. Scientific Frontline
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Planets need more water to support life than scientists previously thought

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This image of Venus taken by NASA’s Mariner 10 spacecraft (left) is paired with an artist’s depiction of three possible atmospheres on a rec...

Drought Takes a Heavy Toll on Bumblebees

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Bombus pascuorum, the common carder bumblebee, visiting a flower. This bumblebee species is the focus of the study. Photo Credit: Hanno Kort...

Rivers as an Underestimated Source of Greenhouse Gases

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Arable farming and pastures along a river in Kenya. A higher influx of nutrients into rivers worldwide promotes the accumulation of greenhou...

Ability to harness quantum speed gains now within sight after researchers solve massive simulation problem in a heartbeat

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Image Credit: Jose Lado/Aalto University Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Quantum-Inspired Simulation for Ma...

Birds caught stealing from their neighbors

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ʻiʻiwi (Drepanis coccinea) Photo Credit:  HarmonyonPlanetEarth ( CC BY 2.0 ) Changes Made: Enlarged, enhanced detail, color adjusted Scienti...

Seed from Midwest ginseng farms planted in eastern forests raises questions

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The researchers found that large, commercial, artificial-shade farms in the Midwest generate extra ginseng seeds like these that are availab...

New drug doubles one-year survival in pancreatic cancer trial

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Clinical trial participant Matthew Husar lived for roughly two years after starting the trial. He is seen here with his wife Dona Husar. Pho...

Multitasking quantum sensors can measure several properties at once

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MIT researchers have created a quantum sensor that can measure multiple physical quantities at high-resolution. The sensor is made from so-c...

Ocean eddies are amplifying climate extremes in coastal seas

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Agulhas ocean currents on Feb 11, 2018 from OSCAR v2.0, Image Credit: NASA JPL, generated by Earth and Space Research, and visualized by ear...

Nameko Mucilage: An Eco-Friendly Solution for Microplastic Pollution

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Use of Nameko Mucilage as a Natural Flocculant for Microplastics Schematic representation of the treatment process, illustrating the extract...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Study reveals how dreams affect emotions in day-to-day life

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Garrett Baber and his co-authors analyzed dream reports from more than 500 people, employing machine learning to sort emotions reported in d...

Base editing repairs mutation and liver function in mouse model of Zellweger spectrum disorder

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Base Editing for Zellweger Spectrum Diso...

Researchers use efficient method to split hydrogen from water for energy

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A team of researchers led by Gang Wu created a new energy-efficient catalyst using two phosphides to split hydrogen from water. The image on...

Smart cable sharing gives quantum computers a big boost

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An artist’s rendering of time multiplexing of control signals to a quantum computer. The control signals for single-qubit gates (short block...

The Once-Theoretical Skyrmion Could Unlock Supercomputing Memory

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a) Schematic of magnetic skyrmion with an exceptionally small diameter. (b) Crystal structure of Eu(Ga,Al)4. (c),(d) Schematic illustrations...