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CDC sleuthing helps decipher drug-resistant infection rise
- Jun 13, 2026
Previous research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that a dangerous variety of bacteria that cause drug-resistant infec...
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New atlas reveals more about how the body's 'master gland' really works
- Jun 13, 2026
A new study has created a detailed map of the pituitary gland, often called the body's "master gland" because it controls important functions such as...
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Fusion reactors could be monitored for covert plutonium production
- Jun 13, 2026
In the next few decades, many physicists are hopeful that nuclear fusion could become a realistic source of practically limitless energy. But before t...
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Supercomputer illuminates subatomic particle that helps hold matter together
- Jun 13, 2026
A team of researchers has leveraged a supercomputer at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory to reveal the internal struct...
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As wildfires increase in the West, so does suppression spending
- Jun 13, 2026
Hotter, drier conditions in the western United States have led to a rise in wildfire activity that has damaged or destroyed infrastructure, natural ec...
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Heat-surviving cyanobacteria switch to respiration when photosynthesis falters, 48-hour test reveals
- Jun 13, 2026
A new study challenges a long-standing assumption about how cyanobacteria survive environmental stress. The study, led by researchers at the Israel Oc...
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Water molecule unlocks faster interfacial polymerization by lowering energy barrier
- Jun 13, 2026
Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have achieved two major breakthroughs in interfacial polymerization, a key t...
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Bidirectional manipulation of gate-free quantum electronic states via semiconductor interface engineering
- Jun 13, 2026
A recent study published in Nature Communications demonstrates precise control over electron spatial arrangement in two directions simultaneously—with...
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Forecast flags 210 antimicrobial resistance traits that could spread by 2050
- Jun 13, 2026
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered one of the most urgent global public health threats, with experts predicting that AMR could cause 39 mill...
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Chandra resolves NGC 6540's mysterious X-ray flare into three separate sources
- Jun 13, 2026
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft, astronomers have performed deep X-ray observations of a galactic globular cluster known as NGC 6540. The new ob...
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What happens to microplastics when swallowed? In earthworms, they do not leave the digestive tract
- Jun 13, 2026
Globally, humanity now produces a staggering 450 million tonnes of plastic every year. From food and drink containers to cosmetics packaging, sewage p...
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Family wealth reaches further: Grandparents' income links to grandchildren's college access
- Jun 13, 2026
It has long been understood that parents' income plays a major role in children's access to higher education. But a new study published in Canadian St...