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The bouba-kiki effect: Baby chicks match sounds to shapes just like humans
- Feb 20, 2026
When we hear certain sounds, our brains often pair them with specific shapes. For example, most people will associate a sharp-sounding word with a jag...
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From local action to global impact: New framework presented for advancing sustainable development
- Feb 20, 2026
As countries strive to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, a new international study published in Nature Communi...
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3D method can accurately measure gravity in wide binary stars, as demonstrated by pilot study
- Feb 20, 2026
Since the third Gaia data release in 2022, wide binary stars with separation greater than several thousand astronomical units have been intensely inve...
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REGALADE: The most extensive catalog of galaxies for modern astronomy
- Feb 20, 2026
An international team of scientists led by the Institute of Cosmos Sciences at the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) and the Institute of Space Studies...
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How choices made by crowds in a train station are guided by strangers
- Feb 20, 2026
In crowds, most people are strangers to you, and everyone else for that matter. However, until now, the effect of stranger-to-stranger interactions on...
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Impact-formed glass provides evidence of cosmic collision in Brazil about 6 million years ago
- Feb 20, 2026
For the first time in Brazil, researchers have identified a field of tektites. These are natural glasses formed by the high-energy impact of extraterr...
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Small but mighty microplate reader could transform NASA research
- Feb 20, 2026
A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived at the International Space Station after launching with NASA's S...
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New insights into how bacteria control DNA synthesis open the door to next generation antimicrobials
- Feb 20, 2026
Ribonucleotide reductases (RNR) are indispensable enzymes that convert ribonucleotides to deoxyribonucleotides (dNTPs), the precursors to make up DNA....
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Living tissues are shaped by self-propelled topological defects, biophysicists find
- Feb 20, 2026
With a new mathematical model, a team of biophysicists has revealed fresh insights into how biological tissues are shaped by the active motion of stru...
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How root growth is stimulated by nitrate: Researchers decipher signaling chain
- Feb 20, 2026
When 200 natural accessions of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana grown in a nitrate-enriched medium were compared, one observation stood out: some...
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How competitive gaming on Discord fosters social connections
- Feb 20, 2026
Human beings are social animals; they need places to relax, connect with others, and feel a sense of belonging beyond the demands of home and work. Tr...
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'All-in-one,' single-atom could power both sides of water splitting
- Feb 20, 2026
Green hydrogen production technology, which utilizes renewable energy to produce eco-friendly hydrogen without carbon emissions, is gaining attention...