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Science
What we know, what we are learning, and what the labs are not telling you.
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Natural purine nucleotides act as molecular glues
For decades, the textbook model of drug action told a simple story. A drug molecule fits into a protein like a key into a lock, blocking the protein's activity. That model worked well for many treatments, but it began...
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506Science
Solar storm saturation was a mirage
For decades, space physicists thought they understood the upper limit of geomagnetic storms. When the solar wind a constant stream of charged particles from the Sun hits Earth's magnetic field with extreme force, the...
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Healthy diets could shrink global farmland by 6 percent
From a satellite looking down at Earth, the most visible human mark on the planet is farmland. For decades, that mark has grown. Population rose. Incomes rose. Appetite for meat and processed food rose. The land under...
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508Science
Photon quantum computer fits in server rooms
For years, the dominant narrative in quantum computing has been one of extreme environmental control. Superconducting qubits and trapped ion systems have achieved remarkable scientific milestones, but they operate only...
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509Science
Neurons Are Generalists Not Specialists
A technology developed originally for an entirely different purpose—analyzing political voting patterns across vast geographic regions—has now been repurposed to decode the mammalian brain. Researchers at Columbia's...
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NASA Artemis III lander test prepares 2027 moon docking
Before any astronaut sets foot on the moon's surface, NASA must first prove that two spacecraft can find each other and connect flawlessly in the void of space. The Artemis III demonstration mission, scheduled for 2027,...
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511Science
Ions flow like liquid inside solid crystal
For decades, scientists knew that some solids could conduct ions almost as fast as liquids do. But no one had ever seen exactly how. A research team led by the University of Osaka, in collaboration with the National...
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Spider wattle faces extinction from altered fire frequency
The spidery wattle (Acacia araneosa) faces extinction because one key environmental factor has changed. This rare Australian plant relies on a specific fire frequency to trigger seed germination and clear competing...
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513Science
Invisible sensor sticks to skin without adhesive
For decades, wearable sensors meant hard plastic casings, visible wires, and adhesive patches that peeled off with a tug. The devices that monitored heartbeats or brain waves looked like medical equipment because they...
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Only 25 US Theaters Can Show The Odyssey in IMAX 70mm
The scarcity of these screenings was not planned. Most theaters replaced their film projectors with digital ones years ago, leaving only 25 U.S. venues still able to show "The Odyssey" this way. Many of the parts needed...
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Microgravity silences mitochondria protein production
Inside human cells, mitochondria produce fewer proteins when they leave Earth's gravity, and a newly identified molecular pathway explains why. For decades, space biologists knew that astronauts lose muscle and bone in...
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IMAX film offers unparalleled movie immersion
In 2023, before the release of his film Oppenheimer, director Christopher Nolan described to the Associated Press what he considers the ideal theater experience. He spoke about a specific film format that, in his words,...
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