. Scientific Frontline
Monday, April 13, 2026

A ‘blob’ in a tank is helping scientists tease out the secrets of turbulence

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The Blob—a localized blob of turbulence created in a tank at the University of Chicago—is helping scientists better understand the laws of t...

Lab-grown retina gives gene change clue to rare childhood eye condition

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retinal organoid Image Credit: Courtesy of University of Manchester Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : YAP1 Ge...

Global warming changes the hatching time of bees and wasps

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A red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) in its winter quarters, a reed stalk. It has just hatched and is preparing to leave the nest. Photo Credit:...
Saturday, April 11, 2026

Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii): The Metazoa Explorer

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Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) Photo Credit:  JJ Harrison ( CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Taxonomic Definition The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus har...

Chemical Biology: In-Depth Description

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Chemical Biology is the scientific discipline spanning the fields of chemistry and biology, fundamentally defined by the application of chem...

The Local Universe’s Expansion Rate Is Clearer Than Ever, but Still Doesn’t Add Up

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Artist’s interpretation of the cosmic distance ladder — a succession of overlapping methods used to measure distances across the Universe, w...

Early weight gain can have lifelong consequences

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Tanja Stocks and Huyen Le are two of the researchers behind the study. Photo Credit: Tove Smeds Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Gl...
Friday, April 10, 2026

What Is: Epigenetics

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Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Epigenetics The Core Concept : Epigenetics refers to the precise molecular ...

OHSU research reveals how pancreatic cancer blocks immunotherapy

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A pancreatic cancer cell slide on a microscope. Katelyn Byrne, Ph.D., is senior author of a new OHSU study in the journal Immunity that iden...

Warming intensifies rainfall in North Atlantic storms

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Photo Credit:  César Couto Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Climate-Driven Intensification of Tropical Cyclo...

Milestone on the way to creating antihydrogen in Mainz: new dual-frequency Paul trap tested

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The new dual-frequency Paul trap developed by physicists at JGU and Helmholtz Institute Mainz can capture heavy calcium ions or light electr...

Artificial intelligence and drones to select the most resilient wheat

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Photo Credit:  Beth Macdonald Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary : Durum Wheat Resilience and Climate Adaptation Main Dis...

The two faces of extremism: Why some people support intergroup violence

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Photo Credit:  Christian Lue Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : The Two Faces of Extremism The Core Concept : ...

New cause for diabetes in babies found in non-coding genes

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Photo Credit:  Shalev Cohen Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Non-Coding Genetic Origins of Neonatal Diabetes...

AI outperforms doctors at summarizing complex cancer pathology reports

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Study authors Drs. Mohamed Abazeed (right), Yirong Liu and Troy Teo (left) demonstrates a prototype AI tool that summarizes cancer pathology...