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This anti-CRISPR stops the protein assembly line in bacteria
- May 8, 2026
Bacteria fend off invading viruses with molecular scissors that slice up viral DNA—a system called CRISPR that's become indispensable to gene editing....
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Meet the fleet: NASA Armstrong continues legacy of flight research
- May 8, 2026
NASA's home for experimental flight is welcoming more flyers to its already high-performing fleet as it continues to support science and aeronautics t...
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How Dante's Inferno modeled a planetary impact 500 years before modern science
- May 8, 2026
New research reveals that Dante Alighieri's Inferno wasn't just a masterpiece of literature: it was a gedankenexperiment in impact physics. From multi...
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The first direct observation of laser-created isolated hopfions
- May 8, 2026
Over the past few decades, some physicists worldwide have been investigating unusual particle-like magnetic structures known as topological solitons....
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Why some Europeans face deadlier heat and cold: Inequality map reveals who is most at risk
- May 8, 2026
Regions with greater socioeconomic inequalities are more affected by cold weather, whereas areas with higher levels of wealth and urbanization are at...
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4,000-year-old texts to reach new audiences in digital project
- May 8, 2026
Researchers are transforming access to some of the world's oldest written records using digital technology and multilingual tools. As part of the proj...
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AI tool unifies fragmented cell maps into spatial atlases across tissues
- May 7, 2026
A new computational method could dramatically accelerate efforts to map the body's cells in space, according to a study published in Nature Genetics....
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New AI solution developed for smarter urban and climate planning
- May 7, 2026
Satellite images, weather maps and other data are collected in enormous quantities—but much of this remains unused. The reason is simple: the data is...
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From pantry to pest control: Garlic kills the mood for mosquitoes as well
- May 7, 2026
Garlic is not a substance that most people consider an aphrodisiac. It turns out that mosquitoes agree. In fact, a new Yale study finds that garlic al...
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For years, reading struggles seemed obvious. This massive analysis points to a very different cause
- May 7, 2026
For decades, the common explanation for why children struggle to read has stayed remarkably consistent. Smart kids read well. Kids who don't simply ar...
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Sharper brains switch to a 'not what you know, but who you know' mindset online and on social media, study shows
- May 7, 2026
Forming social connections online and via social media reduces how much people engage with and learn from the content posted but significantly boosts...
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Mechanical method unlocks sunlight-driven wastewater cleanup
- May 7, 2026
University of Birmingham researchers have demonstrated a new method to break down toxic pollutants in wastewater, using sunlight and molecular-thin ca...