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New paper outlines pathways to equitable flood adaptation
- Mar 20, 2026
While parts of New York and New Jersey were "building back better" after Superstorm Sandy, residents of flood-prone public housing in Rockaway, Queens...
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Impressionist sea slugs create their patterns by arranging colorful photonic crystals
- Mar 20, 2026
Nudibranchs are often referred to as the butterflies of the sea. Nudibranchs live worldwide, primarily in warm, shallow marine regions, and stand out...
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From whale falls to 4,000 meters deep: Two new species spotlight deep-sea life
- Mar 20, 2026
Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for "The Lord of the Rings" universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they're very real creatures living in t...
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A self-sufficient Mars garden? How cyanobacteria-based fertilizer could grow edible biomass
- Mar 20, 2026
A research team from the Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM), the Department of Environmental Process Engineering (UVT) at the...
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Researchers uncover gut-liver serotonin pathway that limits nanoparticle and viral delivery
- Mar 20, 2026
A new study has for the first time elucidated the gut-liver immune regulatory axis jointly maintained by intestinal commensal bacteria and the intesti...
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Compact terahertz imaging system brings real-time, non-invasive clinical diagnostics closer
- Mar 20, 2026
Scientists at the University of Warwick and University of Exeter have developed a fully fiber-coupled terahertz (THz) imaging system that significantl...
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ShadowCam search casts doubt on abundant lunar ice
- Mar 20, 2026
New observations by a team of US astronomers have cast fresh doubt on whether the lunar surface could host abundant water ice. Publishing their result...
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What 'Project Hail Mary' gets right—and wrong—about astrophysics
- Mar 20, 2026
"Project Hail Mary," the Ryan Gosling-led adaptation of the best-selling sci-fi novel from Andy Weir, is being praised for putting the science in scie...
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Microbes make microplastics more likely to form ice in clouds, research reveals
- Mar 20, 2026
Tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, are showing up everywhere, even in the water in clouds, rain, and snow—and they may be affecting our wea...
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Rivers and tidal currents keep 80% of microfibers from reaching oceans, study suggests
- Mar 20, 2026
Every time we do a load of laundry, tiny fibers of polyester escape from our clothes and slip down the drain. These microfibers, so small they can be...
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Courting the competition: Some male fruit flies serenade each other rather than fight
- Mar 20, 2026
Like the males of many animal species, male Drosophila melanogaster fruit flies, a commonly studied lab animal, are aggressive toward one another and...
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Ancient sling bullet delivers a 2,100-year-old taunt: 'Learn your lesson!'
- Mar 20, 2026
For millennia, sling bullets served as a hand-thrown projectile that could be used to fend off enemies. At Hippos, 70 sling bullets made of lead have...