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Estonian-Swedish grammar challenges established theories

• Jun 23, 2026

A new doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg shows that a unique grammatical construction found in Estonia-Swedish dialects contradicts est...

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First quantum biosensor can detect rapid, invisible changes in cells

• Jun 23, 2026

In the development of diseases such as muscular dystrophy, cancer, Ebola and dengue, numerous chemical reactions take place within and between cells t...

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Social inequality can harm the foundations of society

• Jun 23, 2026

Can economic inequality threaten liberal societies? This question lies at the heart of the POLAR project led by Markus Gangl, a sociologist at Goethe...

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Scientists design a clay that can prevent fruits and vegetables from rotting too quickly

• Jun 23, 2026

Avocados from Chile, bananas from Costa Rica, tomatoes from southern Spain, mangoes from Brazil. A large share of the fruit and vegetables we eat have...

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What shapes young lives most? Everyday wins, relationships and school outrank crises

• Jun 23, 2026

Which major life events matter to young people? A study by the University of Zurich (UZH) shows that adolescents and young adults primarily cite posit...

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Mosquito-borne viruses avoid killing hosts by limiting protein output, study reveals

• Jun 22, 2026

The increase in mosquito-borne virus infections is a growing public health concern. Diseases traditionally confined to tropical or subtropical regions...

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Leaf-based fluorescence test speeds search for plant gene-editing targets

• Jun 22, 2026

Gene editing of plant DNA has the potential to produce crops with increased performance and resilience, but it can take a long time to achieve these g...

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Making sense of Mars' tiny moon Phobos

• Jun 22, 2026

Mars' innermost moon, Phobos, has long puzzled planetary scientists, who have continually debated whether it's a captured asteroid or formed from debr...

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Women negotiate as effectively as men—but leave people happier

• Jun 22, 2026

Men and women achieve similar economic outcomes in negotiations, but female negotiators foster stronger interpersonal relationships, which lead in tur...

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Nanotube-based thermoelectrics open a new pathway to waste-heat energy conversion

• Jun 22, 2026

Whenever someone asks ChatGPT a question, heat is generated somewhere in the server room—a data center. When an electric vehicle battery generates hea...

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Insects exhibit evidence of a daily body clock for humidity

• Jun 22, 2026

In a novel experiment at the University of Cincinnati, researchers recently isolated kissing bugs, fruit flies, mosquitoes and spider beetles in a cli...

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Artificial light is keeping reef fish awake, and the effects may ripple across coral reefs

• Jun 22, 2026

Artificial light spilling into coastal waters from cities, ports, roads and hotels is disrupting sleep in coral reef fish and is associated with chang...