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Novel biosensor enables real-time tracking of iron (II) in living cells
- Jan 25, 2026
Iron is an essential trace element in biological cells. The concentration of the element and its so-called redox state—it can exist either in a doubly...
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A new look at trends in human deaths due to climate extremes
- Jan 25, 2026
A new study of climate extremes since 1988 finds that many regions have seen increases in deaths due to floods, storms and extreme temperatures. In hu...
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The Mount Maunganui tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ's deadliest natural hazard
- Jan 25, 2026
The tragic events in the Bay of Plenty this week are a stark reminder that landslides remain the deadliest of the many natural hazards New Zealand fac...
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Researchers develop high-performance fluoroborate crystals for deep-ultraviolet lasers
- Jan 25, 2026
Deep-ultraviolet (DUV, λ < 200 nm) all-solid-state lasers, essential to modern scientific research and industrial manufacturing, are widely applied in...
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Teaching horses to 'speak up' with symbols: Project aims to boost animal welfare
- Jan 25, 2026
In recent years, revelations of unethical horse handling at elite levels of horsesport have drawn attention to an uncomfortable question: Do we really...
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Mining genomes for cyst nematode resistance could enable better soybean harvests
- Jan 24, 2026
Soybean farmers around the world face a persistent and costly enemy hidden beneath the soil: soybean cyst nematode (SCN), a microscopic roundworm that...
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Edison's 1879 bulb experiments may have unintentionally produced graphene
- Jan 24, 2026
What do Thomas Edison and 2010 Nobel Prize in physics winners Konstantin Novoselov and Andre Geim have in common? According to a recent publication fr...
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Why do onions and chips keep washing up on England's south coast? Here's the science
- Jan 24, 2026
Over Christmas, vegetables, bananas and insulation foam washed up on beaches along England's southeast coast. They were from 16 containers spilled by...
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General ad campaign for climate action receives more public engagement than tailored approach, study finds
- Jan 24, 2026
Researchers investigating the effectiveness of outdoor ads promoting climate change awareness and action found that a general message of climate emerg...
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Why some messages are more convincing than others
- Jan 24, 2026
What kinds of marketing messages are effective—and what makes people believe certain political slogans more than others? New research from the Univers...
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New nanoparticle technology offers hope for hard-to-treat diseases
- Jan 24, 2026
A newly published Perspective article in Nature Nanotechnology details groundbreaking nanoparticle technology to eliminate harmful, disease-causing pr...
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Microplastics in the atmosphere: Higher emissions come from land areas than from the ocean, study finds
- Jan 24, 2026
The atmosphere is an important transport medium that carries microplastics to even the most remote parts of the world. These microplastics can be inha...