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Groundhog day explained: Why this furry forecaster still matters
- Feb 2, 2026
Every Feb. 2, Americans turn to a groundhog to see whether winter will stick around. But Groundhog Day is about much more than shadows and more weeks...
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SpaceX seeks FCC nod to build data center constellation in space
- Feb 2, 2026
SpaceX is requesting permission to launch as many as 1 million satellites into the Earth's orbit in order to pull off Elon Musk's latest grand vision...
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Using generative AI to help scientists synthesize complex materials
- Feb 2, 2026
Generative AI models have been used to create enormous libraries of theoretical materials that could help solve all kinds of problems. Now, scientists...
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Iguanas fall from trees in Florida as icy weather bites southern US
- Feb 2, 2026
Iguanas stunned by cold temperatures dropped from trees in usually balmy Florida on Sunday as icy conditions blasted southern U.S. states, dumping nea...
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Japan says rare earth found in sediment retrieved on deep-sea mission
- Feb 2, 2026
Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000 meters (about 20,000 feet) on a Japanese test mission, the government said Mon...
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Tiny new dinosaur Foskeia pelendonum fills in an evolutionary gap
- Feb 2, 2026
An international team has described Foskeia pelendonum, a tiny Early Cretaceous ornithopod from Vegagete (Burgos, Spain), measuring barely half a mete...
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Single-cell microdevice isolates and profiles extracellular vesicles over weeks
- Feb 2, 2026
Extracellular vesicles and particles are central to how cells communicate, especially in cancer, where they help shape metastasis and treatment resist...
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Signaling output genes shed light on evolutionary crossroads of vertebrates
- Feb 2, 2026
New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a crucial piece in the puzzle of how all animals with a spine—including all mammals, fis...
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Satellite study reveals 24.2 billion ton annual groundwater loss in High Mountain Asia
- Feb 1, 2026
A recent satellite-based study has uncovered alarming declines in groundwater storage across High Mountain Asia (HMA), widely known as the "Asian Wate...
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Moving closer to 'true' equine IVF for clinical use
- Feb 1, 2026
Three years ago, Penn Vet researchers reported a major breakthrough in equine assisted reproduction. Katrin Hinrichs, Harry Werner Endowed Professor o...
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How topological surfaces boost clean energy catalysts
- Feb 1, 2026
The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a key process in fuel cells and metal-air batteries, technologies expected to play a central role in a low-carb...
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Hard-to-synthesize materials revived using AI: An LLM-based materials redesign technology
- Feb 1, 2026
A research team led by Prof. Yousung Jung of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Seoul National University (SNU) has developed an...