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Q&A: Expert discusses 250 years of sports in the United States
- Jun 8, 2026
Sports in the United States look very different than they did when the nation was founded 250 years ago, according to Mark Dyreson, professor of kines...
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Medicinal plants yield carbon nanoparticles that glow red and flag toxic metals
- Jun 8, 2026
What do iron, lead and nickel have in common? These heavy metals are an indispensable part of many industries. However, they also share a dark reality...
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'Labubu economics': Game-theoretic model explains why blind box strategies benefit suppliers, retailers, and consumers
- Jun 8, 2026
The billion-dollar Labubu phenomenon broke a cardinal rule of retail: Consumers need to know what they're buying before they open their wallet. Most n...
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Ancient hominins selected basalt sources for specific tools nearly 800,000 years ago, study reveals
- Jun 8, 2026
A new study finds that ancient hominins nearly 800,000 years ago deliberately selected specific basalt sources for different stages of tool production...
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New Relative Niño index introduces more robust way to measure El Niño strength
- Jun 8, 2026
A new El Niño index that provides a more climate-robust measure of the strength of El Niño signals has been released by the European Centre for Medium...
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Child drownings spike during heat waves—and it's a serious climate justice issue
- Jun 8, 2026
At least 15 people drowned in open water in the UK's recent heat wave, mostly children and teenagers. The public response is understandably urgent: wa...
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Plants could be used to grow medicines in space, study shows
- Jun 8, 2026
Astronauts on long space missions may one day use plants to produce fresh stocks of medicines on demand, thanks to new research by engineers at the Un...
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DNA design unlocks nanometer-scale catalyst control for cleaner hydrogen production
- Jun 8, 2026
The fixed idea that DNA is only a molecule that stores genetic information is being challenged. KAIST researchers have developed a technology that con...
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Sesame dynamically rewires lignan metabolism during germination
- Jun 8, 2026
Sesame seeds are rich in lipid-soluble lignans such as sesamin, which are widely known as health-promoting phytochemicals. While these compounds rapid...
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Corals have a hormonal clock and it looks surprisingly like ours
- Jun 8, 2026
A three-year study has cracked open the hidden biology behind coral reproduction, revealing hormone cycles that echo those of humans and other animals...
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Twisted stacking lets 2D conductor keep single-layer performance in bulk form
- Jun 8, 2026
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, which are significantly thinner than a single sheet of paper, have long drawn attention for their exceptional performa...
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Ribosome tunnel interactions reveal how bacteria can pause protein production
- Jun 8, 2026
How do bacteria regulate the production of their proteins? Researchers at the University of Hamburg, in collaboration with international partners, hav...