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Rare observations reveal an X9 solar flare before it erupts
- May 27, 2026
Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation from the sun's surface, which can wreak havoc on Earth's power grids, damage orbiting satellites, and po...
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Lake Erie produces 'forbidden soup' of rotating potential toxins
- May 27, 2026
Municipalities and federal agencies monitor U.S. waters for microcystins, a toxin produced by harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie, but a University of M...
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An invisible battle between bacteria determines the flavor and safety of salami
- May 27, 2026
Fermentation is one of the oldest methods of preserving food. Long before refrigerators existed, people relied on microorganisms to keep food—includin...
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Which of your climate actions make the biggest difference? Here's how to find out
- May 27, 2026
Go vegan, ditch the car, avoid air travel. Or forget all that—because it's corporations and governments that are really to blame. This argument can fe...
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Outdoor lights may keep mosquitoes biting and breeding deeper into autumn
- May 27, 2026
In some parts of the world, autumn brings welcome relief from mosquitoes, such as the Northern house mosquito (Culex pipiens). As the days grow shorte...
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Dying cells don't all release key inflammatory cytokine in the same way, research reveals
- May 27, 2026
Researchers at Toho University have uncovered a previously unrecognized mechanism controlling how dying cells release the inflammatory cytokine IL-33,...
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Pay-to-play system prices out young soccer talent
- May 27, 2026
Every season, Georgia families spend thousands of dollars on youth sports in fees, travel, uniforms and other expenses. University of Georgia senior G...
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The strange quantum property of tomorrow's insulator
- May 27, 2026
Ultra-fast data transfer and superconductivity: Quantum materials offer significant technological prospects—if we can understand them at the atomic sc...
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Earth's oxygen-rich atmosphere may owe its existence to cold subduction
- May 27, 2026
Earth was mostly devoid of oxygen for much of its 4.5 billion year lifetime. That is, until certain processes started to allow for the eventual buildu...
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The impact of nanoplastics on neurons may depend on their size
- May 27, 2026
Smaller plastic particles have more effects on neurons, the key information processing cells of the brain, new research from the University of Eastern...
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Women's faces outrank men's in attractiveness across cultures, global study shows
- May 27, 2026
Why are women considered the "fairer sex" in humans, when in most animal species it is males that display the more elaborate and visually striking tra...
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Advancing detection of genome-edited crops in food mixtures
- May 27, 2026
Researchers from Sciensano, partner of the DARWIN project, have published a new paper in npj Science of Food addressing one of the key scientific and...