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Hubble image: IC 486—where spiral arms and star formation meet
- Mar 27, 2026
A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this new NASA/ESA Hubble Sp...
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Unlocking the cell's 'gatekeeper': Researchers discover critical RNA quality-control factor, LENG8
- Mar 27, 2026
How do cells ensure that the "blueprints" of genetic information-RNA are accurate and intact before they are exported from the nucleus to the cytoplas...
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Q&A: Why hasn't the US military used force to secure the Strait of Hormuz?
- Mar 27, 2026
Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran in late February, Iran has retaliated by targeting commercial ships in the Strait o...
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'Drive‑off' fuel thefts cost millions even before the war—and they're heading up
- Mar 27, 2026
With petrol and diesel prices soaring, we're hearing more reports of alleged fuel thefts from petrol stations, farms, trucks and even parked cars. The...
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Breaking recalcitrant lignin bonds with electricity for conversion into value-added chemicals: An e-biorefinery
- Mar 27, 2026
A research team led by Professor Jaehoon Kim at Sungkyunkwan University and Dr. Dong Ki Lee at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) ha...
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Cyclone Narelle is now larger and 'more severe' as it crosses the Western Australian coast
- Mar 27, 2026
Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle continues to amaze us with its long journey across northern Australia. This cyclone began life near the Solomon Island...
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Unraveling the secrets of telomerase, an enzyme linked to aging and cancer
- Mar 27, 2026
A central question in molecular biology is how cells protect their chromosomes from damage during repeated cell division. At the heart of this protect...
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Exotic harvestmen once lived in Europe
- Mar 27, 2026
A German-Bulgarian research team led by SNSB paleontologist Christian Bartel has discovered a new species of harvestman in 35-million-year-old Ukraini...
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Flowers have a 'biological clock' that times blooming and scent to match insects
- Mar 27, 2026
Morning-blooming morning glories and flowers that release fragrance at night seem as if they know the time. A KAIST research team has uncovered, at th...
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Unraveling active magma by drilling in the heart of volcanoes
- Mar 27, 2026
Although volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural events that occur around the world every day, most volcanoes spend the majority of their time not...
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The northern lights' dark twin is a wild card for the power grid
- Mar 27, 2026
Scientists are working to understand how magnetic currents from the sun spread beneath Earth's crust when the northern lights dance across the sky. Th...
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Why student samples can mislead: Higher education may shift values toward Western norms
- Mar 27, 2026
A new study published in Nature Communications finds that worldwide, people with higher levels of education are more culturally similar to those in Ca...