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Researchers develop antiviral candidate for deadly mosquito-borne brain infections
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Researchers develop antiviral candidate for deadly mosquito-borne brain infections

Can newly identified antiviral compounds help stop some of the most dangerous mosquito-borne viruses that attack the brain? A research team led by scientists at...

Investigating quantum and molecular plumbing in nanofluidics research
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Investigating quantum and molecular plumbing in nanofluidics research

Our body contains an intricate system of tiny vessels through which blood, water and other molecules flow. When the size of the pipes shrinks to the nanoscale,...

Marmoset monkeys adapt their voices to sound more like their social partners, study finds
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Marmoset monkeys adapt their voices to sound more like their social partners, study finds

Many animal species that live in groups are known to adjust their behavior to strengthen their social bonds or increase their coordination with others around th...

125-million-year-old fossil reveals 'pregnant' shellfish
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125-million-year-old fossil reveals 'pregnant' shellfish

An international team of scientists led by Dr. Graciela Delvene of the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain (CSIC) has uncovered the oldest known evidence o...

Digital know-how, not just money basics, may ease retirement anxiety
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Digital know-how, not just money basics, may ease retirement anxiety

A Hiroshima University-led study conducted with Rakuten Securities finds that practical digital skills, positive financial attitudes and self-protection are mor...

Electron-Ion Collider's radiofrequency controls system passes first real-world test
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Electron-Ion Collider's radiofrequency controls system passes first real-world test

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has reached a key early milestone in developing radiofrequency control systems for the Elec...

Mapping cotton bacterial blight resistance
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Mapping cotton bacterial blight resistance

Spoorti Gandhadmath carefully placed 3.5-inch (8.9-centimeter) pots on a shelf in a growth chamber. Within seven days of sowing, newly sprouted leaves had fully...

New research advances amaranth as a nutritious and high-performing leafy green crop
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New research advances amaranth as a nutritious and high-performing leafy green crop

Two complementary studies, appearing in HortScience, from Rutgers University are advancing the potential of amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) as a valuable leafy green...

Europe sweats through new heat wave, with worse to come
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Europe sweats through new heat wave, with worse to come

France banned alcohol in red-alert areas Sunday, Spain and Germany canceled or postponed sports events, and Britain warned of "tropical nights" as Europe swelte...

The giant viruses that orchestrate life in the polar regions
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The giant viruses that orchestrate life in the polar regions

Viruses play a major role in the functioning of ecosystems. They profoundly influence the dynamics of microbial communities, the flow of matter and global bioge...

El Niño is underway, satellite observations show
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El Niño is underway, satellite observations show

El Niño, characterized by warmer-than-normal water temperatures in parts of the equatorial Pacific, made its return in June 2026. Observations of sea surface he...

Quantum mechanics theory may work without imaginary numbers, new analysis suggests
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Quantum mechanics theory may work without imaginary numbers, new analysis suggests

Physicists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have examined a fundamental property of quantum mechanics in collaboration with the German Aerospace...

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