Although the building blocks of life such as hydrogen and oxygen appear stable to us, many theories of physics predict that they are actually just tremendously long-lived, with the particles found in their nuclei slowly, ...
General Physics
Sep 22, 2025
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Researchers have discovered how "pirate phages" hijack other viruses to break into bacteria, sharing new genetic material for dangerous traits.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 9, 2025
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A low-cost material made from clay—common in British soil—and vitamin B2 could one day help clean up pollution using only sunlight.
Materials Science
Jul 28, 2025
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Did Neanderthals have family recipes? A new study suggests that two groups of Neanderthals living in the caves of Amud and Kebara in northern Israel butchered their food in strikingly different ways, despite living close ...
Archaeology
Jul 17, 2025
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Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized way that human airways protect lungs from infection—through the action of cilia, tiny hair-like structures lining the respiratory tract.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 14, 2025
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Rivers are Earth's arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as they journey from the mountains to the sea. Some rivers carve out a single pathway, while others divide into multiple ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 11, 2025
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In the last year, there has been a surge in proteins developed by AI that will eventually be used in the treatment of everything from snakebites to cancer. What would normally take decades for a scientist to create—a custom-made ...
Biotechnology
Jul 9, 2025
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A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University of Stirling research.
Environment
Jul 8, 2025
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"Space ice" contains tiny crystals and is not a completely disordered material like liquid water, as previously assumed, according to a new study by scientists at UCL (University College London) and the University of Cambridge.
Astrobiology
Jul 7, 2025
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A study indicates that projected droughts by the end of this century could reduce the caloric value of flower nectar by up to 95%. This would harm pollinators, such as bees, as well as plants that depend on cross-pollination ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2025
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