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Medieval pandemic left a hidden legacy in Europe's oldest trees
- Jun 6, 2026
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences demonstrates how radiocarbon dating can reveal the maximum lifespan of Me...
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Q&A: Why are white-Black marriage rates so low?
- Jun 6, 2026
Americans rarely marry outside of their race or class in a nation where residential segregation is relatively common. It is a dynamic widely viewed as...
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120,000-year-old European fallow deer—tracing the loss of genetic diversity
- Jun 6, 2026
European fallow deer have faced a dramatic loss of genetic diversity since the last interglacial period. This was revealed by 120,000-year-old fossils...
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Infrastructure for African mines destroying forests at 34 times the rate of the mines themselves
- Jun 6, 2026
Industrial-scale mining in Africa to support global supply chains is leading to unprecedented deforestation across the continent, with 34 hectares of...
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AI-generated compounds hit specific cell types and outperform conventional screening
- Jun 6, 2026
The classical drug discovery paradigm begins with a known molecular target: a protein whose modulation is expected to reverse the course of a disease....
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Previously unknown detoxification pathway for chloromethane revealed
- Jun 6, 2026
Chloromethane is a gas that is toxic to humans and contributes to the depletion of the ozone layer. It is produced during the combustion of coal, biom...
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Mount Etna eruptions reveal carbon dioxide and water can trigger separate explosive paths
- Jun 6, 2026
The plumbing systems of volcanoes are vast and complex. But they aren't consistent, even in the same volcano. A Cornell-led collaboration found very d...
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Africa's climate crisis is a legal crisis too: What are states' duties under human rights law?
- Jun 6, 2026
A landmark climate case is being heard by the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights. The request was brought by the Pan African Lawyers Union and...
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Predictive surrogates could cut quantum computing measurement overhead by more than 99.97%
- Jun 6, 2026
Quantum computers, systems that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, have the potential of outperforming classical computers on...
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Sweet basil carbon dots show potential for sustainable agriculture
- Jun 6, 2026
What if a common herb found in the kitchen could help farmers grow healthier crops? As the global population grows and agriculture faces increasing en...
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Smart surfaces face zero gravity test in boiling heat experiments
- Jun 6, 2026
A research team led by Davoud Jafari at the University of Twente, in collaboration with the University of Pisa, has completed a series of parabolic fl...
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MUSE maps spiral galaxy W2246f, uncovering old core and ongoing star formation across disk
- Jun 6, 2026
Astronomers have employed the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) to perform deep spectroscopic observations of...