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Bacterium that may protect against long COVID identified
- Mar 17, 2026
According to WHO, approximately 6% of the worldwide population who contract COVID-19—some 400 million people—go on to develop a long-lasting form of t...
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Graphene sensors stay stable in liquids, boosting sensitivity up to 20 times
- Mar 17, 2026
Accurately measuring small shifts in biological markers, like proteins and neurotransmitters, or harmful chemicals in the water supply, can identify c...
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Bow and arrow arrived about 1,400 years ago across western North America, study finds
- Mar 17, 2026
A study clarifies the date of an important technological milestone: the adoption of the bow and arrow in western North America. The replacement of old...
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What's in your lipstick and water? New test flags hidden mutagens
- Mar 17, 2026
Substances capable of mutating human genetic material—altering and permanently damaging it—are present in many everyday products. Researchers at Justu...
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'Conflict entrepreneurs': Examining divisive political rhetoric and the pursuit of celebrity by politicians
- Mar 17, 2026
American politics is increasingly characterized by high levels of polarization and divisive rhetoric, despite stated preferences among voters for civi...
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Quantum-inspired laser system delivers distance measurements with sub-millimeter accuracy
- Mar 17, 2026
A new laser range-finding technique, inspired by quantum physics, that can measure distances under strong solar background has been demonstrated by re...
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'Rock clock' refines time measurement of Earth's early complex animal life
- Mar 17, 2026
How can we measure time more than 500 million years into the past? A study recently published in Nature Communications by researchers at the Universit...
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Climate policies can reduce emissions from economic growth in wealthy nations
- Mar 17, 2026
Scientists have debated for decades whether economies can continue to grow without increasing greenhouse gas emissions. A new study by a Penn State re...
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AI model improves flood forecasting with higher accuracy than current methods
- Mar 17, 2026
New paired studies from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities show that machine learning can improve the prediction of floods. The studies, publishe...
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The cost of cold: Economics research links frozen crops to domestic violence
- Mar 17, 2026
In December 2023, the Peruvian Andes were hit by a severe drought followed by a wave of nighttime freezing temperatures. The "cold shock" didn't just...
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Physicists trace the sun's magnetic engine, 200,000 kilometers below its surface
- Mar 17, 2026
Every eleven years, the sun's magnetic field flips. Sunspots—dark, cooler regions on the sun's surface that mark intense magnetic activity and often t...
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When it comes to networks, nature has an edge
- Mar 17, 2026
Networks exist in both nature—such as biological systems like food webs and gene regulatory networks—and in engineered systems as seen in power grids....