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Sea anemones reveal antiviral defense that reverses human immune playbook
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Sea anemones reveal antiviral defense that reverses human immune playbook

A new study has uncovered a previously unknown antiviral defense mechanism in sea anemones, revealing that animals may have evolved more than one way to fight v...

Scientists find evidence of vast hidden magma systems inside Mars
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Scientists find evidence of vast hidden magma systems inside Mars

Researchers from the University of Oxford have uncovered evidence that Mars once hosted enormous, Earth-like magmatic systems deep beneath its surface—despite t...

Wastewater management reverses widespread freshwater deoxygenation in China
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Wastewater management reverses widespread freshwater deoxygenation in China

Freshwater ecosystems worldwide have been suffering from declining oxygen levels—a trend known as deoxygenation—that threatens biodiversity, fisheries and ecosy...

Hospitals overwhelmed as Europe heat wave shifts east
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Hospitals overwhelmed as Europe heat wave shifts east

A deadly European heat wave that has saturated hospitals as temperatures soared to record highs was shifting east Friday, with authorities warning of more miser...

The 'water-saving' effect of vegetation under rising CO₂ may be overestimated
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The 'water-saving' effect of vegetation under rising CO₂ may be overestimated

Climate warming is intensifying terrestrial water scarcity and drought risks worldwide. Meanwhile, rising atmospheric CO2 reduces plant stomatal conductance—the...

Extreme heat is harming remote First Nations communities. It's time we listen to them
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Extreme heat is harming remote First Nations communities. It's time we listen to them

In remote Australia, First Nations communities battle extreme heat each summer. In January 2026 alone, the town of Alice Springs (Mparntwe) endured 20 days of t...

Economic and environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture vary widely across farms and regions
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Economic and environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture vary widely across farms and regions

Regenerative agriculture can deliver both economic and environmental benefits for European farmers, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) concludes in the rese...

Nanoparticle exsolution opens a new route to functional oxide electronics and spintronics
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Nanoparticle exsolution opens a new route to functional oxide electronics and spintronics

A research team has developed a new strategy to simultaneously control the electronic and magnetic properties of oxide thin films through a process known as exs...

How to manage public investment in science with balance
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How to manage public investment in science with balance

Public debt is higher today and growing at a faster rate than before the pandemic in 80% of the world's economies. According to the latest fiscal report from th...

Nearly isotropic superconducting property revealed in trilayer nickelate
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Nearly isotropic superconducting property revealed in trilayer nickelate

A research team led by Prof. Zhang Jinglei from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, found that the trilayer nickelate La4Ni3O10-δ...

Integration could be key to computational thinking in students
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Integration could be key to computational thinking in students

Training in computational thinking can improve a student's ability to tackle complex problems, according to research in the International Journal of Technology...

Ancient stellar flyby may still be steering long-period comets today
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Ancient stellar flyby may still be steering long-period comets today

The Gaia mission has allowed researchers to understand the motions of stars like never before, even revealing possible interactions between our solar system and...

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