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Light-powered propulsion expands space exploration possibilities
- Apr 22, 2026
Reaching the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, would take hundreds of thousands of years using current rocket propulsion technology. Researchers in...
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Microbes contribute a surprisingly large array of proteins in fermented foods
- Apr 22, 2026
A new North Carolina State University study examining the proteins found in fermented foods like yogurt, cheese and bread found that a surprisingly la...
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Beneath Arctic ice, a vast fossil fuel footprint is colliding with Indigenous lands and wildlife
- Apr 22, 2026
Arctic fossil fuel development shows significant overlaps with Indigenous communities and ecologically sensitive areas, which might support calls from...
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They promised climate action for years, but what these meat and dairy giants were really selling was something else
- Apr 22, 2026
The meat and dairy industry accounts for 57% of total global food production emissions and at least 16.5% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. But...
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For 74,000 years, one ancient killer quietly dictated where early humans could survive across Africa
- Apr 22, 2026
Increasing evidence suggests that our species emerged through interactions between populations living in different parts of Africa, rather than from a...
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Clearing crowded supermarket aisles lifts sales by 11.5% in field tests
- Apr 22, 2026
Additional product displays in supermarket aisles—so-called secondary placements—are intended to encourage impulse purchases. However, a new study by...
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New study quantifies lake CO₂ emissions and their rising trend in China
- Apr 22, 2026
Lakes are often described as "hotspots" in the global carbon cycle, yet quantifying their "breath"—the exchange of carbon dioxide (CO2) between water...
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Why does life prefer one 'hand' over the other? New study points to electron spin
- Apr 22, 2026
A team of scientists has identified a new physical mechanism that could help explain one of the most persistent mysteries in science: why life consist...
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Astronomers reveal spectacular birthplace of cosmic buckyballs
- Apr 22, 2026
Fifteen years after Western astronomers first discovered "buckyballs" in space (soccer ball-shaped molecules that resemble a hollow sphere), they're b...
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Global appetite for beef is driving Amazon deforestation, new study finds
- Apr 22, 2026
A major international study involving researchers from The University of Manchester has found that rising global demand for beef is a key force behind...
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A philosopher's serpent: New grass-green pitviper discovered in China's Giant Panda National Park
- Apr 22, 2026
Draped in a uniform coat of vibrant grass-green and possessing eyes that shimmer like amber, a newly discovered pitviper is the latest hidden jewel to...
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ATLAS sets record limits on Higgs boson's self-interaction
- Apr 22, 2026
One of the biggest open questions in particle physics today is how the Higgs boson interacts with itself. This "self-coupling" could help explain the...