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Goal-setting apps can backfire if goals are too easy—or too hard
- Mar 11, 2026
It might date back to the ancient Greeks, but the concept of "everything in moderation" still holds true for today's users of goal-setting apps. In a...
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Researchers use AI to develop RNA-based synthetic NAND switch in living cells
- Mar 11, 2026
An interdisciplinary research team from two working groups at the Center for Synthetic Biology at TU Darmstadt has developed the first RNA-based genet...
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Highlighting the hidden climate cost of the Israel–Gaza war
- Mar 11, 2026
A new study estimates that the Israel–Gaza war has generated around 33 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), highlighting the often...
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Corpses leave clues behind in the soil long after they're gone
- Mar 11, 2026
It is not uncommon for a body to be moved after a murder, usually to hide or eliminate evidence. And while the Arizona desert may seem like the perfec...
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Howler monkey ancestors began eating leaves 13 million years ago, changing course of primate history in South America
- Mar 11, 2026
Thirteen million years ago, a group of medium-sized monkeys known for guarding their territory among the treetops with fearsome "howls" started doing...
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As wildfires intensify, researchers test if AI can improve fire spread prediction
- Mar 11, 2026
With wildfires growing more destructive both in the United States and around the world, University at Buffalo researchers have conducted one of the mo...
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Study finds nanocube cation exchange can begin on one face, not six
- Mar 11, 2026
In a paper published today in Nature Synthesis, a team from the lab of University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) a...
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Fiber setup compresses mid-infrared pulses to 187 femtoseconds using just 80 watts
- Mar 11, 2026
Ultrashort mid-infrared (mid-IR) laser pulses are essential for applications such as molecular spectroscopy, nonlinear microscopy, and biomedical imag...
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Microplastic biofilms carry genes that could alter nutrient cycling in estuaries
- Mar 11, 2026
A study led by William & Mary's Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences & VIMS and published in FEMS Microbiology Ecology reveals that microbial co...
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Female aggression, not just mate choice, may speed mosquitofish speciation
- Mar 11, 2026
A new study reveals that behavioral isolation between populations of Bahamas mosquitofish is driven primarily by the actions of females—not just throu...
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Florida's most at-risk bat moves into safer artificial roosts
- Mar 11, 2026
Finding bats in the attic or under roof tiles is no homeowner's idea of fun. But Florida's endangered bonneted bats have few natural options left. Wit...
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Fish study shows that sexual harassment behavior might matter for ecosystems
- Mar 11, 2026
For decades, ecologists have known that how a species looks or eats affects its environment. But a new study by researchers at the University of Calif...