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Quantum trembling: Why there are no truly flat molecules
- Feb 20, 2026
Traditional chemistry textbooks present a tidy picture: Atoms in molecules occupy fixed positions, connected by rigid rods. A molecule such as formic...
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Why hikers need a backup for the maps on their phones
- Feb 20, 2026
Four of five Norwegians use digital maps when they are in the outdoors. In just a few years, our mobile phones have gone from being a practical naviga...
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Pregnancy complications may have helped wipe out Neanderthals
- Feb 20, 2026
Neanderthals disappeared from the fossil record approximately 40,000 years ago. Their extinction was a gradual process over thousands of years, and th...
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New book explores links between disasters and development
- Feb 20, 2026
Disasters arise from the convergence of natural and social forces. Earthquakes, cyclones, floods, droughts, and other catastrophic events disproportio...
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Atom-thin electronics withstand space radiation, potentially surviving for centuries in orbit
- Feb 20, 2026
Atom-thick layers of molybdenum disulfide are ideally suited for radiation-resistant spacecraft electronics, researchers in China have confirmed. In a...
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Cleaner fish show intelligence typical of mammals
- Feb 20, 2026
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan have discovered a previously undiscovered behavior in cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). Whe...
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Phonon lasers unlock ultrabroadband acoustic frequency combs
- Feb 20, 2026
Acoustic frequency combs organize sound or mechanical vibrations into a series of evenly spaced frequencies, much like the teeth on a comb. They are t...
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Near-infrared study finds no clear counterpart to mysterious gamma-ray source
- Feb 20, 2026
Spanish astronomers have conducted a near-infrared study of an ultra-high energy gamma-ray source designated LHAASO J2108+5157. The new study, publish...
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Quantum entanglement could link distant telescopes for sharper images
- Feb 20, 2026
To capture higher-definition and sharper images of cosmological objects, astronomers sometimes combine the data collected by several telescopes. This...
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The persistence of gravitational wave memory
- Feb 20, 2026
Neutron stars are ultra-dense remnants of massive stars that collapsed after supernova explosions and are made up mostly of subatomic particles with n...
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NASA moves forward with Artemis II tanking test that could set up moonshot mission
- Feb 20, 2026
NASA is set to begin fueling 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellant on the Space Launch System rocket at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday as it moves...
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A hidden step before meiosis could reshape efforts to treat infertility
- Feb 20, 2026
In human cells, DNA carries chemical or "epigenetic" marks that decide how genes will be used in different tissues. Yet in a group of specialized cell...