Ancient Horsetail Plant Makes Alien-Like Water, Scientists Reveal
Researchers studied a 400-million-year-old plant (horsetail) and found that its internal structure acts like a natural distiller, producing water with bizarre oxygen isotope signatures.ScienceDaily These isotope patterns resemble those found in meteorites, challenging existing models of how water behaves in biological systems.ScienceDaily By understanding this process, scientists can use both living and fossilized horsetails to…
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A Giant Hidden Meteor Crater Was Just Discovered in China
Geophysicists uncovered a massive, 900-meter-wide crater in Guangdong, China a rare and well-preserved impact site from the Holocene.ScienceDaily The crater’s shock-altered quartz confirms a high-energy meteor strike, offering fresh insight into Earth’s recent impact history.ScienceDaily Because the site has survived heavy erosion, it provides a unique record that could reshape how scientists understand small-object impacts.
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Scientists Solve a 700-Year-Old Royal Murder via Forensics
For the first time, researchers have identified the remains of Béla, Duke of Macsó (c. 1245–1272), revealing the story of his murder using forensic and bioarchaeology.ScienceDaily The team used DNA and skeletal analysis to confirm his identity and reconstruct what likely happened, mixing history and hard science.ScienceDaily This work is a powerful example of how…
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Light Can Physically Push Atoms in 2D Materials A New Physics Trick
Scientists at Rice University found that laser light can physically distort the atomic lattice of Janus 2D semiconductors (TMDs), pushing atoms in a controllable way.ScienceDaily These Janus materials have asymmetric layers that amplify the effect of optically induced forces, revealing a mechanism called “optostriction.”ScienceDaily This discovery could lead to novel photonic chips, ultra-sensitive sensors, and…
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AI Could Help Us Predict the Next Pandemic, Scientists Propose
A global team of scientists says that advances in AI could radically strengthen our preparedness for future pandemics by analyzing weird epidemiological clues and large-scale data.ScienceDaily Their proposed system would use limited but noisy data like climate or socioeconomic indicators to spot outbreaks before they blow up.ScienceDaily They stress that ethical, transparent, and collaborative AI…
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Why Antibiotics Work Better in Flowing Fluid, Say Researchers
A microfluidic device that mimics the body’s fluid flow revealed that some antibiotic-resistant bacteria are actually more vulnerable when in motion.ScienceDaily In static lab tests, Pseudomonas aeruginosa seemed highly resistant but in flowing conditions, antibiotics wiped out the infection more effectively.ScienceDaily This could change how we test antibiotics in the lab and lead to more…
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AI Scans Internet and Unmasks 1,000+ Fake Science Journals
Computer scientists built an AI system that identifies predatory journals by analyzing their websites for questionable editorial practices and citation behavior.ScienceDaily When applied to more than 15,000 open-access journals, the system flagged over 1,400 suspicious titles helping protect scientific integrity.ScienceDaily While AI does the heavy lifting, human experts still validate the findings to avoid false…
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AI Just Rescued 90% of Science That Was Lost
Researchers developed an AI-driven platform (FAIR² Data Management) that revives scientific datasets that were never properly shared or reused.ScienceDaily It automates curation, peer review, metadata generation, and certification making data “findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable” (FAIR) in a scalable way.ScienceDaily With this, AI isn’t just a tool for predictions it’s preserving science’s foundation and giving…
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Laser Satellites Reveal Secret Antarctic CO₂ Spike
New laser-based satellite observations combined with AI reveal that the Southern Ocean emits about 40% more carbon dioxide in winter than previously believed.ScienceDaily This “dark-season” CO₂ burst was hidden because traditional sensors rely on sunlight, but LIDAR with machine learning penetrated the polar darkness.ScienceDaily These findings force scientists to rethink global carbon cycle models, as…
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Life’s Growth Has a Hidden Ceiling, Scientists Find
Biologists have discovered a “global constraint principle” that explains why life’s growth slows down even when nutrients are plentiful it’s not just one shortage, but a network of internal limits.ScienceDaily Using simulations and biological data (especially from E. coli), they show that as one bottleneck is relieved, others (like enzyme production or membrane space) kick…
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