. Scientific Frontline
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Quantum dots for light technologies of the future

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Although perovskite quantum dots are comparatively easy to manufacture in solution, their soft ionic crystal lattices make them sensitive to...

Self‑Replicating Circular RNA Persists in Extreme Environments: Insights from Hot Spring Microbiomes

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Photo Credit:  Amy Hamerly Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Self-Replicating Circular RNA in Extreme Environ...

World’s largest great ape cognition dataset offers new insights on human intelligence evolution

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Chimpanzees and bonobos are our closest living relatives, having diverged from a common ancestor with humans around six million years ago Ph...

Species and languages worldwide threatened by the consequences of European colonialism

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The Milne Bay River in New Guinea. New Guinea boasts a rich diversity of species and languages, which is coming under increasing pressure fr...

What Is: Biologic Medication

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Visualization depicts a bio-engineered nanoparticle precisely delivering its therapeutic payload of complex protein molecules directly to a ...
Monday, April 20, 2026

Not all icebergs are equal – and that matters for the climate, new study finds

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of British Antarctic Survey Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Giant Icebergs and Clima...

Study Finds Each Protein in the Epigenome Produces a Different Pattern of Gene Expression

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Image Credit: MJH Shikder. Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Epigenome Regulators and Dynamic Gene Expression...

Stone age population collapse revealed by DNA study in France

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The researchers have conducted DNA analyses of the skeletons from a burial sites in France and found traces of several different diseases. I...

Artificial intelligence supports the search for new therapies

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The 3D model of the midbrain showed improved growth and lower lactate release with talarozole and sertaconazole. Image Credit: © HHU / Carme...

Precision measurement at the Mainz Microtron MAMI: Hypertriton more strongly bound than previously assumed

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The three-spectrometer setup (SpekA, SpekB – not visible here – and SpekC) with the additional fourth spectrometer KAOS designed for hypernu...

Mind the Gap! Semiconductor Industry is Relying on the Wrong Materials

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A tiny gap with huge consequences Image Credit: Technische Universität München Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summar...

Double-slit experiment reveals hidden details between light and matter

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Processes in the X-ray interferometer: The path of a single photon (pink) passes through two slits simultaneously and spreads out behind the...

New biomarkers for detecting cancer

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Ivaylo Stoimenov, Katarina Larsson and Tobias Sjöblom have identified biomarkers that could form the basis for tests capable of detecting ca...

Manchester scientists stabilise rare three‑atom metal ring, revealing new form of aromaticity

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Image Credit: University of Manchester Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : All-Metal Aromaticity in Bismuth Rin...
Sunday, April 19, 2026

Blue Dragon Sea Slug (Glaucus atlanticus): The Metazoa Explorer

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Blue Dragon Sea Slug (Glaucus atlanticus) Photo Credit:  Sylke Rohrlach ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) Taxonomic Definition Glaucus atlanticus is a specie...