Researchers at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands have developed a polymer that adopts a coiled spring configuration at low temperatures and unfolds again upon heating. Furthermore, the molecule can break down ...
Polymers
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A new study has found that artificial intelligence (AI) can now spot signs of depression in online writing, and can do so with high accuracy.
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2025
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By evaluating historical climate records, observational and projection data, an international team of researchers found a "pushing and triggering" mechanism that has driven the Arctic climate system to a new state, which ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 21, 2025
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Undergraduate and graduate students took a lead role in a Virginia Tech study that analyzed global research on marine debris, uncovering surprising sources of ocean trash and pointing out solutions for a growing environmental ...
Environment
Oct 21, 2025
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The new Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first images, highlighting concentrations of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and ozone. Despite being preliminary, these images mark a major milestone in ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 21, 2025
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Reptiles could overtake amphibians as the highest priority for conservation among vertebrates as threats like climate change and invasive species worsen in the future, according to a new conservation index tool developed ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2025
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Understanding molecular diversity is fundamental to biomedical research and diagnostics, but existing analytical tools struggle to distinguish subtle variations in the structure or composition among biomolecules, such as ...
Biochemistry
Oct 21, 2025
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In July 2025, Uganda's courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection of religious and cultural freedom. For most social scientists and policymakers who have long declared ...
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2025
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In some parts of Earth's interior, seismic waves travel at different speeds depending on the direction in which they are moving through the layers of rock in Earth's interior. This property is known as seismic anisotropy, ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 21, 2025
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Lignins—the complex molecules that make plants sturdy and allow them to grow tall—are not as random as once thought. A new international study led by Prof. Edouard Pesquet at Stockholm University uncovers how lignins' chemistry ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2025
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