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Oysters play unexpected role in protecting blue crabs from disease
- Feb 4, 2026
Oysters famously filter their surrounding water, but it turns out they are removing more than algae and excess nutrients. New research from William &...
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Lack of information hinders regulation of 'green' nanopesticides
- Feb 4, 2026
New formulations of nanopesticides with natural ingredients have appeared in specialized literature using terms such as "green pesticide," "ecological...
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Forest soils increasingly extract methane from the atmosphere, long-term study reveals
- Feb 4, 2026
Forest soils have an important role in protecting our climate: They remove large quantities of methane—a powerful greenhouse gas—from our atmosphere....
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From cryogenic to red-hot: Optical temperature sensing from 77 K to 873 K
- Feb 4, 2026
An international collaboration involving researchers from the University of Innsbruck has developed a novel luminescent material that enables particul...
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Nanocrystal biohybrids harvest light to reduce N₂ gas to ammonia
- Feb 4, 2026
Ammonia, a key part of nitrogen fertilizers, is central to sustaining global food production. However, its manufacture is also energy intensive: Ammon...
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Analysis reveals interhemispheric thermal imbalance as key to Asian-Australian monsoon variability
- Feb 4, 2026
The Asian-Australian monsoon system (A-AuMS) is the world's most typical cross-equatorial coupled monsoon system. On a seasonal timescale, the summer...
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Lab-grown beef: Novel line of bovine embryonic stem cells shows promise
- Feb 4, 2026
Researchers in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources have developed a novel line of bovine embryonic stem cells, which have signifi...
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2024 total eclipse subtly shifted animal calling across three Ohio prairies, study finds
- Feb 4, 2026
No natural phenomenon provides a rarer chance to study the secrets of the animal world than a total solar eclipse. This was recently demonstrated by r...
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Dual-atom platinum–ruthenium catalyst achieves efficient low-temperature carbon monoxide oxidation
- Feb 4, 2026
A research team from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed an efficient, stable, atomic-scale catalys...
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How high temperatures disrupt anthocyanin metabolism in red kiwifruit
- Feb 4, 2026
Red-fleshed kiwifruit, valued for its high anthocyanin content and associated health benefits, is increasingly threatened by rising temperatures. Glob...
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Invisible actors in groundwater mapped for first time, revealing role in freshwater reservoir
- Feb 4, 2026
Groundwater is considered the largest reservoir of liquid freshwater on Earth and a habitat for complex microbial communities that drive essential bio...
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From single queens to mega-colonies: How ant societies are shaped by the environment
- Feb 4, 2026
A single queen in the tropics; large colonies in deserts; workers with uniform morphology in temperate regions; ant social structures vary according t...