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Not like other rats: Getting to know the rakali

• Feb 11, 2026

It's been a good few months in the press for the rakali (known as moytj in Noongar)—Australia's native water rat. These long-whiskered rodents finally...

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Ammonia leaks can be spotted in under two seconds using new alveoli-inspired droplet sensor

• Feb 11, 2026

Researchers from Guangxi University, China have developed a new gas sensor that detects ammonia with a record speed of 1.4 seconds. The sensor's desig...

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7,000-year-old deer antler headdress from Eilsleben illustrates contact between hunter–gatherers and early farmers

• Feb 11, 2026

Central Germany is among the regions where, as early as the mid-6th millennium BC, farmers displaced the Mesolithic hunter–gatherers from the fertile...

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Keeping an eagle eye on carbon stored in the ocean

• Feb 11, 2026

Geologic reservoirs that trapped petroleum for millions of years are now being repurposed to store the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. New research is...

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New experiments suggest Earth's core contains up to 45 oceans' worth of hydrogen

• Feb 11, 2026

Scientists have long known that Earth's core is mostly made of iron, but the density is not high enough for it to be pure iron, meaning lighter elemen...

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Majorana qubits become readable as quantum capacitance detects even-odd states

• Feb 11, 2026

The race to build reliable quantum computers is fraught with obstacles, and one of the most difficult to overcome is related to the promising but elus...

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Quick course correction needed to avoid 'hothouse Earth' scenario, scientists say

• Feb 11, 2026

Scientists say that multiple Earth system components appear closer to destabilization than previously believed, putting the planet in increased danger...

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Root microbes could help oak trees adapt to drought

• Feb 11, 2026

Microbes could help oak trees cope with environmental change. Publishing in Cell Host & Microbe, a study observing oaks growing in a natural woodland...

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7,000 years of change: How humans reshaped Caribbean coral reef food chains

• Feb 11, 2026

Human activity has lessened the resilience of modern coral reefs by restricting the food-fueled energy flow that moves through the food chains of thes...

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Can life begin on a moon without a sun?

• Feb 11, 2026

Free-floating planets, or as they are more commonly known, rogue planets, wander interstellar space completely alone. Saying there might be a lot of t...

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Celebrating the women shaping the future of science and scholarly publishing

• Feb 11, 2026

To mark the United Nations' International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Institute of Physics and IOP Publishing celebrate women who are advan...

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New toolkit helps women report abuse in sport

• Feb 11, 2026

Australian women face significant risk when disclosing gender-based violence in sport and often receive inadequate or harmful responses, according to...