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Smell like a human, analyze with AI. Researchers unveiled a roadmap for an artificial nose using MOFs to detect and interpret odors, mimicking our own olfactory system.
From black holes to tiny quantum engines, the universe got weird while smart kids got practical. Greece launched wildfire satellites and a teen taught hurricane prep. Ingenuity is everywhere.
A 3,000-year-old tomb, vibrant with paintings and identifying a man named Paser, was just unearthed in Egypt's Sheikh Abd El-Qurna necropolis.
Quantum mechanics: does it need to be for...? HHU physicists and DLR collaborated to examine a fundamental property, publishing their findings in Physical Review Letters.
Scientists at Aalto University in Finland have built the world’s first cyclic heat engine, operating inside a superconducting circuit and using a minuscule amount of heat from a quantum refrigerator to convert it into useful work. The research could help save thousands of euros when quantum computer...
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A thermochemical plume may explain how Earth’s largest oceanic plateau formed beneath the sea.
Antarctic marine videography isn't just a GoPro in water. WHOI's Kaitlin Allen can't watch live, so her team never knows what they've filmed until devices are retrieved.
A 60-year-old assumption about the body's main structural building block is being challenged by a new study, opening new possibilities for treating fibrosis and cancer.
Australia's huntsman spiders, infamous for dragging dead mice up fridges, just got scarier. They might be the fastest spiders on Earth, with one species clocking incredible speeds.
Supermassive black holes ejected from galactic centers? Dust patterns around quasars could reveal these cosmic runaways.
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China proposes the moon's south pole for practical wireless power. Sun-drenched crater rims could beam energy to shadowed craters, eliminating heavy batteries and cables for lunar rovers.
Magnetic nanostructures are key to spintronics, enabling energy-efficient data storage. Imagine devices encoding info in magnetic domains, writing, reading, and erasing bits with far less power.
A 450-million-year-old fossil with preserved soft tissue reveals how Earth's earliest reef animals lived and evolved.
Ancient DNA reveals a surprising truth: your willingness to eat insects might be written in your geography.
Deep-sea pressure squeezes nutrients from sinking particles, feeding ocean microbes. This discovery could rewrite our understanding of deep-ocean ecosystems and Earth's carbon storage.
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A plant misidentified for over a century in northeastern NSW is now recognized as a distinct, threatened species.
A unique RNA, found only in women, may control immunity, infection severity, and autoimmune risk.
Think pigeons' eyes stay still in flight? New research reveals subtle eye movements help them gather more environmental info. Scientists discovered this using tiny cameras and backpacks on pigeons.
Orange pigment isn't just for show. It actively protects cells by converting harmful excess cysteine into inert pigment, safeguarding cellular health.
AI is cracking water's biggest mystery. Scientists are using AI to reveal the hidden molecular structures causing water's famously strange behavior.
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Thirty-one new ancient quasars reveal the universe's earliest giant black holes. Scientists now have their clearest view yet of these cosmic giants.
NASA photographer Jim Ross soared over the Washington Monument in an F-18 on July 4, 2026, capturing America's 250th birthday flyover.
Moose have a deeper history in Colorado than modern reintroductions imply. Archaeology, archives, and Indigenous knowledge reveal their long-standing presence.
A jumping gene was directly observed moving from predator to prey through circular RNA.
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Human body size evolved through gradual change and a major growth spurt within Homo.
Ancient mud-brick village: streets, towers, a massive church. Researchers unearthed grain grinders, an oven, and 200 ostraca—ancient receipts on pottery shards.
Proxima Fusion just secured €411M, boosting its valuation to €2.4B and making it Europe's most funded fusion entity. This capital fuels their Alpha stellarator demonstrator.
Quantum leap! Scientists created a 2D quantum material with unusual conducting edge states. Controlling these states via strain could enable future room-temperature quantum electronics.
Neanderthal genetic history saw major shifts, a new study from Senckenberg Nature Research Society and the University of Tübingen reveals.
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Every pregnancy uniquely rewires the brain. A second pregnancy brings different changes than the first, potentially revolutionizing how we recognize and treat maternal mental health challenges like peripartum depression.
NASA grantee Zooniverse hit 1 billion volunteer classifications! The world's largest platform for online people-powered research celebrates this incredible milestone.
Nitric oxide's role in city air pollution is far greater than scientists imagined. This gas, often overlooked, could be a major player in urban smog.
Imaginary numbers: essential to quantum mechanics, or just a convenient shortcut? New research suggests they might not be fundamentally required.
Dark matter and neutrinos might finally explain a cosmic mystery. Their interactions could resolve the mismatch in how cosmic structure evolved.
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A new plant-eating dinosaur, Uragasaurus kalasinensis, with a neck as long as a cricket pitch, roamed Thailand 150 million years ago.
Unlock the secret to aging: Scientists pinpoint the molecular switch that dictates when cells permanently stop dividing.
British archaeologists just unearthed a rare Neolithic long enclosure on England's Suffolk coast! Oxford Cotswold Archaeology made the discovery, reported by Heritage Daily.
Students have learned the inductive effect one way for nearly a century. Now, researchers say that explanation may not tell the whole story.
AI mapped hidden ocean lawns and scientists built a self-replicating cell. The world just got more visible and more buildable. What does it all mean?