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Currents in an Arctic sea accelerate the sinking of carbon-carrying phytoplankton
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Currents in an Arctic sea accelerate the sinking of carbon-carrying phytoplankton

Tiny plantlike organisms called phytoplankton that form the base of marine food webs topped by orcas, whales and sharks usually get eaten or slowly sink to the seafloor, carrying carbon as they go. Across most of the ocean, the descent from sunlit surface layers takes weeks. But in the Arctic's Chukchi Sea, scientists have found that a convergence of currents pushes phytoplankton from under the ice to the seafloor at four times the usual speed.

📅 2026-09-23 13:00:07    •    Phys.org
3,000-year-old burial of ancient Egyptian horse found — and a nearby stone carving depicts a captured prisoner
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3,000-year-old burial of ancient Egyptian horse found — and a nearby stone carving depicts a captured prisoner

Archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old burial of a horse, likely used for military purposes, inside an ancient fort on the western Nile Delta in Egypt.The horse was a young male of medium size that may have pulled a chariot or worked in other military activities. Archaeologists also found remains of the chariot horse's harness fittings nearby. Given these discoveries, it's likely that this was a ceremonial burial, according to a translated statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Some of the hieroglyphic tablets found inside the fortress along with a tablet depicting a captured Libyan prisoner. (Image credit: Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and An...

📅 2026-09-23 13:00:00    •    Live Science
New model identifies expert consensus to keep complex decision rankings stable
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New model identifies expert consensus to keep complex decision rankings stable

A new decision-making tool developed by Queensland University of Technology researchers could help governments, businesses and organizations make more reliable decisions for such projects as major infrastructure and public policy development. Developed by Ph.D. researchers Omid Motamedisedeh and Faranak Zagia from the QUT School of Architecture and Built Environment, the model addresses a major challenge in group decision-making: Small differences in expert judgments can sometimes lead to dramatically different outcomes.

📅 2026-09-23 12:40:01    •    Phys.org
Breakthrough drug reverses skin aging and dramatically speeds healing
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Breakthrough drug reverses skin aging and dramatically speeds healing

A topical drug that removes aging, damaged cells helped older mice heal skin wounds significantly faster. The treatment appeared to reactivate repair pathways involved in inflammation, collagen production, and new blood vessel growth.

📅 2026-09-23 12:32:35    •    ScienceDaily
When everyday sounds trigger big feelings: Inside misophonia research
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When everyday sounds trigger big feelings: Inside misophonia research

Misophonia causes strong emotions in response to everyday sounds like chewing or sniffing. The condition often involves feelings of immediate distress or anger. This can be confusing and upsetting for children, adults and their families or friends.

📅 2026-09-23 12:20:01    •    Phys.org
These tropical trees breathe at night to survive drought
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These tropical trees breathe at night to survive drought

Some tropical trees have evolved a clever way to survive drought by taking in carbon dioxide at night, allowing them to keep their pores closed during the hot daytime and conserve water. By comparing three Clusia species, researchers discovered that this water-saving form of photosynthesis, known as CAM, did not arise through a single evolutionary change. Instead, ancient genome duplications followed by millions of years of genetic reshuffling produced strikingly different strategies, from strong CAM to stress-triggered and hybrid forms.

📅 2026-09-23 12:05:24    •    ScienceDaily
Earth's crust is 'unzipping' beneath Italy — and that could explain most of the earthquakes in the region
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Earth's crust is 'unzipping' beneath Italy — and that could explain most of the earthquakes in the region

The crust under Italy is "unzipping" and falling away into the mantle, new research finds. This process is the driver of much of the seismic activity in the Apennine Mountains, the long chain of peaks that runs like a spine down the Italian peninsula. This area provides a unique look into the swan song of subduction, or the movement of a slab of oceanic crust under a neighboring chunk of continental crust, said study lead author Stefano Tavani, a geoscientist at the University of Florence. "We are experiencing the very, very late-stage to the subduction, and the tectonics is driven by a different engine, which is this unzipping," Tavani told Live Science. The Mediterranean region, between Af...

📅 2026-09-23 12:00:00    •    Live Science
First stellar stream beyond the Milky Way could reveal dark matter
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First stellar stream beyond the Milky Way could reveal dark matter

Astronomers have discovered the first globular cluster stellar stream beyond the Milky Way, opening a new way to study dark matter in distant galaxies. These faint trails of stars trace a galaxy’s gravitational structure and could eventually help scientists map invisible matter across the universe.

📅 2026-09-23 11:23:11    •    ScienceDaily