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When lasers cross: A brighter way to measure plasma
- Feb 5, 2026
Measuring conditions in volatile clouds of superheated gases known as plasmas is central to pursuing greater scientific understanding of how stars, nu...
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A smarter way to watch biology at work: Microfluidic droplet injector drastically cuts sample consumption
- Feb 5, 2026
Watching proteins move as they drive the chemical reactions that sustain life is one of the grand challenges of modern biology. In recent years, X-ray...
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An estimated 8,000 cold-stunned iguanas removed from parts of Florida
- Feb 5, 2026
An estimated 8,000 invasive green iguanas were removed from various Florida communities this week after a record-breaking freeze event that sent overn...
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NASA Langley makes final preparations for Artemis II mission to launch around the moon
- Feb 5, 2026
When Apollo 17 astronauts returned from the moon in 1972, they visited NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, to thank staff for their con...
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Research team finds E. coli, other pathogens in Potomac River after sewage spill
- Feb 5, 2026
Following one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history, University of Maryland researchers have detected high levels of fecal-related bacteria and...
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Why has SpaceX not launched from Kennedy Space Center this year?
- Feb 5, 2026
SpaceX launched 26 missions from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-A in 2025, including four human spaceflight missions. That era is coming to an e...
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Detection system uses gravitational waves to map merging black holes
- Feb 5, 2026
An international collaboration of astrophysicists that includes researchers from Yale has created and tested a detection system that uses gravitationa...
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Researchers propose multi-sector approach for global challenge posed by presence of pharmaceuticals in environment
- Feb 5, 2026
Pharmaceutical products are essential for health, and they play and will continue to play a key role in disease prevention and treatment. However, the...
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Natto fermentation actively produces health-promoting supersulfide molecules, study reveals
- Feb 5, 2026
Supersulfide molecules, metabolites from plants that are important in cellular metabolism, are attracting attention in the medical and nutritional fie...
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Removing southern African fences may help wildlife and boost economy
- Feb 5, 2026
Fences intended to protect cattle from catching diseases from wildlife and other livestock in southern Africa are in disrepair, restrict wild animal m...
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Faster enzyme screening could cut biocatalysis bottlenecks in drug development
- Feb 5, 2026
A team of biochemists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has developed a faster way to identify molecules in the lab that could lead to more...
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Listening to polymers collapse: 'Water bridges' pull the strings
- Feb 5, 2026
It is not easy to follow the interactions of large molecules with water in real time. But this can be easier to hear than to see. This is how an inter...