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Faster biological aging consistently linked to poverty and discrimination
- Jun 13, 2026
By integrating findings from 140 studies and nearly 66,000 individuals, researchers from the Biosocial team at the Max Planck Institute for Human Deve...
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Meet REMORA: The autonomous space fleet built to tag and track asteroids
- Jun 13, 2026
To truly understand what an asteroid is made of, we need to send a probe to it. Remote sensing from ground-based telescopes, or even orbiting observat...
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Solar geoengineering could shield up to 75% of oceans from heat waves
- Jun 12, 2026
Most people have experienced a heat wave on land. But heat waves can strike in the ocean too. And as the planet continues to warm, marine heat waves a...
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Gulf Stream shifted north during 12,900-year-old cold snap, first direct evidence shows
- Jun 12, 2026
During an abrupt global cold snap nearly 13,000 years ago, the Gulf Stream ocean current shifted farther north, temporarily disrupting eastern Canada'...
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Jurassic viral gene may have helped apple snails start laying eggs on land
- Jun 12, 2026
Pomacea canaliculata, commonly known as the apple snail, is a pest commonly found in Hong Kong's wetlands and farmlands. It feeds on aquatic plants an...
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New species of Middle Miocene bear-dog described in tribute to Salvador Moyà-Solà
- Jun 12, 2026
A research team with the participation of the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) has described a new species of extinct carnivore...
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Scientist creates 'mini‑universe' to measure time without a clock
- Jun 12, 2026
A University of Birmingham scientist has built a "mini-universe" that takes a step toward answering one of science's biggest questions: "What is time?...
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Trees may store less carbon than expected in the future
- Jun 12, 2026
It's intuitive to think that if a tree is photosynthesizing, it's also growing. But that's not necessarily so—and a new study of oak trees, published...
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Supercomputer predicts 2026 World Cup results
- Jun 12, 2026
A model built by researchers from the University of Liverpool's Management School predicts an England-Spain FIFA World Cup 2026 final, with Spain the...
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Molecular anchors on gut phages could open new therapeutic avenues
- Jun 12, 2026
Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect bacteria and are not considered human pathogens. Yet researchers at the Translational Microbiology...
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Rare-earth-free zinc oxide achieves a first in stress-to-light conversion
- Jun 12, 2026
Mechanoluminescent materials convert mechanical energy such as stress, strain and vibration directly into light, making them attractive as self-powere...
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Landscape water velocities across Europe reshape nitrogen pollution risk under climate change
- Jun 12, 2026
Nitrate pollution is a growing global environmental challenge due to the extensive use of fertilizer. A study published in Science, led by the Leibniz...