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Protein modification discovery opens cancer therapy possibilities
- Mar 25, 2026
A research team led by Purdue University's W. Andy Tao has discovered a new type of protein modification related to cellular mutation that impairs a c...
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Urban AI should not be understood as a single, inevitable next stage of the smart city, say researchers
- Mar 25, 2026
Jun Zhang and colleagues have published a new article in Urban Geography arguing that urban AI should not be understood as a single, inevitable next s...
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Topological solitons power a chip-scale frequency comb source
- Mar 25, 2026
Caltech scientists have developed a new way to produce optical frequency combs—important tools in devices that keep time and measure distances very pr...
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Motivations behind violent extremism uncovered in new global study
- Mar 25, 2026
New research from the University of St Andrews has revealed that human readiness for intergroup violence is not a single or unified mindset. Published...
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Scientists engineer a 'Trojan Horse' to conquer aggressive brain cancer
- Mar 25, 2026
Scientists from National Taiwan University (NTU) and Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) have developed a precision-engineered nanoplatform to...
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RNA-guided CRISPR system activates gene expression
- Mar 25, 2026
In back-to-back studies published in Nature, researchers from Purdue University and Columbia University report a naturally evolved gene-editing system...
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Is nectar naturally spiked? What widespread low-level ethanol could mean for pollinators
- Mar 25, 2026
As bees and hummingbirds flit from flower to flower, greedily sipping nectar in exchange for pollination, the animals often get another treat: alcohol...
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Celluloid: The story of the plastic that made Hollywood
- Mar 25, 2026
History can sometimes take an unexpected turn. One of these curious, revolutionary twists came in the mid-19th century, when the tale of an unassuming...
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Importance of sublimation for the Rocky Mountain snowpack highlighted in study
- Mar 25, 2026
This past winter, the Rocky Mountains experienced an historic snow drought, a worrying development for the tens of millions of people in the arid Amer...
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Making quantum vibrations nonlinear to enable phonon-phonon interactions
- Mar 25, 2026
Phonons are the quantum units of mechanical vibration. They describe how motion propagates through a solid at the smallest possible scales, in much th...
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What the historic snow drought means for water, wildfires and the future of the West
- Mar 25, 2026
Across much of the Western United States, winter 2026 was the year the snow never came. Many ski resorts got by with snowmaking but shut down their wi...
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A forest cleanup crew at risk? What hotter Amazon lowlands could mean dung beetles
- Mar 25, 2026
Dung beetles remove feces from wild animals in forests and thus inhibit the spread of parasites. They work the dung into the soil and thus supply nutr...