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How systems science helps keep my flower delivery costs low
- Mar 30, 2026
When you go out to run errands on the weekend, you're on a "tour" as defined by human mobility researchers. Same if you book a guided tour of a famous...
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Quantum researchers engineer extremely precise phonon lasers
- Mar 30, 2026
When lasers were invented in the 1960s, they opened new avenues for scientific discovery and everyday applications, from scanners at the grocery store...
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AI writes a research paper that passes peer review
- Mar 30, 2026
To date, the main role of AI in scientific research has been to assist with narrow tasks such as discovering chemical structures, analyzing data or pr...
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Soil bacteria break down toxic chemicals in the environment
- Mar 30, 2026
Many aromatic compounds, such as phenols, cresols and styrenes, are toxic to organisms and harmful to the environment. They can accumulate as a result...
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AI tools are widely used by federal judges, study finds
- Mar 30, 2026
A new Northwestern study surveying federal judges across the U.S. on their use and outlook on artificial intelligence in and outside of the courtroom...
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Finding the 'quantum needle' in a haystack: New filtering method can isolate photons
- Mar 30, 2026
In quantum technologies, everything depends on the ability to detect the properties carried by a single photon. But in the real world, that photon of...
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Research urges housing providers to shield women, families from abuse and gambling risks
- Mar 30, 2026
A new study has found that gambling harms can intensify domestic abuse and act as a form of escapism for female victims—putting women and children at...
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Earth formed from material exclusively from the inner solar system, planetary scientists show
- Mar 30, 2026
Planetary scientists have long debated where the material that formed Earth comes from. Despite its location in the inner solar system, they consider...
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Global human population is pushing Earth past its breaking point
- Mar 30, 2026
Earth has already exceeded its ability to support the global population sustainably, with new research warning of increasing pressure on food security...
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Potential disease marker, therapeutic target for cats with osteoarthritis identified
- Mar 30, 2026
By comparing osteoarthritis pain pathways known to be active in dogs and humans to those in cats with degenerative joint disease (DJD), researchers fo...
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New discoveries are showing how human anatomy is far from settled
- Mar 30, 2026
Leaf through a textbook, watch a wellness influencer, or listen in at the gym, and it can feel as though the human body has already been mapped to exh...
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Silicon quantum computer performs logical operations for the first time
- Mar 30, 2026
Silicon is ubiquitous in modern electronics, and now it is becoming increasingly useful in quantum computing. In particular, silicon's compatibility w...