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Optics & Photonics Oct 23, 2026

Light-based method enables precise control of ultrafast electron flow in a scanning tunneling microscope

What would it take to watch an electron move through a material? Researchers would need to see individual atoms and capture an electron's motion at incredibly short timescales. A Technion-led team has brought those two capabilities ...

Ecology Oct 23, 2026

Costly dead-tissue disorder in apples caused by faster growth rates

New research reveals that faster growth rates in Honeycrisp apples increase both the incidence and severity of the "bitter pit" disorder, which is responsible for large-scale fruit yield losses and avoidable economic impacts ...

Plants & Animals Oct 23, 2026

Iris patterns offer a noninvasive way to recognize individual Amazonian treefrogs

Identifying individual animals in the wild has long meant tagging, branding or clipping. For amphibians, the standard approach has often been toe-clipping, a procedure that can affect survival, physiology and behavior. A ...

Planetary Sciences Oct 23, 2026

A mineral from the inside of planets reveals a surprising lesson: How you push matters

In the deepest region of the Earth's mantle, just above the core, much of the material consists of crystals of magnesium oxide. In larger rocky exoplanets called super-Earths, the higher pressures in the lower mantle may ...

Plants & Animals Oct 23, 2026

Mother bats' hearts beat faster at the sound of their own babies' cries

A mother bat has one crucial challenge: find her own babies among hundreds of other bats in the colony. Making sure she cares for and nurses only her own offspring is important to ensuring their survival. Among Japanese house ...

Political science Oct 22, 2026

How we mark our ballot can affect how we feel about voting. Here's why

Have you ever left a polling place feeling that your mark on the ballot didn't quite say what you wanted it to? Perhaps you liked two candidates but had to drop one, or backed the one who might actually win over the one you ...

Social Sciences Oct 22, 2026

Beyond hearing: Sensing when conversation becomes difficult

About six years ago, hearing researcher Dr. Kelly Miles had a stroke just a week after having a baby.

Political science Oct 22, 2026

How Zimbabwe's government turned international condemnation into political ammunition

International pressure intended to encourage democratic reform can sometimes strengthen the very governments it seeks to hold to account, according to new research from The University of Manchester.

Analytical Chemistry Oct 22, 2026

New test measures potentially harmful metals in cellulose food packaging

A technique for detecting potentially harmful metals in regenerated cellulose food packaging is discussed in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution. The new tool can be used for safety assessments of materials ...

Astronomy Oct 22, 2026

Autonomous triangular modules could build tomorrow's mega-observatories

Private companies are getting better at launching more mass into space with larger rockets. But there is still a major constraint on the size of objects we can get into orbit—fairing size. This places physical constraints ...

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