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What an ancient jellyfish can teach us about the evolution of sleep
- Jan 31, 2026
An upside-down jellyfish drifts in a shallow lagoon, rhythmically contracting its translucent bell. By night that beat drops from roughly 36 pulses a...
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Life in fossil bones: What we can learn from tiny traces of ancient blood chemicals
- Jan 31, 2026
Blood tests are useful tools for doctors and scientific researchers: they can reveal a lot about a body's health. Usually, a blood sample is taken to...
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Unlocking the high-performance potential of CF₃SF₄
- Jan 31, 2026
Fluorine has changed the world of medicine. You might not see it, but newly approved drugs contain at least one fluorine atom. This tiny but powerful...
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Restoring ecosystem function can reverse desertification in Europe's drylands
- Jan 31, 2026
Desertification is accelerating under climate change, threatening biodiversity, food security, and human well-being across the Mediterranean Basin, so...
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The New START treaty is ending. What does that mean for nuclear risk?
- Jan 31, 2026
On February 4, the New START Treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia, is set to expire. Signed...
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Sprint or marathon? Aging muscle stem cells shift from rapid repair to long-term survival
- Jan 31, 2026
Aging muscles heal more slowly after injury—a frustrating reality familiar to many older adults. A UCLA study conducted in mice reveals an unexpected...
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Optical atomic clocks poised to redefine how the world measures seconds
- Jan 31, 2026
Time is almost up on the way we track each second of the day, with optical atomic clocks set to redefine the way the world measures one second in the...
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Powerful Milky Way stellar flares near black hole could refine galaxy center models
- Jan 31, 2026
Deep in the frozen heart of Antarctica, the South Pole Telescope has been watching one of the most extreme neighborhoods in our galaxy, and it's just...
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Signs of Sir Terry Pratchett's dementia may have been hidden in his books
- Jan 31, 2026
Signs of Sir Terry Pratchett's dementia may have been present in his writing a decade before his official diagnosis, new research has found. Researche...
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More paid time off keeps US workers from quitting, study finds
- Jan 31, 2026
At the height of the "Great Resignation" in 2021, more than 50 million workers in the United States quit their jobs, driven by stress, burnout, and ri...
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New species of ladybird beetle discovered on university campus in Japan
- Jan 31, 2026
University campuses are often places of learning and discovery, but rarely do researchers find a new species living right on their doorstep. However,...
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Farm waste could lock away carbon for decades
- Jan 31, 2026
Agricultural waste that is usually burned or left to rot could play a far bigger role in tackling climate change if it were instead used in long-lasti...