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Plants hit the brakes on immunity to survive viral infections
- May 29, 2026
When viruses invade a plant, you might expect an all-out immune war. But new research published in Science shows that, much like in humans, too strong...
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Are taxpayers being gaslighted by street lamp charm?
- May 29, 2026
Gas streetlights might look quaint, but researchers at the University of Cincinnati say they are costly, wasteful and release toxic pollutants into th...
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Freeze-dried reagents and hand-powered hardware bring biomanufacturing to remote labs
- May 29, 2026
Researchers at the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, working with collaborators around the world, have demonstrated the effectiv...
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Designing catalysts during synthesis could speed cleaner fuels and greener industry
- May 29, 2026
The synthesis of materials can serve as a tool for developing smart, adaptive electrocatalysts. This rapidly evolving field of research involves in-si...
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Citizens as political actors, not individual consumers: New study calls for tighter advertising regulations
- May 29, 2026
Commercial marketing oriented toward sustainability is not compatible with degrowth, even when it promotes consuming less. That is the conclusion of a...
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Antihydrogen mirrors hydrogen in upgraded spectrum test, narrowing cosmic mystery
- May 29, 2026
University of Calgary researchers are a part of a group who just got one step closer to solving a mystery of the universe. Dr. Timothy Friesen, Ph.D.,...
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Elephant declines could trigger wider ecosystem losses in African savannas, 15-year test shows
- May 29, 2026
For decades, ecologists have theorized that the extinction of one important species could set off a chain reaction of losses throughout an ecosystem....
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How Alaska Native communities navigate a potential $170 billion gold mine
- May 29, 2026
Sitting at the northwestern edge of North America, Alaska stretches across a vast Arctic land of wilderness, culture, and wealth beneath the surface....
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Chromosome model links one steady motor to shape shift needed for cell division
- May 29, 2026
It's tricky to make an exact copy of yourself. Or at least it is for cells undergoing mitosis, where cells replicate everything inside of them, includ...
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Mars's manganese 'bathtub ring' reveals ancient ocean timeline and its potential for life
- May 29, 2026
Past research has indicated Mars's largest northern basin, Utopia Planitia, was once the location of a large body of water, but details surrounding wh...
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Webb reveals black hole that formed before its galaxy
- May 29, 2026
Which comes first, the galaxy or the black hole? We don't know, but scientists have long thought it could be the galaxy: Large stars within an existin...
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What makes a heat dome? Experts explain
- May 29, 2026
The summer of 2021 was one for the record books as the now-infamous "heat dome" settled over the Pacific Northwest from late June through early July,...