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Specially engineered crystal reveals magnetism with quantum potential
- Feb 17, 2026
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, working with international partners, have uncovered surprising behavior in a...
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Longer roots for drought? How an edited protein could reshape crop resilience
- Feb 17, 2026
What's the key to growing resilient crops that can survive tough conditions? Researchers at the University of Missouri are getting to the root of it—l...
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Physicists observe polaron formation for the first time
- Feb 17, 2026
When an electron travels through a polar crystalline solid, its negative charge attracts the positively charged atomic cores, causing the surrounding...
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From cells to companies: Study shows how diversity scales within complex systems
- Feb 17, 2026
A mystery novel, a history book, and a fantasy epic may have little in common in plot or style. But count the words inside them and a strange regulari...
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Tuned nanocrystals speed light-driven reactions by matching molecular vibrations
- Feb 17, 2026
Adjusting the size and chemistry of nanocrystals within an ultrathin surface can speed up light-driven chemical reactions, according to a University o...
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Early study connects dogs' cancer survival with their gut microbiome composition
- Feb 17, 2026
Canine cancer patients receiving a new form of immunotherapy lived longer or shorter depending on the composition of their microbiome, the community o...
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JWST spots most distant jellyfish galaxy to date
- Feb 17, 2026
Astrophysicists from the University of Waterloo have observed a new jellyfish galaxy, the most distant one of its kind ever captured. Jellyfish galaxi...
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Not all humans are 'super-scary' to wildlife, animal behavior study suggests
- Feb 17, 2026
Humans have climbed to the top of the food chain by skillfully hunting, trapping, and fishing for other animals at scales that far exceed other predat...
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To aficionados, fungi are freaky, mystical and overlooked. They're helping scientists learn more
- Feb 17, 2026
Jessica Allen crunched through fallen leaves among Manzanita trees hunting for something few have spotted before: the Manzanita butter clump—a rare an...
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Intensive grazing and soil fertility favor the growth of non-native plants, drylands study finds
- Feb 17, 2026
A global study has revealed the conditions under which non-native plants thrive in the world's many dryland regions and the factors that limit their s...
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Can seagrass survive extreme heat? Exploring how different species withstand elevated water temperatures
- Feb 17, 2026
Extreme heat can have a devastating effect on seagrass, but new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) could shape how these vitally important mar...
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Beyond 'survival' of fittest: Evolution works in teams
- Feb 17, 2026
Survival of the fittest. Nature red in tooth and claw. The common view of natural selection is based solely on the individual: A trait allows an organ...