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While physicists debated plasma mysteries, AI just revealed the hidden rules governing them.
A new theoretical approach aims to shed light on the complex behavior of many-body systems....
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Your skin's built-in brake: How your body stops the itch before damage begins.
Your brain knows exactly when to stop scratching—and scientists just figured out why. Researchers presenting at the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting have pinpointed the neural mechanisms behind itch relief.
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What Armenia's 6,000-Year-Old Dragon Stones Finally Reveal About Ancient Highland Life
Ancient "dragon stones" weighing up to 8 tons are finally revealing their secrets. Armenia's mysterious Neolithic vishaps, built when Stonehenge rose, may hold clues to a lost civilization.
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Three NASA rockets measured the hidden electricity powering the northern lights.
NASA fired rockets directly into the aurora borealis and revealed the electric currents that create Earth's most dazzling light show.
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Watch how a tiny twist between magnetic layers unlocks entirely new spin patterns.
Tiny twists between atomic layers unlock giant magnetic structures scientists never predicted possible.
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What a remote Sahara dig reveals about how dinosaurs hunted far from the sea
Scientists have unearthed a bizarre new dinosaur with a scimitar-shaped crest in the Sahara Desert. The astonishing discovery rewrites what we know about prehistoric creatures.
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Brain waves reveal a shared path between mouse and human autism research
Treatments that cure autism in mice fail in humans—until now. MIT researchers discovered a shared biomarker that could finally predict which therapies actually work.
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From desert sands to ancient shallows: Spinosaurus hunted like a heron in waters long vanished.
A newly discovered Spinosaurus species in Niger's Sahara reignites a fierce debate: were these dinosaurs water-dwellers or land hunters?
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People using robotic prosthetics rewire how they sense their own movement
Body awareness helps us master sports and dance—but fails prosthetic users. New research reveals why amputees perceive their movements as clumsier than reality.
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What scientists couldn't see inside batteries, they can now fix—and it changes everything about charging speed and lifespan.
Oxford researchers tagged polymer binders with traceable markers, revealing how nanoscale distribution affects lithium-ion battery charging speed and durability.
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Watch zebrafish reveal how spinal cords can heal themselves—and what that means for humans.
Zebrafish can fully regenerate their spinal cords after severe damage—a 2024 Washington University study reveals how their genetic traits could unlock human neural repair.
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Four astronauts launch toward the Moon for the first time in 50 years.
NASA is ready to send humans back to the Moon—targeting early March for the Artemis II launch after passing a critical test.
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Meet the girl who walked northern Britain 11,000 years ago.
Archaeologists have identified an 11,000-year-old skeleton from a Cumbrian cave as northern Britain's oldest known resident, reshaping our understanding of ancient settlement.
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What shaped Arrokoth's snowman form reveals how planets begin to form
A 4-billion-year-old snowman orbits beyond Neptune. Scientists just cracked how Arrokoth—the most distant object ever visited by Earth's spacecraft—got its bizarre shape.
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The Bra Biomechanic Unlocking the Future of Breast Health
Twenty years ago, Joanna Wakefield-Scurr was having persistent pain in her breasts. Her doctor couldn’t diagnose the cause but said a good, supportive bra could help. A professor of biomechanics, Wakefield-Scurr thought she could do a little research and find a science-backed option. Two decades lat...
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The Surprising Oxygen-Loving Ancestor That Sparked Complex Life
Centuries-old mystery unraveled: How did oxygen-dependent and anaerobic microbes unite to spawn complex life? Groundbreaking discovery sheds light on the origins of plants, animals, and fungi.
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Feline Findings Unlock Clues to Treating Cancer in Humans
Feline friends may unlock secrets to conquering cancer. Household cats could provide vital insights into treating devastating diseases like breast cancer.
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Tiny Bubbles Propel Breakthrough in Tapping Vast Reserves of Blue Energy
Harnessing the power of blue energy just got a game-changer: a novel approach tackles the long-standing challenge of rapid ion transport without compromising selectivity.
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Chicks Recognize Shape-Sound Connections, Just Like Humans
Surprising new research reveals baby chickens share a fundamental human trait - the "bouba-kiki effect" that links sounds to shapes, shedding light on language's origins.
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Two Cosmic Snowballs Gently Embrace to Form Rare Kuiper Belt Object
Cosmic "snowmen" in the outer solar system may form from a surprisingly simple gravitational dance, as revealed by the latest images from NASA's New Horizons mission.
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Atom-Sized Gates Unlock DNA and Brains
Breakthroughs in nano-engineering have yielded artificial pores rivaling the scale of nature's ion channels, unlocking new frontiers in molecular sensing, computing, and materials science.
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From sugar sponges to diabetes shields: How mountain dwellers' blood cells fight high-altitude disease.
Red blood cells may hold the key to fighting diabetes, as people living at high altitudes develop the condition less often. The biological reason behind this intriguing pattern has long eluded scientists—until now.
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Saturn's Rings and Titan May Share a Violent Past, Unlocking Clues to Solar System's History
Saturn's rings and Titan may have a violent past - new research suggests the two could have formed from a catastrophic collision.
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From Newton's Puzzle to AI's Triumph: Researchers Crack the 300-Year-Old "Kissing Number" Code
Centuries-old math puzzle cracked by AI: Fudan, Peking, and SAIS scientists used Packing Star to solve Isaac Newton's 300-year-old "kissing number" problem in higher dimensions.
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Can This Molecule Solve Solar Power's Biggest Flaw?
As the sun sets, solar panels go dark, but a breakthrough molecule may solve renewable energy's storage challenge.
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Could the Northern Lights Brighten Our Spirits Year-Round?
Mesmerizing celestial dance: Vibrant auroras illuminated the Denmark Strait and eastern Canada during a minor geomagnetic storm in February 2026, captivating skywatchers.
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Embrace the power of hybrid perovskites for faster radiation detection
Hybrid perovskite materials developed at the University of Oklahoma could revolutionize radiation detection, harnessing the organic component for rapid, efficient light emission.
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Biosciences Dean Harland to Depart in 2027
*Harland's decades-long legacy of groundbreaking research and academic leadership have left an indelible mark on the division, inspiring generations of scholars.*
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The Surprising Silicon Ring That Defied Chemistry for Decades
Chemists have achieved a remarkable breakthrough, synthesizing a never-before-seen five-atom silicon aromatic ring, solving a long-standing challenge in the field.
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Ancient Lighthouse Blocks Rescued, Revealing Secrets of Wonder
Uncovering a Lost Wonder: Archaeologists Recover Colossal Blocks from the Legendary Lighthouse of Alexandria, Resurrecting a Piece of Ancient History.
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The Surprising Shift Driving Antarctica's Mysterious "Gravity Hole
Beneath Antarctica's icy expanse, a puzzling gravity dip hints at slow-moving rocks deep within the Earth's crust, unveiling the planet's hidden geologic secrets.
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Embrace the Icy Birthplace of Life
Experiments reveal that unsaturated lipid membranes promote vesicle fusion and DNA retention during freeze–thaw cycles, highlighting icy environments as potential drivers of protocell evolution. Today’s cells are extraordinarily intricate. They contain internal scaffolding known as cytoskeletons,...
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Laser-Etched Glass Unlocks 1,000-Year Data Storage
Forget stone, parchment, and floppy disks - scientists have unlocked a revolutionary data storage solution that could last for millennia: laser-written glass.
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Could tissue stiffness be the brain's secret controller?
Brain tissue stiffness is the key to unlocking the mysteries of neural development, as new research reveals its critical role in regulating chemical signals.
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Hubble Unveils One of the Darkest Known Galaxies
Nestled in the cosmic tapestry, a mysterious galaxy emerges, its faint glow hinting at a dark matter dominance and a sparse stellar population. Hubble's lens unveils this celestial enigma.
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Oxygen's Surprising Comeback Unlocked the Rise of Complex Life
A sudden oxygen spike on ancient Earth may have sparked the rise of complex life, transforming our planet's primordial landscape.
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Oxygen-Breathing Microbes Flourished Eons Before Earth's Great Oxygenation
Oxygen-breathing life may have evolved far earlier than previously thought, according to MIT researchers who traced a crucial enzyme back millions of years before the Great Oxidation Event.
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AI Reveals Your True Self in Just a Few Words
Generative AI models can predict your personality and behaviors better than your closest friends, a new study reveals. This groundbreaking research suggests AI may unlock profound insights into our very humanity.
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MXene Nanoscrolls Transform 2D Materials
Transforming flat 2D materials into conductive 1D structures, MXene nanoscrolls unlock breakthroughs in energy, sensing, wearables, and superconductivity.
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The Quantum Leap Ahead: Time Crystals Defy Physics and Point to New Tech Frontiers
Physicists at NYU have uncovered a mesmerizing new time crystal—a peculiar state of matter where particles rhythmically "tick" while defying gravity on sound waves.
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