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Testing confirms chemical-free future for fighting flystrike in sheep
- Feb 14, 2026
Researchers have successfully shown a technology developed at the University of Queensland can improve the efficacy of a chemical-free flystrike treat...
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Scientific discoveries and research
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Decoding China's new space philosophy
- Feb 14, 2026
A major theme in communist governments is the idea of central planning. Every five years, the central authorities in communist countries lay out their...
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First-of-its-kind automated root imaging platform speeds plant discoveries
- Feb 14, 2026
The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has launched a novel robotic platform to rapidly analyze plant root systems as they grow, yie...
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Antarctic ice melt can change global ocean circulation, sediment cores suggest
- Feb 14, 2026
A new study shows that during the last two deglaciations, i.e., the transition from an ice age to the warm interglacial periods, meltwater from the An...
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Cape Town's wildflowers are a world treasure: Six insights from a new checklist
- Feb 14, 2026
Cape Town, in South Africa, is famous for its dramatic mountains and coastline, but its greatest treasure lies in the plants that carpet its slopes an...
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Science made simple: Book dispels five misconceptions about carbon pricing
- Feb 14, 2026
Gradually increasing the price of fossil fuels is considered a key element of effective climate policy—and yet it remains the subject of bitter contro...
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Saturday Citations: Pig-boar hybrids in Japan; neuroprotective lattes; the exercise/weight-loss conundrum
- Feb 14, 2026
This week, researchers reported on a juvenile great white shark caught by fishermen in Spanish Mediterranean waters. China's clean air initiatives hav...
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A safer, cost-effective solution for large-scale energy storage
- Feb 14, 2026
A research team affiliated with UNIST has achieved a major breakthrough in the development of cost-effective, large-scale energy storage systems (ESS)...
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Costa Rica digs up mastodon, giant sloth bones in major archaeological find
- Feb 14, 2026
Researchers in Costa Rica have unearthed fossils from a mastodon and a giant sloth that lived as many as 40,000 years ago, officials announced Friday,...
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Antipathy toward snakes? Your parents likely talked you into that at an early age
- Feb 14, 2026
A study of more than 100 kindergarten-age children suggests kids tend to think of snakes differently than they do other animals and that hearing negat...
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New research uncovers how microbes shape ecosystem resilience
- Feb 14, 2026
Most people think of microbes in simple terms: Some make you sick, while others help keep you healthy. But microbes' influence stretches far beyond hu...
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Some glaciers can suddenly surge forward—with dangerous consequences
- Feb 14, 2026
It's difficult to forget standing in front of a glacier that is advancing toward you, towering ice pillars constantly cracking as they inch forward. T...