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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

The hidden highways of the sky mapped

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Photo Credit: Björn Malmhagen High above us, the atmosphere is teeming with life. Birds, bats and insects share the airspace, but divide it ...

Easter Island’s statues actually “walked” – and physics backs it up

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A research team including Binghamton University archaeologist Carl Lipo has confirmed via 3D modeling and field experiments that the ancient...

Volcanic ash may enhance phytoplankton growth in the ocean over 100 km away

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Nishinoshima Island, located in the Ogasawara Islands of Japan, is home to an active volcano. Ash from volcanic eruptions there in 2020 coul...

Animations of wildlife tracking data help explore animal movements

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Researchers found that understanding environmental context is key to interpreting future animal patterns. Photo Credit:  Nick Fewings Resear...

Cascadia and San Andreas faults may be seismically linked

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Chris Goldfinger Photo Credit: Courtesy of Oregon State University Two fault systems on North America’s West Coast – the Cascadia subduction...

Clinical trial marks key milestone in fight against antibiotic resistance

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Infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria cause a significant burden of disease worldwide. Photo Credit: Scientific Frontline / AI Gener...

DNA nanospring measures cellular motor power

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Experimental design for the force measurement of KIF1A. An inert protein known as KIF5B serves as the anchor from which KIF1A pulls the nano...
Monday, October 6, 2025

We need a solar sail probe to detect space tornadoes earlier, more accurately

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An artist’s rendering of the spacecraft in the SWIFT constellation stationed in a triangular pyramid formation between the sun and Earth. A ...

Antibody discovered that blocks almost all known HIV variants in neutralization assays

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Image Credit; Scientific Frontline / AI Generated  A Cologne-led research team has discovered the antibody 04_A06, which neutralizes the hum...

Lake Tahoe Algae Experiment Suggests Seasonal Shifts Ahead

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UC Davis researchers conduct periphyton research at Lake Tahoe. Photo Credit: Brandon Berry, UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center As...

Researchers on the verge of solving Mexican mystery

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The Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan in central Mexico. Photo Credit: Christophe Helmke, University of Copenhagen More than two millennia ag...

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Introduces Nomad™ Family of Long-Endurance, Runway-Independent Drones

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The Nomad family of VTOL drones can be scaled in size for a variety of sea and land-based missions.  Image Credit: Courtesy of Sikorsky, a L...

Very few regret a legal gender change in Sweden

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“We saw that the vast majority of people who go through the process to legally change their gender do not reverse this decision," says ...

Lidocaine poisonings rise despite overall drop in local anesthetic toxicity

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UIC researchers have found that poisonings from lidocaine, the most commonly used local anesthetic, increased more than 50% between 2016 and...

Clam shells sound warning of Atlantic ‘tipping point’

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Ocean quahog shells. Photo Credit Paul Butler A study of clam shells suggests Atlantic Ocean currents may be approaching a “tipping point”. ...