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New study alters our understanding of telomere biology
CST–Polα/primase, the enzyme that solves the newly discovered end-replication problem. Credit: Credit Sarah Cai Half a...
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Pythagoras was wrong: There are no universal musical harmonies, study finds
Dyadic consonance for harmonic complex tones (Study 1A, N = 198 participants). Credit: Nature Communications (2024)....
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Neanderthals' use of complex adhesives shows high cognitive abilities
The stone tool was glued into a handle made of liquid bitumen with the addition of...
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Rainwater everywhere on the planet is unsafe to drink due to chemicals (2022)
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Rainwater everywhere on the planet is unsafe to drink due to levels...
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A new phase of matter: Physicists show non-Abelian anyons in quantum processor
by Anne J. Manning, Harvard Gazette Inside the chamber of the Quantinuum H2 quantum processor. Credit:...
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Interaction between two common oral bacteria creates bad breath
Schematic representation of observed metabolic flow of bacterial metabolism F. nucleatum and S. gordonii cocultures. Credit:...
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Compulsory voting can reduce political polarization in the US, study finds
Students entering a polling location to cast their ballots. Credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki/University at Buffalo Introducing...
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Scientists closer to finding quantum gravity theory
Artist impression of the quantum experiment. Credit: University of Southampton Scientists are a step closer to...
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Astronomers observe the Radcliffe Wave oscillating
The Radcliffe Wave next to our sun (yellow dot), inside a cartoon model of the Milky...
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Hiroshima fallout debris linked to first solar system condensates
by Hannah Bird , Phys.org Diagrammatic explanation of the evolution of the fireball in the 5...
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Researchers use electron beams to eradicate forever chemicals in water
Illustration of an electron beam irradiating PFAS-contaminated water. Credit: Samantha Koch, Fermilab Using nonstick cookware to...
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Damage to cell membranes causes cell aging, finds new study
Kintsugi, the traditional Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending cracks with lacquer and gold....
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Nuclear SMR welding breakthrough: A year's work now takes a day
Small Modular Reactor (SMR) construction shifts into high gear, as UK company Sheffield Forgemasters welds a...
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Use of decimal point is 1.5 centuries older than historians thought
by Bob Yirka , Phys.org From Bianchini's "Compositio instrumenti." Reproduced with permission from the Biblioteca Estense...
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Panama Canal expansion rewrites history of worlds most ecologically diverse bats
Scientists aren't sure what the extinct bat would have eaten, but it's likely it had a...
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Is it safe to feed farmed salmon with bristle worms raised on fish excrement?
This is what a bristle worm looks like. But is it safe to feed it to...
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Saturn's largest moon most likely uninhabitable
This image shows a flattened (Mercator) projection of the Huygens probe's view of Saturn's moon Titan...
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A star like a Matryoshka doll: New theory for gravastars
According to findings by physicists at Goethe University Frankfurt, a gravastar could look like a matryoshka...
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New chip opens door to AI computing at light speed
Credit: CC0 Public Domain University of Pennsylvania engineers have developed a new chip that uses light...
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The largest body of water west of the Mississippi disappeared 130 years ago
Pa’ashi in April 2023. Credit: Vivian Underhill The San Joaquin Valley of California, despite supplying a...
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Scandinavia's first farmers slaughtered the native hunter-gatherer population
Overview of dataset. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06862-3 Following the arrival of the first farmers in...
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Quantitative Test of Guns Germs and Steel Cultural Transmission Hypothesis
General workflow for testing the (a) ecological and (b) geographic premises of Diamond's hypothesis. A global...
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A century of reforestation helped keep the eastern US cool
A century of forest growth likely helped keep the eastern United States cool as the rest...
