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Physicists find electronic agents that govern flat band quantum materials
- Mar 21, 2026
Physicists have directly visualized the fundamental electronic building blocks of flat-band quantum materials, a class of systems in which electron mo...
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Youth leaving foster care with strong emotional support face lower incarceration odds
- Mar 21, 2026
Youth in foster care often experience family instability, which can disrupt the continuity of their relationships and social connections. Therefore, t...
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March heat surges past 100 in California and Arizona, smashing records
- Mar 21, 2026
A burst of unusual March heat is hitting the United States this week and into next, busting previous monthly heat records by wide margins. While heat...
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Addressing the Achilles' heel of marine protected areas
- Mar 21, 2026
New research led by James Cook University (JCU) emphasizes that the success of marine protected areas (MPAs) depends largely on understanding and infl...
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You probably agree with animals on which bird calls, frog noises and cricket chirps are most attractive—new study
- Mar 21, 2026
Animals do all sorts of things to attract each other as potential mates. Many birds, for example, produce feathers with elaborate color patterns—from...
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Feeling you belong may keep scientists in ornithology, study suggests
- Mar 21, 2026
Across the sciences, researchers are asking why so many scientists leave their fields. A new study from Virginia Tech suggests at least part of the an...
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Sweden's 'old‑growth' natural forests store 83% more carbon than managed woodlands—new study
- Mar 21, 2026
Most of Europe's original natural forests have been transformed for agriculture and managed forests producing energy, paper, and timber. The few remai...
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English history's biggest march is a myth—King Harold sailed to the Battle of Hastings
- Mar 21, 2026
New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals that King Harold's legendary 200-mile march to the Battle of Hastings in 1066 never happ...
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New model links carbon-13 spike to Great Oxidation Event 2.45 billion years ago
- Mar 20, 2026
Two University of Victoria (UVic) geologists have integrated field geology with statistical modeling to give scientists a new view of the chemical rea...
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Synthesis of amino acids from carbon reaches 97% efficiency with cell-free system
- Mar 20, 2026
The building blocks of proteins, amino acids, are essential for all living things. Twenty different amino acids build the thousands of proteins that c...
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Opening a new window into superconductivity by reimagining a classic tool
- Mar 20, 2026
For more than a century, condensed matter physics has grappled with one of its greatest unsolved challenges: how to build superconductors that operate...
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From free love to post-apocalyptic survival: A trend of redefining family has emerged
- Mar 20, 2026
Chosen families are evolving but remain a cherished—and vital—lifeline for many. Mention "communal living" and the image that may spring to mind is th...