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Friday, June 26, 2026

The Microbial Copper Economy in Biofilms

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Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus mixed biofilm. Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock image Scientific Frontline: Extended ...

Levoglucosan Degradation Alters PM2.5 Tracking

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Misattribution of biomass burning sources in PM2.5 More levoglucosan (Lev), a key molecular tracer of biomass burning in PM2.5, is released ...

Explainable AI Framework for Antibiotic Discovery

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A new framework testing the reliability of AI has been designed to address the global threat of antimicrobial resistance. Image Credit: Scie...
Thursday, June 25, 2026

Toxoplasmosis: The Global NTD Push

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Cats are a primary host of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii Image Credit: Scientific Frontline Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glanc...

Base Editing Reveals NANOG Gene's Role

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This image shows day 6 human embryos, illustrating the effect of NANOG presence versus absence. In the normal embryo (left), magenta cells w...

Bio-Inspired Swarm Robotics in Mining

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Image Credit: Courtesy of Adelaide University Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Bio-Inspired Swarm Robotics T...

DMSP in Antarctic Sea Ice: A Cooling System

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Photo Credit:  Jeremy Bishop Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) in Antarctic...

Engineering Drought-Resistant Crops

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Christopher Grefen and Khushbu Kumari are conducting laboratory research into how plants develop stomata. Photo Credit: © RUB, Marquard Scie...
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Blind Cavefish Evolution: Rewiring Neural Circuits

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Researchers uncovered an evolutionary surprise in blind Mexican cavefish: unlike their sighted relatives, they become more active in light r...

Neanderthal Genetics Challenge Extinction Theories

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A lifelike museum reconstruction of a Neanderthal hunter crouching outdoors among rocks and fallen leaves, using a stone tool to process a s...

Automated Semiconductor Defect Detection

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Rice doctoral alumna Tia Gray holding a sample of selectively grown diamond microstructure in the shape of an owl. Photos Credit: Brandon Ma...

How Mitochondria Build Protein Factories

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Mitochondrion Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock image Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Mitochondria...

Rate-Mismatch Hypothesis of Mass Extinctions

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock image Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : The Rate-Mismatch Hypothes...

CTSA Inhibitors: A New Pathway to Lower Cholesterol

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When LDL cholesterol accumulates in the blood, it leads to the development of plaques in arteries, making it more difficult for blood to cir...

Earth's Oldest Asteroid Impact Dated to 3 Billion Years

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Professor Chris Kirkland studying tiny zircon crystals in the lab. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Curtin University Scientific Frontline: Extende...