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AI models retrace evolution of genetic control elements in the brain
- Jan 29, 2026
Artificial intelligence allows tracing the evolution of genetic control elements in the developing mammalian cerebellum. An international research tea...
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Caribbean heat waves intensify over five decades, study finds
- Jan 29, 2026
A new study led by climatologists at the University at Albany has found that extreme heat waves across the Caribbean are becoming significantly more f...
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From metabolism to disease: Mitochondria's hidden signaling networks unveiled
- Jan 29, 2026
The structural and functional characteristics of mitochondria shape their role as signaling organelles, with far-reaching effects regarding immune res...
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'Jerk' volcano early warning method uses single seismometer to detect magma movement
- Jan 29, 2026
Forecasting volcanic eruptions in time to alert authorities and populations remains a major global challenge. In a study published in Nature Communica...
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Novel quantum refrigerator benefits from problematic noise
- Jan 29, 2026
For quantum computers to function, they must be kept at extremely low temperatures. However, today's cooling systems also generate noise that interfer...
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Hidden toxin risks during nutrient-starved algal blooms uncovered
- Jan 29, 2026
Harmful algal blooms continue to threaten coastal ecosystems and seafood safety worldwide. Among the organisms involved, the benthic dinoflagellate Pr...
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Biodegradable bark–plastic composite lets engineers predict product lifetime from tensile tests
- Jan 29, 2026
Old trees are learning new tricks with the advent of composite materials. A "green composite" made from biodegradable polymers and the waste bark of t...
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Male or female? How one frog gene 'hijacked' sex determination about 20 million years ago
- Jan 29, 2026
Early in development, many animals pick a team—male or female—based on their genetics, and, with time, acquire the characteristics to match. New resea...
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How mining legacy dust leaves a uranium fingerprint in children's hair
- Jan 29, 2026
For decades, families in communities around Johannesburg have been living close to huge gold mining waste dumps. For many residents, the dust that is...
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Welcome to the 'Homogenocene': How humans are making the world's wildlife dangerously samey
- Jan 29, 2026
The age of humans is increasingly an age of sameness. Across the planet, distinctive plants and animals are disappearing, replaced by species that are...
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EPA's new way of evaluating pollution rules hands deregulators a license to ignore public health
- Jan 29, 2026
When I worked for the Environmental Protection Agency in the 2010s as an Obama administration appointee, I helped write and review dozens of regulatio...
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Gravitational wave signal tests Einstein's theory of general relativity
- Jan 29, 2026
For those who watch gravitational waves roll in from the universe, GW250114 is a big one. It's the clearest gravitational wave signal from a binary bl...