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Changing land use can increase threat of animal‑to‑human disease spread
- Jan 28, 2026
Changes to land use can directly heighten the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans, new University of Stirling–led research has shown. Th...
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Proton-trapping MNene transforms ammonia production for food security and economic growth
- Jan 28, 2026
With a new electrochemical synthesis via an electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), achieving carbon-free ammonia production is closer to r...
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Cross-border pollution tracking reveals unequal distribution of risk and responsibility
- Jan 28, 2026
Microscopic airborne particles known as PM2.5 contribute to 100,000 premature deaths in the United States each year. A new University of Notre Dame st...
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Corals sleep like us, but their symbionts never rest
- Jan 28, 2026
Sleep is essential for much of the animal kingdom. During the night, neuron and tissue repair mechanisms are activated to aid recovery from daily acti...
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After switch from ULA, SpaceX knocks out speedy national security launch
- Jan 28, 2026
SpaceX has launched its latest national security mission, yet another GPS satellite that was originally to have been launched by United Launch Allianc...
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Pesticides significantly affect soil life and biodiversity, study finds
- Jan 28, 2026
Seventy percent of soils in Europe are contaminated with pesticides. A Europe-wide study co-led by researchers of the University of Zurich now shows t...
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Ocean Equity Index offers first global tool to measure ocean fairness
- Jan 28, 2026
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations Agreement on the High Seas (BBNJ) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF...
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Establishing design principles for achieving ultralow thermal conductivity via controlled chemical disorder
- Jan 28, 2026
A major challenge in thermal-management and thermal-insulation technologies, across multiple industries, is the lack of materials that simultaneously...
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A lost world: Ancient cave reveals million-year-old wildlife
- Jan 28, 2026
Australian and New Zealand scientists have unearthed the remains of ancient wildlife in a cave near Waitomo on Aotearoa's North Island, the first time...
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A protein thought to play a supporting role in DNA replication actually facilitates the whole process
- Jan 28, 2026
Every time a cell divides, it must copy its entire genome so that each daughter cell inherits a complete set of DNA. During that process, enzymes know...
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Global livestock antibiotic use falls, but trade shifts the problem abroad
- Jan 28, 2026
After decades of growth, the use of antimicrobials—including antibiotics—in livestock peaked in 2013 and then dropped by nearly a third by 2020, finds...
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Unprecedented 3D views of sensory cells accelerate hearing research
- Jan 28, 2026
The cochlea is the spiral-shaped structure within the inner ear responsible for our sense of hearing. To fully understand hearing functions and open t...