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New metabolic atlas maps how plants take up and process selenium
- Mar 22, 2026
An estimated 500 million to 1 billion people worldwide are affected by selenium deficiency, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Research...
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Altered colony chemistry reveals a process that destroys termite societies
- Mar 22, 2026
Several insect species, including ants, honeybees and termites, live in highly organized societies, also known as social insect colonies. Insects livi...
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Hawaii tests asphalt made with recycled plastics and fishing nets for shedding
- Mar 22, 2026
Hawaii has a plastic problem. The island state faces economic and logistical challenges in recycling plastic waste, including marine debris that linge...
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Light-based technique creates artificial structures that mimic the scaffolding of cells
- Mar 21, 2026
A laser-based system that can create mesh-like structures in a dish that resemble the cytoskeletons of cells has been developed by two RIKEN researche...
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New research explores the paradox of firms' unique technologies
- Mar 21, 2026
A company's ability to be technologically unique is an asset, but it can also be a costly, isolating characteristic. A new study published in Strategi...
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Limited jobs block social mobility opportunities for young people in coastal and rural areas, study shows
- Mar 21, 2026
Social mobility opportunities for young people in coastal and rural areas are constrained by the lack of jobs available, a new study shows. Those who...
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Are humans naturally violent? New research challenges long-held assumptions
- Mar 21, 2026
New research from the University of Lincoln, UK, is challenging a common assumption about the evolutionary origins of human violence, suggesting that...
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Can animals sense earthquakes?
- Mar 21, 2026
For centuries, unusual animal behavior before earthquakes has been reported worldwide. Livestock becoming restless, wildlife disappearing and snakes e...
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Newly discovered photos show astronaut Neil Armstrong after the Gemini 8 emergency
- Mar 21, 2026
Sixty years after Neil Armstrong barely survived an emergency in orbit around Earth on Gemini 8, never-before-seen photos of his heroic return have be...
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Women assistant principals average 13.2 teaching years before first principal bid
- Mar 21, 2026
During Women's History Month, University of Delaware Associate Professor Lauren P. Bailes is taking a closer look at why males continue to outnumber f...
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How DICER cuts microRNAs with single-nucleotide precision
- Mar 21, 2026
A research team from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has made an advance in understanding the molecular machinery of RNA si...
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JWST probes emerging young star clusters in nearby spiral galaxy NGC 628
- Mar 21, 2026
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed a nearby spiral galaxy known as NGC 628. Results of the...