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Unearthing the Secrets of Ancient Bacteria: Groundbreaking genetic insights unveil the evolutionary odyssey of a remarkable microbial lineage.
Clare Cooper Marcus, a trailblazer in translating user behavior research into design recommendations, has passed away. The College of Environmental Design mourns this pioneering loss.
A tiny tropical flower is upending the conventional wisdom on plant evolution. Researchers reveal an oddball lipstick vine evolved to attract more pollinators before spreading globally.
Scientists have found compelling new evidence that humans, not glaciers, brought Stonehenge’s bluestones to the site. Using advanced mineral analysis, researchers searched nearby river sediments for signs glaciers once passed through the area—and found none. That missing signature strongly suggests ...
A devastating plant disease can devastate crops in days, thanks to a sticky, flowing substance that acts like a liquid motor, propelling the pathogen.
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Unlock the secrets of the mind with transcranial focused ultrasound, a revolutionary technique that could shed light on the elusive nature of consciousness.
Processed foods and drinks may carry a hidden cancer risk, a major French study reveals. Over 100,000 people tracked for a decade show a link between certain preservatives and modestly higher cancer rates.
Groundbreaking brain research reveals a surprising link between recalling memories and retrieving facts, shedding new light on cognitive processes.
Uncover the secrets of the prehistoric past with a cutting-edge AI app that can identify long-extinct dinosaurs from their ancient footprints.
Dogs speaking our language? A groundbreaking review delves into the science behind boosting canine communication, challenging our assumptions.
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Tooth grooves once thought to reveal ancient human habits may form naturally, while modern dental woes appear uniquely human, a primate study reveals.
Wildfire smoke, a growing threat fueled by climate change, poses grave health risks - from asthma to worse. Now, a new study reveals even more cause for concern.
Sourdough starters hold the key to predicting microbial coexistence, unlocking insights for baking, food safety, and human health, according to groundbreaking research from Tufts University.
A mysterious artifact unearthed in southern England may hold clues to our ancient ancestors, as a new study suggests it was crafted by Neanderthals or Homo heidelbergensis.
Unearthing the past: An AI app decodes ancient dinosaur footprints, uncovering the world's oldest avian traces hidden in plain sight.
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Defying the laws of physics, China's electromagnetic sledge system shattered the sound barrier, accelerating one-ton vehicles to Mach 1 speeds in groundbreaking 2023 tests.
Towering titans of the Mesozoic roamed Earth far longer than we imagined, a groundbreaking study reveals, challenging our understanding of these prehistoric giants.
Piercing the cosmic veil, NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory has unveiled the Milky Way's hidden wonders for over a quarter-century, amassing a trove of astronomical data unmatched by its famous siblings.
Peering into Jupiter's swirling cloud layers, a groundbreaking study uncovers surprising insights about the gas giant's mysterious atmospheric structure.
Invisible cosmic scaffolding, revealed in the sharpest dark matter map ever, holds the key to understanding the formation of galaxies, stars, and life itself.
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Quantum entanglement links atoms across space, boosting measurement precision. By splitting entangled atoms, researchers achieved unprecedented electromagnetic field detection.
As a child, time crawled, but now it races by in a blur. The reason? Your brain's perception of time shifts with age, an intriguing neurological phenomenon.
Liquid metal, defying gravity, hovers in a bizarre state that challenges our understanding of matter. Motionless atoms trap this captivating phenomenon.
Terraforming Mars, once an impossible dream, has become a long-term scientific and ethical question as technological advances reopen the debate.
Aristotle's five senses are just the beginning. Beneath the digital haze, our bodies constantly perceive the world - the textures, pressures, and scents that shape our daily experience.
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Unlocking treasure from waste: Researchers at JGU have devised a groundbreaking method to extract valuable formates and hydrogen from glycerol, a common industrial byproduct, revolutionizing chemical production.
Epaulette sharks defy the norm, effortlessly traversing land and sea with their fins. But their latest feat? Pregnancy and birth without extra energy expenditure, a study reveals.
Generative AI outperforms humans on creativity tests, a groundbreaking study reveals. Models like GPT-4 excel at tasks measuring original thinking and ideation, challenging conventional notions of human superiority.
Measuring the world precisely is much harder than it sounds. At very small scales, nature is noisy, and the rules of quantum physics make even the best instruments slightly uncertain. This limits how accurately scientists can measure things like electromagnetic fields, gravity, or time. Now, a new s...
Unlocking the secrets of water ionization: A groundbreaking study sheds light on the electrolysis process, a critical step in the future of hydrogen energy.
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Solid matter takes an unexpected turn as newly discovered spinning crystals twist, break, and heal themselves, unveiling a captivating new frontier.
Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A, a common chemical, can permanently alter metabolism, immunity, and disease risk in sex-specific ways, even at very low levels, studies in adult rats reveal.
The brain's waste disposal system just got an upgrade. A newly discovered lymphatic pathway along the middle meningeal artery sheds light on how the human brain clears away harmful buildup.
NASA's Artemis II mission marks a pivotal moment, as the U.S. accelerates its return to the Moon, poised to reclaim global space leadership.
The sail of the first nuclear sub to circumnavigate the world....
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A 5,500-year-old Colombian hunter-gatherer harbored the oldest known evidence of syphilis-causing bacteria, pushing back the disease's origins by 3,000 years, according to a groundbreaking paleogenomic study.
Autistic individuals' emotional expressions can differ from neurotypical norms, leading to mutual misunderstandings. Bridging this gap is crucial for empathetic communication.
Unlocking the secrets of five-membered rings, researchers unveil a groundbreaking three-way bond-breaking and making mechanism, revolutionizing synthetic chemistry.
Unveil the Milky Way's hidden depths - a groundbreaking radio image maps the galaxy's structures in unprecedented detail, exposing star-forming regions and ancient remnants.
Cosmic enigmas unraveled: Astronomers reveal black holes in the early Universe grew at astonishing rates, defying previous beliefs.