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Using individual atoms to achieve fossil-free chemistry
- Mar 4, 2026
Every chemical reaction faces a barrier: For substances to react with one another, it is first necessary to supply energy. In many cases, this energy...
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STEM stereotypes begin young, study shows
- Mar 4, 2026
Children as young as seven begin to internalize stereotypes about who is more or less likely to pursue occupations related to science, technology, eng...
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Cockroaches that eat each other's wings become exclusive partners
- Mar 4, 2026
Scientists have discovered that, far from being solitary insects, some cockroaches appear to form an exclusive bond with a partner. And how do they ge...
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Study reveals reported crop yield gains from breeding may be overstated
- Mar 4, 2026
A new study suggests that decades of reported gains in crop yields from plant breeding may be significantly overstated, challenging a common method us...
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Australia's carbon markets risk penalizing Indigenous stewardship
- Mar 4, 2026
Carbon markets rewarding the recovery of degraded environments risk penalizing long-term Indigenous stewardship, according to a coalition of experts w...
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Satellite study of 2.2 million thunderstorms shows how to predict their formation
- Mar 4, 2026
People may be frustrated by the lack of detail when weather forecasters say, "There will be thunderstorms popping up, but we don't know where." Now a...
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With Evo 2, AI can model and design the genetic code for all domains of life
- Mar 4, 2026
The DNA foundation model Evo 2 has been published in the journal Nature. Trained on the DNA of over 100,000 species across the entire tree of life, Ev...
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Did the first human ancestor originate in the Balkans? New fossil shows evidence of bipedalism
- Mar 4, 2026
Walking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics. Until now, researchers assum...
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'Nano-origami' reshapes liquid droplets into six-pointed stars
- Mar 4, 2026
For the first time, researchers in France and Israel have observed how an emulsified liquid droplet can transform from a hexagon into a six-pointed st...
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The Maya engineering paradox: Masters of water, prisoners of mercury
- Mar 4, 2026
Under the supervision of Université de Montréal archaeology professor Christina Halperin, Ph.D. student Jean Tremblay spent six years, from 2018 to 20...
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Preparing students to deal with 'reality shock' in the workplace
- Mar 4, 2026
A new study from Hiroshima University shows that, among university students just entering the workforce, those with optimism about the future better m...
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Möbius-inspired surface controls light in two directions
- Mar 4, 2026
Light is an unusually rich carrier of information. Its direction of travel, wavelength, and polarization can all be used to encode signals or images....