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JWST spots methane on a giant exoplanet, but its star may be distorting the signal
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JWST spots methane on a giant exoplanet, but its star may be distorting the signal

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and elsewhere have observed a giant exoplanet known as HATS-75 b. R...

Bottled lightning makes a cleaner fuel
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Bottled lightning makes a cleaner fuel

Northwestern University chemists have discovered a new way to turn natural gas into liquid fuel—and it's lightning in a bottle. By harnessing tiny bursts of pla...

Coral-eating starfish outbreaks may be driven by both the land and the deep sea
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Coral-eating starfish outbreaks may be driven by both the land and the deep sea

A "perfect storm" of conditions combining upwelling from the deep with run off from the land may be driving crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) outbreaks on the Gre...

Like a house of cards, buried weak snow layers buckle under pressure and unleash slab avalanches
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Like a house of cards, buried weak snow layers buckle under pressure and unleash slab avalanches

Although the fundamental constitutive laws for steel and concrete were established more than a century ago, weak layers in snow remain a mystery. There are curr...

New model helps investors and regulators understand complex businesses and see their positive sides
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New model helps investors and regulators understand complex businesses and see their positive sides

Warren Buffett advised that you should never invest in a business you can't understand. But that hasn't stopped many investors. New research from the McCombs Sc...

America's sewage and manure hold a $5.7 billion key to breaking synthetic fertilizer dependence
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America's sewage and manure hold a $5.7 billion key to breaking synthetic fertilizer dependence

Nutrients recovered from animal and human waste could drastically reduce synthetic fertilizer use in the U.S., according to a new Cornell University study that...

Ocean eddies are amplifying climate extremes in coastal seas, study finds
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Ocean eddies are amplifying climate extremes in coastal seas, study finds

New research reveals a powerful yet overlooked driver of climate change: intensifying ocean eddies. These swirling currents—that break off from major currents—a...

Scientists turn AI-generated proteins into smart molecular sensors
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Scientists turn AI-generated proteins into smart molecular sensors

An international team led by researchers at QUT has used artificial intelligence to create tiny "smart" proteins that switch on only when they detect a chosen t...

Subaru telescope captures comet 3I/ATLAS composition change
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Subaru telescope captures comet 3I/ATLAS composition change

The Subaru Telescope observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on January 7, 2026, after it made its closest approach to the sun. By observing colors in the coma...

Copper's 'gatekeeper' could unlock cleaner energy future
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Copper's 'gatekeeper' could unlock cleaner energy future

A common mineral hiding in plain sight could hold the key to making copper production cleaner, faster and more efficient, just as global demand for the metal su...

Following in the footsteps of Jane Goodall: A wildlife pathologist's story
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Following in the footsteps of Jane Goodall: A wildlife pathologist's story

When she was a kid in the 1970s, Karen Terio wasn't allowed to watch much television, but wildlife specials were permitted. That was how she learned about the w...

Public sector workers' motivation based more on work environment than personal drive, study finds
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Public sector workers' motivation based more on work environment than personal drive, study finds

From front-line emergency service workers to policy professionals, teachers, and nurses, the public sector is filled with everyday heroes. But how motivated is...

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