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Gotland hunter-gatherer graves hint at how Stone Age families organized
- Feb 18, 2026
A woman was buried with two children, but they were not her own. In another grave, two children were placed. They were not siblings and were more dist...
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Cognitive biases of talent scouts can undermine sports teams' success
- Feb 17, 2026
Sports talent scouts' decisions are influenced by various common cognitive biases that can affect their work and undermine team success, a paper publi...
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A bacterium's built-in compass, explained: Single-cell magnetometry confirms Earth-field alignment
- Feb 17, 2026
Some bacterial species possess an astonishing ability: They use Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves. To better understand this mechanism, the...
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Scientists build successful 'cloud in a box'
- Feb 17, 2026
In a quiet laboratory, a team of atmospheric scientists and engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory recently...
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Rhododendron-derived drugs now made by bacteria
- Feb 17, 2026
Bioengineered E. coli bacteria can now produce a group of compounds with anticancer, anti-HIV, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities. The Kobe...
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Porous liquids could capture methane from biogas and release it on demand
- Feb 17, 2026
Jessica Rimsza, a materials engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, sees untapped potential in what most people see as waste. Food scraps, manure an...
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Exploring electron microscopy and AI as key players for identifying pollen grains
- Feb 17, 2026
Have you ever seen a hibiscus flower? Although its petals have a range of colors, what makes the trumpet-shaped flower more beautiful is the central s...
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Moving biopesticides through plants opens new opportunities
- Feb 17, 2026
University of Queensland research has revealed that double-stranded RNA-based biopesticides (dsRNA) sprayed on plant leaves can travel right down into...
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AI model delivers detailed 15-day Mediterranean Sea predictions in seconds
- Feb 17, 2026
SeaCast is an innovative high-resolution forecasting system for the Mediterranean that harnesses AI to deliver faster and more energy-efficient predic...
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Strong Field Spin-Boson model revises how intense lasers drive electrons in dense matter
- Feb 17, 2026
A team of physicists from the University of Ottawa have developed a new theoretical model that shines new light on how scientists understand the way l...
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Horses with over 30 minutes of REM sleep show better persistence in learning tasks
- Feb 17, 2026
Just as for humans, sufficient sleep supports learning and coping for horses. A recent study at the University of Helsinki indicates that short period...
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Why failing generative AI keeps rolling in government: Nine arguments sustain momentum
- Feb 17, 2026
New ethnographic research reveals nine justifications that make AI innovations almost "irresistible" across organizational and professional boundaries...