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Metal-organic interactions identified as a key factor in carbon cycling, improving predictions under climate change
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Metal-organic interactions identified as a key factor in carbon cycling, improving predictions under climate change

The global annual amount of carbon dioxide (CO₂) released through the microbial decomposition of soil organic carbon is estimated to be approximately five times greater than anthropogenic CO₂ emissions, highlighting the importance of understanding how climate change affects soil CO₂ release dynamics.

📅 2026-10-02 02:20:01    •    Phys.org
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One tiny chemical difference between RNA and DNA may help explain how life began
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One tiny chemical difference between RNA and DNA may help explain how life began

Scientists may have found a clue to one of the biggest mysteries surrounding the origin of life: how fragile RNA molecules could gather and survive before cells existed. New research shows that RNA is unusually good at assembling into tiny liquid-like droplets that concentrate molecules and can harden into protective, gel-like structures. Remarkably, much of this behavior may come down to a single oxygen-containing chemical group that RNA has but DNA lacks.

📅 2026-10-02 01:21:43    •    ScienceDaily
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Camelina genome analysis reveals how wild relatives could expand crop breeding options
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Camelina genome analysis reveals how wild relatives could expand crop breeding options

Camelina is a relatively new oilseed gaining interest for its potential use in food, livestock feed and renewable fuel markets. A newly published research paper provides insights into the camelina genome that could give breeders new tools to develop varieties with improved performance, stronger adaptability and traits that matter at the farm level.

📅 2026-10-01 23:00:01    •    Phys.org
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Bridging generations: Early findings suggest shared spaces may benefit both children and nursing home residents
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Bridging generations: Early findings suggest shared spaces may benefit both children and nursing home residents

It was the first day of school, and the kids at the Logan Intergenerational Family Education Center were not going to wait a second longer. Normally, the hordes of elementary schoolers would take turns chattering down the hallway to meet and visit their best friends—the senior-citizen residents of the Logan Manor nursing home—during breakfast.

📅 2026-10-01 22:20:06    •    Phys.org
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Small protein helps amplify cell signals from receptors targeted by many medicines
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Small protein helps amplify cell signals from receptors targeted by many medicines

A small protein known as p11 may play a much broader role in cellular signaling than previously thought. Researchers at Karolinska institutet have now shown that p11 interacts with numerous receptors targeted by commonly used medicines, opening new possibilities for treating conditions such as pain, inflammation and depression. The research is published in the journal Science Advances.

📅 2026-10-01 22:10:01    •    Phys.org
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Where the waters meet: Connecting global limits and river basin management
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Where the waters meet: Connecting global limits and river basin management

Human activity and climate change are putting growing pressure on water resources, disrupting the predictability of the water cycle and changing the availability and quality of freshwater. IIASA researchers and partners have developed a new framework for guiding water management and planning at the river basin level, derived from the existing Global Water Planetary Boundary.

📅 2026-10-01 22:00:18    •    Phys.org
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Webb provides crash course on planet-shattering collisions
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Webb provides crash course on planet-shattering collisions

In the early history of our solar system, scientists theorize that a Mars-sized object called Theia smashed into the infant Earth, vaporizing massive amounts of rock and blasting it into space. Some of that material coalesced into the moon, where NASA's Artemis program is returning humans, preparing for Mars and shaping the future of space exploration.

📅 2026-10-01 22:00:13    •    Phys.org
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New tool lets users repair AI-generated 3D models, then fabricate them just the way they want
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New tool lets users repair AI-generated 3D models, then fabricate them just the way they want

“What you see is what you get” is a guiding principle for many software engineers — create programs where the content you’re editing looks the same as the final product. But when you’re using generative artificial intelligence systems to 3D print, say, a mug, you’ll likely get a cup that can’t hold your coffee. Why is that?The issue is that AI models understand how an object should look, but not how it works, leading to impractical designs that undermine an item’s intended use. Even if you want to fix these errors, the models are typically hard to edit, especially for users new to 3D design.A new approach called “InstructMesh” makes it much easier to design and print household items, accesso...

📅 2026-10-01 22:00:00    •    MIT News
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New method generates nearly indistinguishable photons for quantum communication
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New method generates nearly indistinguishable photons for quantum communication

Working in close collaboration, researchers from Paderborn University, the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum have made a breakthrough in quantum communication. In their recently published paper in the journal Physical Review Letters, they demonstrate how special semiconductor nanostructures can be used to generate individual photons and pairs of photons that are almost perfectly identical. These "indistinguishable" particles form the basis for quantum entanglement and quantum interference.

📅 2026-10-01 21:40:10    •    Phys.org
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Artisans turn old São Paulo subway construction uniforms into backpacks
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Artisans turn old São Paulo subway construction uniforms into backpacks

Corporate uniforms, advertising banners and industrial technical fabrics almost always end up in landfills at the end of their "life cycles," even when they are still in good condition. To address this issue, Ciclou, a startup based in São Paulo, Brazil, has developed a system that transforms environmental liabilities into economic opportunities. The system connects major waste generators, such as industries and corporations in sectors like events and infrastructure, with artisans from the outskirts of the city.

📅 2026-10-01 21:40:05    •    Phys.org
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Yosemite toad killer may be hiding in their own homes
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Yosemite toad killer may be hiding in their own homes

UCLA biologists have found the hiding place of a silent killer stalking threatened Yosemite toads: their own burrows. The Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) fungus decimating amphibian populations around the world has long been thought to live in and infect the toads through their skin when they are in the water.

📅 2026-10-01 21:40:01    •    Phys.org
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AI method predicts retention times of small molecules more reliably
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AI method predicts retention times of small molecules more reliably

Whether in drug discovery, environmental analysis or metabolomics: anyone analyzing complex biological samples often needs to identify the small molecules they contain. Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, in collaboration with partners from the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich, have developed a method that addresses a problem in analytical chemistry that has persisted for decades.

📅 2026-10-01 21:30:01    •    Phys.org
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Viewer impatience may explain why ads lasting ten seconds or less outperform longer spots
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Viewer impatience may explain why ads lasting ten seconds or less outperform longer spots

A research team led by professor Inyoung Chae of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), together with professor Beth L. Fossen of Indiana University and professor Philip Kim of Texas Christian University in the United States, has demonstrated that ultrashort "micro ads" lasting 10 seconds or less are significantly more effective than longer, more elaborate advertisements at driving immediate online visits and consumer engagement.

📅 2026-10-01 21:20:12    •    Phys.org
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The 2025 Kamchatka tsunami kept the Pacific ringing for more than ten hours. Its rhythm could help tsunami warnings
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The 2025 Kamchatka tsunami kept the Pacific ringing for more than ten hours. Its rhythm could help tsunami warnings

On July 29, 2025, at 23:24 Universal Time, a long stretch of seafloor off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula was thrust upward. The magnitude 8.8 earthquake was the largest on Earth since the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and within minutes a tsunami was spreading across the Pacific. Warnings went out from Japan to Chile. On Shumshu, in the Kuril Islands, the water splashed up to about 19 meters (62 feet) high.

📅 2026-10-01 21:20:02    •    Phys.org
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Digital life doesn’t have to be this way
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Digital life doesn’t have to be this way

Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Science & Tech Digital life doesn’t have to be this way Writer, activist Cory Doctorow wants you to be mad about tech monopoly — but not blindly terrified of AI Max Larkin Harvard Staff Writer October 1, 2026 5 min read Cory Doctorow wants you to know it doesn’t have to be this way. At a discussion Wednesday night moderated by Elizabeth Mynatt, dean of Northeastern’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences, the Canadian-British writer and activist addressed a friendly room at the Berkman Klein Center. Doctorow has been a longtime comrade in the fight for an open, safe, and humanistic internet for which the center was founded 30 years ago.But he also belong...

📅 2026-10-01 21:18:34    •    Harvard Gazette
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