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Teaching thermodynamic laws to AI unlocks a polymer modeling challenge
- May 26, 2026
For more than half a century, materials scientists have struggled with how to simulate the complexity of polymer materials. An individual chain can co...
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From compliance to inclusion: Valuing faculty with disabilities
- May 26, 2026
New research out of the University of New Mexico's English department is shining a light on the experiences of faculty with disabilities. Marissa Gree...
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Heat stress linked to higher koala hospitalizations and deaths above 27 C
- May 26, 2026
New research from the University of Sydney has provided the first associative link between heat stress and koala mortality. Published in Biology Lette...
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190,000 baby trees in 25 years: Seedling census offers clues to what the future might hold for Michigan forests
- May 26, 2026
The history of a forest might be measured by the trunks and branches looming overhead. But for some researchers at Michigan State University, a forest...
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Plastic upcycling method turns food packaging into faster-degrading materials
- May 26, 2026
Scientists have discovered a way to convert widely used plastics into new materials with distinct properties that degrade more rapidly. Applying this...
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Q&A: The Alps are crumbling, and permafrost is not playing the role many assumed
- May 26, 2026
From the Kleines Nesthorn to Pizzo Cengalo, the Alps appear to be crumbling. Permafrost researcher Robert Kenner has penned a summary explaining the r...
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Researchers want to clear the air on traffic pollution in Tampa
- May 26, 2026
If you live near an interstate or busy roadway in Tampa, you can literally wipe the grime from auto exhaust off your windows. Imagine breathing all th...
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Ancient dust points to retreat of West Antarctic Ice Sheet during last warm period
- May 26, 2026
Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may have been far smaller during one of Earth's most recent warm periods, according to a...
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Discovery of furtivovirus advances understanding of giant virus evolution
- May 26, 2026
In evolutionary biology, all life on Earth is theoretically part of a single phylogenetic tree, indicating common ancestry. This model suggests that e...
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Beyond Anglo‑Saxons, Celts and Vikings: DNA uncovers a dynamic history of migration to Britain
- May 26, 2026
Each of us tells a story about who we are, often tracing our identity back through an imagined line of ancestors. Though identity is fundamentally cul...
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Supply chain crises increase banks' credit risks by 70%, modeling study finds
- May 26, 2026
Mutual credit relations between banks can destabilize the financial system, as the 2007-08 crisis laid bare. Researchers at the Complexity Science Hub...
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New fossil salamander species related to the famous axolotl is discovered in Mexico
- May 26, 2026
The Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is famous because adults look like overgrown babies, or tadpoles, retaining juvenile features as adults and...