At the heart of our sun, fusion is unfolding. As hydrogen atoms merge to form helium, they emit energy, producing the heat and light that reach us here on Earth. Inspired by our nearby star, researchers want to create fusion ...
Plasma Physics
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Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate far more energy than previously thought without breaking apart—a breakthrough with direct implications ...
Astronomy
Jan 8, 2026
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When engineers and planners design roads, bridges and dams, they rely on hydrological models intended to protect infrastructure and communities from 50- and 100-year floods. But as climate change increases the frequency and ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 8, 2026
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Microbes often display cooperative behavior in which individual cells put in work and sacrifice resources to collectively benefit the group. But sometimes, "cheater" cells in the group may reap the benefits of this cooperation ...
Evolution
Jan 8, 2026
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UBC Okanagan researchers have created a new two-layer membrane filtration system that can significantly reduce the amount of micro and nanoplastics that leak from landfills into local water basins.
Environment
Jan 8, 2026
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Entrepreneurs driven by independence and creativity are far more likely to feel satisfied with their lives than those motivated by status or money, according to new research from King's Business School.
Economics & Business
Jan 8, 2026
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A new technology has been developed that enables cuffless noninvasive blood pressure monitoring by using ultrasonic to track real-time changes in vascular diameter—without the need for a traditional cuff. The technology is ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 8, 2026
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The river Rhine is estimated to carry between 3,000 and 4,700 metric tons of macrolitter—pieces of litter larger than 25 millimeters in size—towards the North Sea every year, according to research published in Communications ...
Environment
Jan 8, 2026
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NASA canceled its first spacewalk of the year and may bring its crew back early from the International Space Station due to an onboard medical issue.
Space Exploration
Jan 8, 2026
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Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder may have solved a pressing mystery about the universe's gravitational wave background.
Astronomy
Jan 8, 2026
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