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Brutal field trip provides new insights into Arctic winter
- May 19, 2026
It was the hardest field trip they had ever been on, but the result was both surprising and exciting. After hiking 9 kilometers with a 400-meter eleva...
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GPS mobility data show NYC transit system consistently favors white neighborhoods over Black and Hispanic ones
- May 19, 2026
A study of 66 million GPS mobility records shows that racial minorities are not as well served by transit as white New Yorkers. Publishing in PNAS Nex...
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Quantum-centric supercomputing simulates 12,635-atom protein
- May 19, 2026
The scale of chemistry simulations with quantum computing has increased dramatically in just the last few months. In the latest milestone for the fiel...
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'Gender criteria gap' places women leaders at disadvantage in the workplace
- May 19, 2026
Researchers have uncovered a new type of gender gap in the workplace that places women at a disadvantage. In a new study published in the Internationa...
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COVID racism driven by more than fear of infection
- May 19, 2026
Anti-Asian discrimination and violence increased during COVID, and new research from Murdoch University has revealed one key psychological driver. Rat...
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Rare seals hide in underwater bubble caves to escape tourists
- May 19, 2026
The uninhabited islet of Formicula in Greece's Inner Ionian archipelago is a popular tourist draw for its clear waters, swimming spots, and marine div...
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Agriculture and conservation share common ground after Klamath dam removals, study finds
- May 19, 2026
A new study of the largest dam removal project in United States history on the Klamath River in Oregon and California is offering new insight into a l...
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Proteins that create ice inspire 'cool' applications, from cryomedicine to artificial snow
- May 19, 2026
Bacteria from the Middle East have caused precipitation all the way out in California. The same bacteria, which are known to attack plants, have also...
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Tritium-infused graphene could sharpen the hunt for neutrino mass
- May 19, 2026
While neutrinos are some of the most abundant particles in the universe, they remain among the least understood. One of the biggest puzzles is their m...
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Scientists solve 200-year-old puzzle of how tobacco plants make nicotine
- May 19, 2026
Scientists have uncovered how tobacco plants naturally make nicotine, solving a mystery that has puzzled researchers for nearly two centuries. The dis...
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Silver vine or catnip? When cats can choose, silver vine wins
- May 19, 2026
What plant do cats love most? In Europe and North America, many people would probably answer "catnip." In Japan, the answer would more likely be silve...
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Cities meet ecology: New framework measures urban vibrancy through 13 human activity types
- May 19, 2026
What do a thriving coral reef and a bustling city neighborhood have in common? More than you might think. A Perspective by Federico Botta and colleagu...