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If you're feeling down, maybe don't pet your cat, new study suggests
- Jun 21, 2026
You come home after a stressful day and reach out to your cat for a bit of comfort. It hisses. Maybe takes a swipe. Or simply flicks its tail and saun...
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Engineered bacterial spores reveal new protein targets for enzymes and vaccines
- Jun 21, 2026
A remarkable quality of bioengineering is that scientists can take biological processes honed by millions of years of evolution and use them to effici...
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Mars-like conditions fail to kill some Earth pathogens, experiments suggest
- Jun 21, 2026
Microorganisms from our planet could survive on celestial bodies where water is present, such as Mars. That is the conclusion of Ph.D. candidate Tomma...
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Nanoscale CoAl design delivers 6 GPa strength with 15% plastic strain at room temperature
- Jun 21, 2026
Materials engineers have developed the ability to manipulate structure and matter at the nanoscale for solid-state alloys called intermetallics, makin...
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White roofs and urban parks reduce heat in cities, but do not offset extreme global warming
- Jun 21, 2026
The implementation of reflective white roofs and new urban parks can significantly reduce temperatures in cities and decrease population vulnerability...
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Modular nanorobot self-assembles, targets cancer cells and cuts viability
- Jun 21, 2026
A team at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has developed a versatile nanorobot with propulsion and payload modules. The two reusable modules auto...
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MINDY3: A hub between protein quality control and DNA repair
- Jun 21, 2026
Researchers from the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit at the University of Dundee, together with collaborators from ETH Zürich, the...
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Well-known planetary nebula's ear-like lobes rewrite its evolutionary timeline
- Jun 21, 2026
Using the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) and the Manchester Echelle Spectrograph (MES), astronomers from Turkey and Mexico have investigated...
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NASA testing advanced capabilities for moon, Mars rovers
- Jun 21, 2026
On a bleak stretch of the Colorado Desert in Southern California, a compact four-wheeled rover recently trundled 16 miles (26 kilometers) with minimal...
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Can North America mine enough rare earth elements?
- Jun 21, 2026
In the quest to create a robust supply chain of rare earth elements necessary for the clean energy revolution and everyday modern conveniences, North...
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Arctic marine heat waves surge since 1980s, with record event lasting 480 days
- Jun 21, 2026
In recent years, marine heat waves have been taking an ever-greater toll on the world's oceans and their ecosystems. Amplified by increasing global wa...
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Human sacrifice in Inca Empire may have been driven by political motives, not religion
- Jun 21, 2026
Three decades ago, researchers working atop the Llullaillaco volcano, located on the border between Argentina and Chile, discovered exceptionally well...