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Researchers Develop Catalytic Methods to Destroy Forever Chemicals (PFAS)

Arizona State University and University of Utah teams developed catalytic membrane systems to break carbon-fluorine bonds in PFAS.

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Human metabolic CO₂ output rose an estimated 74% from 1985 to 2015

The 2015 estimate reached 2.05 billion metric tons annually, with population growth accounting for most of the rise.

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Collective human metabolism produces 2 billion metric tons of CO₂ a year, global study estimates

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Ancient DNA Links Sampled 'Extinct' Giant Crane Bones to Common Cranes

Researchers did not test the original bone used to name Grus primigenia because it was too precious to drill.

5 Sources, 8d ago, first seen 8d ago

Bones of an 'Extinct Giant Crane' Named 150 Years Ago Turn Out to Belong to a Different Species

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Würzburg chemists reportedly isolate three long-elusive oxoboranes

Unexpected reactions with ketones reportedly produced molecules with a boron-oxygen triple bond that had resisted stable isolation.

2 Sources, 8d ago, first seen 8d ago

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New X-Ray Imaging Technology Reportedly Captures 4.6× More Light While Maintaining Sharpness

Researchers reportedly developed a photonic crystal approach that gathers more light while maintaining X-ray image sharpness.

4 Sources, 8d ago, updated 8d ago

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Study finds regulated sleep and REM-like episodes in Portia fimbriata jumping spiders

Disturbed Portia fimbriata spiders rested longer the next day, while those appearing asleep responded more slowly to sound.

8 Sources, 8d ago, updated 8d ago

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Urine RNA test diagnoses bladder cancer more accurately than standard methods

Stanford researchers developed the test with VA Palo Alto; it measures RNA messages shed by tumor cells.

2 Sources, 11d ago, first seen 11d ago

Microscope view of a tissue sample stained purple and pink, showing clusters of dark, elongated cell nuclei.

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Sharp graphene wrinkles reportedly show electrical effect predicted nearly 20 years ago

A Penn State-authored report describes current at sharply curved graphene wrinkles under applied voltage, supporting an older prediction.

3 Sources, 12d ago, first seen 12d ago

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Barn owls grow lighter or darker over generations in some places

SciTechDaily reports that the advantage behind their changing feathers may involve coping with stress rather than color itself.

2 Sources, 12d ago, updated 12d ago

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Hubble study finds nearby galaxies with the fastest winds let the smallest fraction of ionizing radiation escape

A University of Michigan-authored account says the result challenges a proposed role for supernova-driven winds in reionization.

3 Sources, 12d ago, first seen 12d ago

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Proposed waveguide method could raise photon absorption from 54% to 100%

SciTechDaily describes a proposed method to improve photon absorption using specially engineered waveguides, potentially making quantum technologies more efficient.

2 Sources, 13d ago, updated 13d ago

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Liver cancer cells’ own carbon monoxide powers anticancer drug production in lab tests

Medical Xpress reports the drug was produced inside the cells, exposing them to its toxic effects; animal tests are next.

11 Sources, 15d ago, updated 15d ago

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Basaltic magma held more excess oxygen under pressure in lab experiments

Science China Press reports a proposal that rising magma may have released oxygen into Earth's ancient atmosphere.

2 Sources, 18d ago, first seen 18d ago

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Ancient human DNA reportedly recovered from cave walls in Spain and Portugal

A Max Planck Institute-authored account says five of 54 samples yielded ancient human DNA, including unpainted surfaces.

3 Sources, 18d ago, updated 18d ago

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NASA's Roman Space Telescope achieves nearly 30% better-than-required optical performance

A user says engineers sharpened Roman's view by moving a mirror one-sixteenth the width of a human hair.

3 Sources, 20d ago, updated 20d ago

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Museum specimens may help explain Brazil's 50-year-old frog mystery

Using museum specimens, scientists are tracing a deadly fungus linked to mysterious frog disappearances in Brazil decades ago, SciTechDaily says.

2 Sources, 21d ago, first seen 21d ago

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Antarctica's sea ice reaches third-lowest winter maximum

A post sharing NASA's report describes a drop from record highs to the low 2026 peak.

4 Sources, 20d ago, updated 20d ago

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Fires and smoke reportedly surged across central and eastern Amazon since September 2026

SciTechDaily's NASA Earth Observatory article cites Douglas Morton attributing most fires then burning in the Brazilian Amazon to people.

4 Sources, 21d ago, first seen 21d ago

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Quantum Materials Show Promise: Long-Lived Spin Waves Observed in Copper Oxide

Phys.org reports the waves could leave time for logic operations; separately, SciTechDaily describes record-intensity 300-attosecond X-ray flashes.

2 Sources, 21d ago, first seen 21d ago

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Bleached corals fully recover in seven weeks after contact with healthy clones in a lab

Phys.org reports that fragments kept just millimeters apart died, while corals in contact with healthy clones recovered.

13 Sources, 19d ago, updated 19d ago

This image features a news headline that reads, "Coral can heal rapidly from bleaching—if it touches a clone."

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Researchers Develop Catalytic Methods to Destroy Forever Chemicals (PFAS)

Human metabolic CO₂ output rose an estimated 74% from 1985 to 2015

Ancient DNA Links Sampled 'Extinct' Giant Crane Bones to Common Cranes

Würzburg chemists reportedly isolate three long-elusive oxoboranes

New X-Ray Imaging Technology Reportedly Captures 4.6× More Light While Maintaining Sharpness

Study finds regulated sleep and REM-like episodes in Portia fimbriata jumping spiders

Urine RNA test diagnoses bladder cancer more accurately than standard methods

Sharp graphene wrinkles reportedly show electrical effect predicted nearly 20 years ago

Barn owls grow lighter or darker over generations in some places

Hubble study finds nearby galaxies with the fastest winds let the smallest fraction of ionizing radiation escape

Proposed waveguide method could raise photon absorption from 54% to 100%

Liver cancer cells’ own carbon monoxide powers anticancer drug production in lab tests

Basaltic magma held more excess oxygen under pressure in lab experiments

Ancient human DNA reportedly recovered from cave walls in Spain and Portugal

NASA's Roman Space Telescope achieves nearly 30% better-than-required optical performance

Museum specimens may help explain Brazil's 50-year-old frog mystery

Antarctica's sea ice reaches third-lowest winter maximum

Fires and smoke reportedly surged across central and eastern Amazon since September 2026

Quantum Materials Show Promise: Long-Lived Spin Waves Observed in Copper Oxide

Bleached corals fully recover in seven weeks after contact with healthy clones in a lab

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Researchers Develop Catalytic Methods to Destroy Forever Chemicals (PFAS)

Human metabolic CO₂ output rose an estimated 74% from 1985 to 2015

Ancient DNA Links Sampled 'Extinct' Giant Crane Bones to Common Cranes

Würzburg chemists reportedly isolate three long-elusive oxoboranes

New X-Ray Imaging Technology Reportedly Captures 4.6× More Light While Maintaining Sharpness

Study finds regulated sleep and REM-like episodes in Portia fimbriata jumping spiders

Urine RNA test diagnoses bladder cancer more accurately than standard methods

Sharp graphene wrinkles reportedly show electrical effect predicted nearly 20 years ago

Barn owls grow lighter or darker over generations in some places

Hubble study finds nearby galaxies with the fastest winds let the smallest fraction of ionizing radiation escape

Proposed waveguide method could raise photon absorption from 54% to 100%

Liver cancer cells’ own carbon monoxide powers anticancer drug production in lab tests

Basaltic magma held more excess oxygen under pressure in lab experiments

Ancient human DNA reportedly recovered from cave walls in Spain and Portugal

NASA's Roman Space Telescope achieves nearly 30% better-than-required optical performance

Museum specimens may help explain Brazil's 50-year-old frog mystery

Antarctica's sea ice reaches third-lowest winter maximum

Fires and smoke reportedly surged across central and eastern Amazon since September 2026

Quantum Materials Show Promise: Long-Lived Spin Waves Observed in Copper Oxide

Bleached corals fully recover in seven weeks after contact with healthy clones in a lab