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How thousands of nature's longest sperm squeeze into a tiny fruit fly
- Jun 22, 2026
When Jasmin Imran Alsous peered down her microscope lens, she expected to see chaos—a mishmash of tangled cells. She was viewing the inside of a male...
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Why do cats groom each other? Research found that it is not always friendly
- Jun 22, 2026
Cats are the most popular companion animals worldwide, and many people have multiple cats at home. In these multicat households, not all the cats get...
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Researchers reveal Hong Kong as a 'biodiversity ark' for yellow-crested cockatoos and expand nesting support
- Jun 22, 2026
A new genomic study by researchers from the HKU School of Biological Sciences (SBS) has found that Hong Kong's introduced population of yellow-crested...
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Webb spots the birth of a giant galaxy and a supermassive black hole
- Jun 22, 2026
Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to catch an extraordinary glimpse of a massive galaxy taking shape in the early universe. They id...
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Broken time-reversal symmetry phase in kagome metals may establish conditions for superconductivity
- Jun 22, 2026
Physicists have long suspected that a peculiar quantum state lurks inside a class of materials known as kagome metals, but proving its existence has b...
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Researchers reveal the pathogenesis of a rare respiratory disease through super-resolution microscopy
- Jun 22, 2026
Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have uncovered how mutations in a specific gene can trigger a rare respirato...
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CRISPR safety check evaluates intended and unintended mutations
- Jun 22, 2026
A team of researchers led by Professor Akitsu Hotta (Department of Clinical Application) developed a comprehensive framework that combines computation...
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How drone AI could help endangered birds
- Jun 22, 2026
Drones and artificial intelligence could provide valuable information to guide efforts to slow the alarming extinction rate of birds across the globe,...
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Machine learning helps identify six promising solvents for carbon dioxide electroreduction
- Jun 22, 2026
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a primary driver of climate change in Earth's atmosphere. At the State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook Univ...
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Housing, race, income linked to soil lead exposure in two northeast cities
- Jun 22, 2026
An estimated 25%–40% of homes in the U.S. have soil contaminated with lead, a toxic heavy metal that can harm children's development. Public health re...
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How languages recycle parts of words to avoid confusion
- Jun 22, 2026
Many languages recycle words, giving them different meanings. For example, in English, "run" can mean to move quickly but also to manage something, li...
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Plant‑based products need to be easier to find and consistently affordable for shoppers
- Jun 22, 2026
There is strong evidence that transitioning from animal to more plant-based diets could improve human and planetary health, but progress has been slow...