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Astronomers search for 'exotrojans' hiding in extreme pulsar systems
- Mar 18, 2026
Greek mythology has given a name to a great many objects in our solar system. But perhaps one of the least well understood are the Trojans, named afte...
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A 'two-factor authentication' system that controls microRNA destruction
- Mar 18, 2026
Cells rely on tiny molecules called microRNAs to tune which genes are active and when. Cells must carefully control the lifespan of microRNAs to preve...
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First world map shows impact of the tidal pulse in coastal rivers
- Mar 18, 2026
Tides not only affect regions along the coast, their periodic fluctuations are carried upstream inland through coastal rivers. River sections particul...
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Colliding dust and the sparks of creation: Carbon-coated grains provide new clue to life's early energy
- Mar 18, 2026
Two microscopic grains collide and produce a tiny spark. This phenomenon may have provided the energy to kick off life on Earth. But if these solid pa...
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Mystery of quinine biosynthesis solved with newly discovered enzymes
- Mar 18, 2026
For over 350 years, quinine and other extracts from the cinchona tree (Cinchona spp.) were the only effective medicines against malaria, a tropical fe...
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Integrative archaeogenetics reveal how Southern Andean communities adopted farming and endured crises
- Mar 18, 2026
An interdisciplinary study published in Nature reconstructs over 2,000 years of population history in Argentina's Uspallata Valley (UV), a southern fr...
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Global study finds majority of people worldwide prioritize environmental protection over economic growth
- Mar 18, 2026
A new study by University of Vermont researchers finds that a majority of people across the globe favor protecting the environment over growing the ec...
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Platypus fur adds another strange feature to an increasingly long list
- Mar 18, 2026
The combination of a beaver-like body and duck-like bill of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is only the first of a long list of strange featur...
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Dim delights in the Cancer constellation
- Mar 18, 2026
Cancer the Crab is a dim constellation, yet it contains one of the most beautiful and easy-to-spot star clusters in our sky: the Beehive Cluster. Canc...
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Black Sea highstands during the last glacial period reconstructed
- Mar 18, 2026
An international team led by the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has just published a paper in the journal Quatern...
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New palm tree species discovered in Colombian Amazon
- Mar 18, 2026
Two researchers at the University of Zurich have discovered and described a new, previously unknown palm species found in the virgin forests of Colomb...
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Using fiber-optic cables to detect moonquakes
- Mar 18, 2026
Two recent studies suggest that fiber-optic cables laid directly on the moon's surface could potentially detect moonquakes, offering a simpler way to...