound organelles whose acidic lumen (pH 4.5–5.0) is required for degradation. This luminal acidity is known to regulate cytosol...
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Battery-free nano-sensors could pave the way for next-generation wearables
- Jan 22, 2026
Nano-sensors that work without batteries or wires could pave the way for more comfortable, less obtrusive sleep and health care monitoring at home, ac...
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Rethinking where life could exist beyond Earth
- Jan 22, 2026
Astronomers have long searched for life within a rather narrow ring around a star, the "habitable zone," where a planet should be neither too hot nor...
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3D-printed surfaces help atoms play ball to improve quantum sensors
- Jan 22, 2026
Scientists have created 3D printed surfaces featuring intricate textures that can be used to bounce unwanted gas particles away from quantum sensors,...
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Scientists solve 66 million-year-old mystery of how Earth's greenhouse age ended
- Jan 22, 2026
A 66 million-year-old mystery behind how our planet transformed from a tropical greenhouse to the ice-capped world of today has been unraveled by scie...
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Stress-reduction molecule has potential to treat aging and metabolic disorders
- Jan 22, 2026
University of Queensland researchers say the discovery of a new stress reduction role for a naturally occurring molecule in the body could lead to new...
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Chimpanzees are better at solving resource dilemmas in larger, more tolerant groups
- Jan 22, 2026
Despite being one of the most cooperative species on the planet, humans routinely fail to manage shared resources sustainably. We overfish from the oc...
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Scientists may have discovered a new extinct form of life
- Jan 22, 2026
Prototaxites are something of a prehistoric mystery. They were the first giant organisms on land, towering over ancient landscapes at heights of up to...