Research
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- Water molecules turn out to be secret messengers for magnetism
- New approach boosts plastic-eating enzyme's activity nearly tenfold
- Deep reefs provide corals little refuge from extreme ocean heat
- Mathematical method sharpens X-ray images at the nanoscale
- Tree-rich landscapes help birds and bats nearly double cacao yields in Peru
- Alternative approach could reduce reliance on potentially toxic surfactants in pharmaceutical and food applications
- Quantum interference keeps two atoms bound despite enough energy to break apart
- Small histone differences help shape gene regulation during sperm development
- From chaos to 'intelligent' soft matter—how tiny chemical differences guide droplets into ordered structures
- An anti-aging drug may help protect the brain before Alzheimer's symptoms begin
- Leaf nutrient balance helps explain earlier fall color in US forests
- Chilean rodent population collapse reveals how extreme drought can overwhelm wildlife's resilience
- Researchers explore how AI could improve earthquake safety
- How do octopuses remember? Scientists uncover a surprising secret
- New statistical method eliminates AI estimation bias in econometrics
- Fractal patterns reveal hidden limits to AI predictability
- Cosmic hydrogen measurement marks breakthrough in mapping the universe
- AlphaFold 3 predicts complex immune interactions using protein sequences alone
- Researchers use seasonal satellite imagery to map shrub encroachment in Inner Mongolia grasslands
- Scientists develop novel model to forecast internal solitary waves from multiple sources in the Sulu Sea
- AI helps Stanford scientists discover a “natural Ozempic” with a surprising advantage
- Who killed British archaeologist James Starkey? Archival records shed light on an 88-year-old mystery
- Tiny fossils show brittle stars gathered around a dead whale 9.5 million years ago
- Microbiome research reveals how bacterial lipids influence liver and muscle health in mice
- Unpacking wheat's water use for drought research
- UK storm surges have far-flung, global climate connections
- Industrialization reshapes gut microbes, from bacterial communities to their DNA, studies find
- Dinosaur blood—oldest discovery rewrites what fossils can reveal about the past
- Virtual tourism could get more realistic: Model builds panoramas
- Novel chemical reaction expands options for building DNA-encoded libraries
- European eels transmit a herpesvirus through bites, revealing another route for fish infections
- Where AI can aid chemistry research and where reliability falls short
- Repurposing the internet's backbone to advance whale monitoring
- Anemone bleaching spurs stronger home defense and more aggression among clownfish
- Rerouting ships to avoid killing whale sharks has little cost, study finds
- Scientists anchor first scientific animal name to a modern-day spider
- Gamma radiation transforms brittle bioplastic into 'superstructure' hydrogel
- Microscopy upgrade sharpens images fivefold without sacrificing tissue imaging depth
- Water molecules turn out to be secret messengers for magnetism
- Harnessing laser nuisance achieves record resolution for atomic measurements
- AI-generated molecular fingerprints help identify existing compounds with therapeutic potential
- Detailed 3D view of babesiosis parasite's ribosome could guide development of targeted treatments
- Comets may have destroyed life's ingredients instead of delivering them to Earth
- Why heart attacks can still happen even when bad cholesterol is low
- Scientists discover a surprising link between acorns and lyme disease
- A simple supplement may help clear brain fog after cancer
- Scientists discover stunning new Amazon fish that may already be endangered
- An ancient ocean full of giant predators reveals a surprising twist in evolution
- Einstein's equations reveal how gravity could break, reconnect, and release energy
- A nuclear blast could save Earth from an asteroid, but there's a catch