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Software package makes gene regulation easier to study—and tweak
- Apr 2, 2026
Understanding how genes are switched on and off in specific cell types remains one of biology's central challenges. While AI has made major progress i...
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Wildfires accelerate winter snowmelt in Oregon's western Cascades, study finds
- Apr 2, 2026
The Pacific Northwest has seen below-normal snow this season—and new research from Portland State University suggests that the region's snowmelt-depen...
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AI turns electron microscopy into materials insights in minutes
- Apr 2, 2026
An electron microscopy image can capture atoms arranged in a crystal lattice or defects threading through a semiconductor material, but turning that i...
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Watering smarter, not more: A modern-day robotic divining rod
- Apr 2, 2026
Advanced technology can help farmers get to the root of a growing problem—overwatering in an era of increasing drought and water scarcity. A new UC Ri...
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Ytterbium atomic clock could open a new window on fundamental physics
- Apr 2, 2026
For the first time, an international team of physicists has successfully harnessed a rare orbital transition in atoms of ytterbium to create a new typ...
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Microscopic coils and coffee trees lead to new fungal discovery
- Apr 2, 2026
Yunnan Province in southwestern China is a global biodiversity hotspot, accommodating an incredible variety of plants and animals. It is also the hear...
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Leadership emotions are judged differently for men and women
- Apr 2, 2026
When leaders express negative emotions such as irritability and withdrawal, behavior is often judged differently for male and female leaders, accordin...
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Tiny frogs prefer concrete apartments over wooden shelters
- Apr 2, 2026
James Cook University researchers have tested frog housing and nursery preferences in the Wet Tropics rainforest of North Queensland, with frogs findi...
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New disk-shaped catalyst turns carbon dioxide into methanol at lower temperatures
- Apr 2, 2026
Low-temperature CO2 hydrogenation might have sounded almost paradoxical until a recent study made it possible. Researchers have designed new catalysts...
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New evidence challenges assumptions of mass feasting at ancient Mongolian burial mounds
- Apr 2, 2026
Khirigsuurs are Late Bronze Age monuments found across Mongolia and parts of southern Siberia. They are typically thought to be burial monuments or ri...
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Governments, beware: Why it's so hard to invest in risk prevention
- Apr 2, 2026
Governments cutting hundreds of millions of euros in pandemic funding, just a few years after a pandemic. Billions spent on compensation after a flood...
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How noise limits today's quantum circuits
- Apr 2, 2026
Imagine you're trying to build a very long, complicated chain of dominoes. The aim is that each domino hits the next one perfectly, all the way down t...