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Nanotubes with lids mimic real biology
- Feb 2, 2026
When water and ions move together through channels only a nanometer wide, they behave in unusual ways. In these tight spaces, water molecules line up...
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International collaboration spurs AI-powered drug discovery tool
- Feb 2, 2026
Researchers from The Ohio State University and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras have developed an artificial intelligence framework to rapidl...
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Hubble sees galaxy with dark rings in new light
- Feb 2, 2026
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features an uncommon galaxy with a striking appearance. NGC 7722 is a lenticular galaxy located about 187 m...
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Perseverance rover completes first AI-planned drive on Mars
- Feb 2, 2026
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has completed the first drives on another world that were planned by artificial intelligence. Executed on Dec. 8 and 10...
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Natural magnetic materials can control light in unprecedented ways
- Feb 2, 2026
Imagine shining a flashlight into a material and watching the light bend backward—or in an entirely unexpected direction—as if defying the law of phys...
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As Rubin's survey gets underway, simulations suggest it could find about six lunar-origin asteroids per year
- Feb 2, 2026
Most near-Earth asteroids are thought to drift in from the main asteroid belt. But a small subset may have a much closer origin: the moon. One intrigu...
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91-qubit processor accurately simulates many-body quantum chaos
- Feb 2, 2026
Quantum chaos describes chaotic classical dynamical systems in terms of quantum theory, but simulations of these systems are limited by computational...
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Partner's spending habits can impact relationship dynamics
- Feb 2, 2026
There may be a connection between how much a couple spends and saves and how happy they are in their relationship, according to a new study from the U...
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The type of job you do could be affecting your ability to save money—and not just because of the salary
- Feb 2, 2026
It's often said that millions of people in the UK don't save enough—with one in ten adults saving no money at all. That figure from a 2025 report from...
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Our ocean's 'natural antacids' may act faster than we thought
- Feb 2, 2026
Earth's ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping to temper the impact of climate change but increasing ocean acidity. However, calciu...
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'Northwest Passage' mechanism of bile acid transport reveals a voltage-dependent pathway
- Feb 2, 2026
In a study published in Nature on January 28, a research team led by Eric H. Xu (Xu Huaqiang) from the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chi...
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Seed dormancy discovery could optimize barley growth
- Feb 2, 2026
A new discovery by researchers from Adelaide University, in collaboration with Denmark's Carlsberg Research Laboratory, will allow barley growers to o...