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Rethinking where life could exist beyond Earth
- Jan 22, 2026
Astronomers have long searched for life within a rather narrow ring around a star, the "habitable zone," where a planet should be neither too hot nor...
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3D-printed surfaces help atoms play ball to improve quantum sensors
- Jan 22, 2026
Scientists have created 3D printed surfaces featuring intricate textures that can be used to bounce unwanted gas particles away from quantum sensors,...
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Scientists solve 66 million-year-old mystery of how Earth's greenhouse age ended
- Jan 22, 2026
A 66 million-year-old mystery behind how our planet transformed from a tropical greenhouse to the ice-capped world of today has been unraveled by scie...
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Stress-reduction molecule has potential to treat aging and metabolic disorders
- Jan 22, 2026
University of Queensland researchers say the discovery of a new stress reduction role for a naturally occurring molecule in the body could lead to new...
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Chimpanzees are better at solving resource dilemmas in larger, more tolerant groups
- Jan 22, 2026
Despite being one of the most cooperative species on the planet, humans routinely fail to manage shared resources sustainably. We overfish from the oc...
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Scientists may have discovered a new extinct form of life
- Jan 22, 2026
Prototaxites are something of a prehistoric mystery. They were the first giant organisms on land, towering over ancient landscapes at heights of up to...
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Scientists illuminate ancient plant-fungus partnership at molecular level
- Jan 22, 2026
For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering phosphorus and other soil min...
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Astronomers discover dense super-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star
- Jan 22, 2026
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new extrasolar planet orbiting a sun-...
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Magnetic 'sweet spots' enable optimal operation of hole spin qubits
- Jan 22, 2026
Quantum computers, systems that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could reliably tackle various computational problems that c...
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'Autoplay got me there': How YouTube's algorithm built a following for fascist group Patriotic Alternative
- Jan 22, 2026
YouTube is a key tool in recruiting far-right activists to the largest British fascist group Patriotic Alternative (PA), according to new research.
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Critique highlights challenges in measuring Yellowstone aspen ecosystem response to wolf reintroduction
- Jan 22, 2026
A critique from a team led by Utah State University ecologist Dan MacNulty and published in Forest Ecology and Management has prompted a formal correc...
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The hidden microbial communities that shape health in space
- Jan 22, 2026
Microorganisms live in biofilms—the equivalent of microbial "cities"—everywhere on Earth. These city-like structures protect and house microbial commu...