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Staple crops are a major contributor to global deforestation, says study
- Feb 23, 2026
Rice, maize, and cassava crops cumulatively account for approximately 11% of total global deforestation—exceeding that of cocoa, coffee, and rubber—ac...
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Sunlight-powered process turns plastic waste into acetic acid without added emissions
- Feb 23, 2026
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a way to turn plastic waste into acetic acid, the main ingredient of vinegar, using sunlight...
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Big broods, better manners: What a fish study suggests about siblings and social skills
- Feb 23, 2026
For many animals, siblings are a key component of their social environment during early life. Previous research has shown that the early social enviro...
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Iron Age massacre targeted women and children, new research reveals
- Feb 23, 2026
New research has revealed that women and children were deliberately targeted in one of the largest prehistoric mass killings discovered in Europe. Arc...
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Multinational companies could drive climate action better than governments
- Feb 23, 2026
With the current U.S. federal administration abandoning its leadership role in the fight against climate change, international efforts by governments...
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System isolates single extracellular vesicle surface proteins to map function
- Feb 23, 2026
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are tiny biological bubbles that carry nucleic acids and proteins between cells, playing an essential role in tissue repa...
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How natural language processing and AI can help policymakers address global food insecurity
- Feb 23, 2026
NLP offers powerful opportunities to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—including SDG2 (Zero Hunger). In the wake of the COVID-19 pan...
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Accelerating next generation medicine with new drug delivery platform
- Feb 23, 2026
Scientists have developed an adaptable materials platform that can safely and efficiently deliver a wide range of genetic medicines, an advance that c...
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Automated catalyst testing uses two coordinated robots, cutting 32 days of work to 17 hours
- Feb 23, 2026
A technology has been developed that uses robots rather than humans to evaluate the performance of newly developed catalysts. By operating 45 times fa...
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A new form of aluminum unlocks sustainable and cheaper catalysts
- Feb 23, 2026
A research team at King's College London has isolated a new form of aluminum—a highly abundant metal, that could provide a far cheaper and more sustai...
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Ultrafast X-rays reveal physical principles behind lipoprotein motion within egg yolk plasma
- Feb 23, 2026
Egg yolk may appear runny and uniform, but on the nanoscale, it is one of the most crowded biological fluids in nature. Packed with proteins and fats,...
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Early-life challenges and experiences shape how boldly bats behave as adults
- Feb 23, 2026
What makes one bat take risks and venture far from its roost in search of food, while another stays close to familiar, safer areas? A new study from T...