. Scientific Frontline
Friday, April 3, 2026

Living Brain Cells Enable Machine Learning Computations

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(a) Conventional neuron models used in reservoir computing. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) comprise of neuron models that sum up weighted...
Thursday, April 2, 2026

Disinfectants influence microbes across hospital rooms

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Researchers have discovered that traces of chlorhexidine, a powerful antiseptic commonly used in hospitals, linger on surfaces much longer t...

73% of the World’s Ocean Protected Areas Are Polluted by Sewage

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Brown effluent flows directly from pipe into coastal waters. Photo Credit: Wildlife Conservation Society Scientific Frontline: Extended ...

Watering smarter, not more

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Robot assisting with precision irrigation in an orchard. Photo Credit: Elia Scudiero / University of California, Riverside Scientific Frontl...

Ghostly particles: Is dark radiation masquerading as neutrinos?

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Bhupal Dev / Associate Professor of Physics Photo Credit: Courtesy of Washington University in St. Louis Scientific Frontline: Extended ...

New Sensors Lower the Cost of Studying Genetic Disorders

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Photo Credit: Navya Mishra. Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : CAMEO Sensor Technology for Cerebral Organoids ...

Breakthrough offers endless recycling for acrylic plastics without the environmental cost

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Dr Jon Husband led the research at the University's Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change. Photo Credit: Courtesy of University...

Gut microbiota differs in children with rare food allergy

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Children with the rare allergic condition FPIES have a clearly altered gut microbiota, according to a new study from Umeå University in whic...

Oxford scientists uncover how the brain resolves emotional ambiguity

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Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Resolving Emotional Ambiguity via Amygdala Neuromodulation The Core Concept...

Extreme heat from climate change linked to smaller babies

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Photo Credit:  Solen Feyissa Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Extreme Heat and Low Birth Weight The Core Con...

Superconductivity switched on in material once thought only magnetic

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A sample of a thin film of the compound iron telluride (FeTe) — dark region on clear substrate at the center of the image — created using mo...

Map shows scale of ecosystem disturbance across Australia

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The Human Industrial Footprint (HIF) map showing the varying levels of ecosystem disturbance. Image Credit: University of Queensland Scienti...

New Virulence Regulator of Diarrhea Pathogen Discovered

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Part of the research team in Bochum: Dr. Stephan Pienkoß, Dr. Sina Schäkermann, Dr. Soheila Javadi, and Professor Franz Narberhaus (from lef...

Proof for theory of visual perception

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The research team, led by Prof. Arthur Konnerth (right), Dr. Yang Chen (left), and PhD student Marinus Kloos at the Institute of Neuroscienc...
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Biophysics: In-Depth Description

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Biophysics is an interdisciplinary field of science that applies the principles, theories, and methods of physics to understand how biologic...