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Decoding the North American bison's genome to better inform conservation efforts
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Decoding the North American bison's genome to better inform conservation efforts

A new study by ancient DNA researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, used paleogenomics to create a genetic roadmap to help guide the restoration...

Researchers demonstrate first fully solution-processed solid-state polariton laser
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Researchers demonstrate first fully solution-processed solid-state polariton laser

Researchers have demonstrated a solid-state organic laser microcavity fabricated entirely by solution processing. The device operates in the strong light–matter...

One-third of agricultural land accounts for two-thirds of global impact, study reveals
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One-third of agricultural land accounts for two-thirds of global impact, study reveals

Agriculture covers more than 40% of Earth's habitable land and plays a central role in both climate change and biodiversity loss. Yet the impact of agriculture...

Single-shot phase imaging technique can reconstruct transparent objects
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Single-shot phase imaging technique can reconstruct transparent objects

A KAIST research team led by professor Mooseok Jang from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering has developed a single-shot phase imaging technique that re...

New quantum microscopy trick quadruples microscope resolution
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New quantum microscopy trick quadruples microscope resolution

Three years after a team of Caltech scientists showed that pairs of entangled photons could double the resolution of a light microscope, the same lab has figure...

Trillion-mile gas streamer may explain tilt of triple-star system's outer planet-forming ring
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Trillion-mile gas streamer may explain tilt of triple-star system's outer planet-forming ring

A team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has captured a massive stream of gas—one trillion miles, or 0.2 light-years,...

Adding an AI tool to Google Earth shook our trust in maps that has been centuries in the making
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Adding an AI tool to Google Earth shook our trust in maps that has been centuries in the making

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, Europe's cartographers traded on their reputation for accuracy and detail at a time of huge societal change. But as dema...

Milky Way-like simulation reveals how central galactic structures grow together
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Milky Way-like simulation reveals how central galactic structures grow together

Understanding the formation and evolution of the centers of galaxies is one of the most intriguing challenges in astrophysics. The new study aims to unveil the...

With new digital tools, researchers are helping Joshua trees survive wildfires
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With new digital tools, researchers are helping Joshua trees survive wildfires

When UC Berkeley postdoctoral researchers Maya Zomer and Lucia Layritz first drove through burned portions of Mojave National Preserve in Southern California, t...

Mitochondria act as sensors for essential iron molecule, study reveals
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Mitochondria act as sensors for essential iron molecule, study reveals

Heme, a bioactive form of iron, has numerous essential functions in the cell. As a key component of hemoglobin, it enables oxygen transport in the blood. In add...

Two decades of blazar observations, and the mysteries keep piling up
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Two decades of blazar observations, and the mysteries keep piling up

Narrow jets of luminous matter may be emitted toward Earth from the nuclei of active galaxies billions of light-years away. The galaxy then appears as a point s...

Checking out AI: University library puts emerging technology to the test
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Checking out AI: University library puts emerging technology to the test

In a meeting room at the C. V. Starr East Asian Library, a Chinese film poster flickers onto a large screen. Haiqing Lin, the library's head of technical servic...

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