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AI reveals unexpected source of antibiotic candidates in prion proteins
- Jun 19, 2026
New antibiotic candidates for drug-resistant bacteria may reside inside prions, misfolded proteins in the brain best known for rare and fatal degenera...
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Observed high vapor supersaturation provides crucial evidence for aerosol convective cloud invigoration
- Jun 19, 2026
Can tiny aerosol particles make tropical convective clouds grow stronger? For decades, scientists have debated this question because aerosols can chan...
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15-atom iridium nanoclusters stay stable 20 hours, outperform commercial catalysts
- Jun 19, 2026
An international research team from Tohoku University, Tokyo University of Science, Vanderbilt University and the University of Adelaide has discovere...
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New JWST images of abnormally well-developed galaxy cluster open up the 'cosmic noon' frontier
- Jun 19, 2026
A stunningly concentrated and hefty galaxy cluster, from a time in the universe's history when such massive structures aren't expected to have fully f...
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Arabidopsis meristem map uncovers 18 cell clusters shaping stems and flowers
- Jun 19, 2026
Researchers have produced the most detailed map yet of how stem cells in the growing tip of a plant begin their journey to form the many cell types th...
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A new way to control tiny quantum light sources by twisting atomically thin layers of hexagonal boron nitride
- Jun 19, 2026
In a paper published in Science Advances, researchers at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in collaboration with the University of Minnesota a...
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How H5N1 bird flu hid unrecognized for weeks in dairy cattle
- Jun 19, 2026
When H5N1 bird flu first began infecting U.S. cattle in early 2024, diagnosis was elusive because, in cows, the disease looked completely different. I...
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New technique sharpens predictions of metal alloy behavior by capturing subtle atomic patterns
- Jun 19, 2026
Companies working at the frontier of aerospace, energy and computing are constantly looking for new materials to improve performance. But in order to...
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Hidden underground, fungi drive carbon storage, crop health and ecosystem stability
- Jun 19, 2026
Fungi are key constituents of the soil microbial community, playing a major role in moving carbon and energy through the soil food web. A recent analy...
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Tiny objects swimming in a superfluid of light move against the flow
- Jun 19, 2026
Superfluids are intriguing states of matter in which particles behave like a giant collective wave, allowing them to flow without any friction. When t...
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Plant hormones in mammals challenge view of cytokinins as purely botanical
- Jun 19, 2026
In biology, cytokinins were long considered regulators exclusive to the plant kingdom, where they control, among other things, growth and responses to...
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Excessive Instagram use could erode our sense of self, altering the perception of our bodies
- Jun 19, 2026
Instagram use could influence not only how we see our bodies, but also how our brain perceives the bodies we inhabit as "ours." In short, it could ero...