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Bottom trawling is scraping oceans of wildlife
- May 13, 2026
Bottom trawlers extract one-quarter of the world's fisheries catches by weight and raise significant ecological, economic and social concerns. Given t...
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Mostly empty foam overturns assumptions of electron beam stopping
- May 13, 2026
When physicists fire beams of fast electrons at materials, they often need to know exactly how much energy those electrons will lose as they travel th...
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Beluga calls deciphered to bolster conservation efforts
- May 13, 2026
Alaska's Cook Inlet was home to nearly 1,300 beluga whales in the late 1970s, but today the population hovers around 300. Despite almost two decades o...
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Electrified route to epoxides could cut costs and pollution with common catalyst
- May 13, 2026
When you hear the word "epoxide," what do you think? If anything, likely "glue." But epoxides are quite common in our everyday lives. You might be sit...
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Why global businesses are becoming quietly entwined with the military
- May 13, 2026
Big corporations are not just influenced by governments anymore—they are being increasingly influenced by the military, according to a new study from...
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Flu signals in wastewater offer an early warning for community outbreaks
- May 13, 2026
Seasonal influenza can spread rapidly, and timely information on rising cases is essential for public health decisions and health care resource planni...
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Were Martian tides strong enough to shape its ancient landscape?
- May 13, 2026
You're an anaerobic microbe sunbathing on a Martian beach billions of years ago listening to the small waves hit the shoreline as you take in the perc...
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Torpedo bats may shift baseball's sweet spot, acoustic analysis shows
- May 13, 2026
In the spring of 2025, baseball fans were treated to a surprise when the New York Yankees began the season with a unique style of bat. Termed "torpedo...
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Climate change is reshaping Europe's protected areas, and managers are adapting
- May 13, 2026
New research shows how climate change is reshaping protected area management, though more funding and scientific knowledge are needed to facilitate th...
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Climate emulator recreates 2.6 million years of ice-age cycles on a laptop
- May 13, 2026
Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed a new method which could help scientists perform large-scale climate simulations at a fraction...
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Predicting typhoon intensity using ocean surface temperatures
- May 13, 2026
Every year in the West Pacific, as summer ends and September rolls around, typhoons are not far behind. Typhoons are the most impactful extreme weathe...
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Laser treatment reshapes MOF pores, boosting CO₂ capture by up to 75%
- May 13, 2026
A research team led by Hee-jung Lee, senior researcher at Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), in collaboration with Professor Sunghwan Park o...