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Huayuan biota decodes Earth's first Phanerozoic mass extinction
- Feb 1, 2026
Around 540 million years ago, Earth's biosphere underwent a pivotal transformation, shifting from a microbe-dominated world to one teeming with animal...
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Tropical weather cycles linked to faster Arctic ice loss in autumn
- Feb 1, 2026
When it comes to global warming and climate change, we often hear news stories about tipping points where Earth's systems shift into a new and dangero...
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Two rare 5th millennium BC fetal burials in Iran reveal variable prehistoric practices
- Feb 1, 2026
In a study conducted by Dr. Mahdi Alirezazadeh and Dr. Hanan Bahranipoor, published in Archaeological Research in Asia, two exceptionally well-preserv...
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Plastic pollution promotes hazardous water conditions, new study finds
- Feb 1, 2026
Dangerous concentrations of algae such as "red tides" have been consistently emerging in locations around the world. A region in Southern Australia is...
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How to cut harmful emissions from ditches and canals
- Feb 1, 2026
Ditches and canals are the underdog of the freshwater world. These human-made waterways are often forgotten, devalued, and perceived negatively—think...
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Strategic tree planting could help Canada become carbon neutral by mid-century
- Feb 1, 2026
A new study finds that Canada could remove at least five times its annual carbon emissions with strategic planting of more than six million trees alon...
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Imaging the Wigner crystal state in a new type of quantum material
- Feb 1, 2026
In some solid materials under specific conditions, mutual Coulomb interactions shape electrons into many-body correlated states, such as Wigner crysta...
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Earliest hand-held wooden tools found in Greece date back 430,000 years
- Feb 1, 2026
An international team has discovered the earliest known hand-held wooden tools used by humans. A study jointly led by Professor Katerina Harvati from...
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Collar cams offer a bear's eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska's desolate North Slope
- Feb 1, 2026
The life of one of the most remote grizzly bear populations in the world is being documented by the animals themselves, with collar cameras that provi...
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Shark bites linked to rainfall, runoff and shifting coastal ecosystems
- Feb 1, 2026
When I see a great white shark, I am in awe of the enigmatic, powerful apex predator. My life has been dedicated to trying to know everything about sh...
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Multi-agent AI and robots automate materials discovery in closed-loop lab system
- Feb 1, 2026
Traditional processes used to discover new materials are complex, time-consuming, and costly, often requiring years of sustained effort. Recent advanc...
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First successful lab colony of polyphagous shot hole borer achieved in Western Australia
- Feb 1, 2026
A major breakthrough has been achieved in the fight against the invasive polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB), Euwallacea fornicatus in Western Australi...