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Flickering glacial climate may have shaped early human evolution
- Feb 19, 2026
Researchers have identified a "tipping point" about 2.7 million years ago when global climate conditions switched from being relatively warm and stabl...
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Why some objects in space look like snowmen: Gravitational collapse may shed light on contact binaries
- Feb 19, 2026
Astronomers have long debated why so many icy objects in the outer solar system look like snowmen. Michigan State University researchers now have evid...
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New 'scimitar-crested' Spinosaurus species discovered in the central Sahara
- Feb 19, 2026
A paper published in Science describes the discovery of Spinosaurus mirabilis, a new spinosaurid species found in Niger. A 20-person team led by Paul...
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Lab-in-the-loop framework enables rapid evolution of complex multi-mutant proteins
- Feb 19, 2026
The search space for protein engineering grows exponentially with complexity. A protein of just 100 amino acids has 20100 possible variants—more combi...
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Stronger scents and healthier crops: Unlocking plants' hidden potential through precision gene editing
- Feb 19, 2026
Scientists have long sought to understand why some plants are fragrant powerhouses while others remain subtle. Now, a research team from the Hebrew Un...
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Uncovering evolution at the center of cell division
- Feb 19, 2026
Centromeres play virtually the same central role across the entire tree of life: They ensure the faithful segregation of chromosomes during cell divis...
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Webb maps the mysterious upper atmosphere of Uranus
- Feb 19, 2026
For the first time, an international team of astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus's upper atmosphere, uncovering how temperature a...
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Mother-daughter bonds in red deer tied to survival and more surviving calves
- Feb 19, 2026
Strong social networking plays an important role in human relationships. New research on female red deer shows that those bonds are also crucial for t...
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How fast is the universe expanding? Supernova could provide the answer
- Feb 19, 2026
That the universe is expanding has been known for almost a hundred years now, but how fast? The exact rate of that expansion remains hotly debated, ev...
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A new method to decode how DNA 'switches' control gene activity
- Feb 19, 2026
DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning organism also requires p...
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Female meiosis in plants can be directly observed with new method
- Feb 19, 2026
A research team at the IPK Leibniz Institute has developed a method that enables the detailed observation of female meiosis—the process by which germ...
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Triplet superconductivity—physicists may have found the missing link for quantum computers
- Feb 19, 2026
Many physicists are searching for a triplet superconductor. Indeed, we could all do with one, although we may not know it yet—or understand why. Tripl...