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Solar power takes a giant leap with the development of the most powerful panels ever created Solar panels built in an industrial format have reached a new performance threshold, combining record efficiency with unprecedented power output in a single, utility-scale design.  The advance reframes how much electricity modern panels can realistically deliver without expanding their footprint or changing how solar farms are built. Certified records leave the lab Certified testing captured

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Remains found under Fano belong to the only basilica designed by Vitruvius, the father of Western architecture A building long known only from an ancient text has now been confirmed as a physical structure in the heart of a modern city. It is indeed a basilica that was designed and built by Vitruvius, a Roman architect and engineer. It was completed more than 2,000 years ago. That confirmation turns architectural theory into

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What nobody tells you about the publishing process for scientific journals Research articles authored by women in the biomedical and life sciences have spend a longer time under peer-review than comparable papers authored by men.  That added time accumulates at the exact point where published work determines access to jobs, funding, and advancement. Between submission and publication, the review process determines when completed research can count

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Archaeologists discovered the lost tomb of an unnamed pharaoh A royal burial tomb has been uncovered intact enough to read its design, yet the king it once honored has disappeared from history. The find reframes a violent, fragmented chapter in ancient Egypt’s history as one where power was asserted, lost, and overwritten more often than records survived. Anubis Mountain yields clues Digging beneath the

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More than 500,000 women were followed for 16 years, and a strong signal emerged A single everyday nutrient quietly separates women with lower colorectal cancer risk from those with higher risk, across hundreds of thousands of lives that were followed for years. The pattern matters because it points to something specific that people can change, not a vague idea of eating better. A cohort built for scale In a

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Scientists identify a simple formula that slows DNA aging New research has found that a daily omega-3 supplement slows molecular measures of biological aging in older adults. The study reframes how small, routine health choices may influence the pace of aging itself rather than just its outward symptoms. Testing a three-part routine The evidence comes from blood-based aging markers that were tracked over several

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Land-use changes raise the risk of diseases spreading to humans Destroying forests, draining wetlands, and reshaping land can increase disease risk by changing how people and wildlife interact.

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City lights are changing sharks at a biological level City lights reaching the ocean may be quietly altering sharks’ biology, revealing how modern coastlines are reshaping life after dark.

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3,700-year-old DNA reveals a family secret that stunned scientists 3,700-year-old DNA found in a cave in Calabria reveals an extreme family connection that baffles scientists.

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Pompeii discovery links a lavish villa to Nero’s wife Poppaea A room decorated with peacocks reappears in a Roman villa near Pompeii after centuries hidden by volcanic ash.

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Fungus may help skin cancer spread faster New research shows a common skin fungus can help melanoma spread by changing cancer cell movement and energy use.

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Hikers stumble upon fossil evidence of an ancient sea turtle stampede dating back 80 million years Free climbers scrambling over a steep coastal mountain in Italy noticed something odd on a broad slab of limestone. The rock sitting on the Monte Conero anticline near Ancona, in Italy’s Marche region, holds many deep, paddle-like footprint tracks packed together on one surface. The climbers stopped because the slab looked nothing like a normal

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Newborn animals make smart decisions before learning begins New research shows newborn animals make smart decisions minutes after hatching, using flexible instincts that combine multiple subtle signals.

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Peat forests release more greenhouse gases than expected New research shows that even healthy tropical peat forests can release more warming gases due to water level changes and drought.

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Ocean pollution is quietly draining energy from seabirds Ocean pollution is quietly draining energy from seabirds’ cells, as mercury and forever chemicals disrupt mitochondria even on remote islands.

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Urban life trained spotted lanternflies to spread around the world City heat, pollution, and pesticides helped spotted lanternflies evolve traits that made them highly successful invaders, new research shows.

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Thousands of non-native plants could invade the Arctic Many non-native plants could survive in the Arctic, as rising temperatures and human activity make it easier for invasive plants to arrive.

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Scientists turn tumor immune cells into cancer killers New therapy reprograms immune cells inside tumors to attack cancer, bypassing traditional cell therapy manufacturing challenges.

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Fish are working harder for less food as oceans warm As oceans warm, marine predators are increasingly forced to eat smaller prey, leaving them working harder for less energy.

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AI can predict heat stress before coral bleaching begins Scientists have built an AI tool that predicts coral heat stress weeks early, giving reef managers time to act before bleaching starts.

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Giant prehistoric kangaroos may have been able to hop after all Giant 550 pound kangaroos could still hop scientists prove by studying fossil bones and calculating forces on ancient tendons.

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For the first time on Mars, a rover planned its own drive Using vision-based generative AI instead of human planners, Perseverance rover successfully mapped and drove its own routes across Mars.

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Airborne dust is quietly accelerating Greenland’s ice loss Windblown dust delivers nutrients to algae on Greenland ice, darkening the surface and accelerating melting and sea level rise.

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Small dams are heating rivers and fueling deadly fish disease Small river dams can raise water temperatures, helping parasites spread and increasing deadly kidney disease in brown trout during summers.

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Alzheimer’s memory loss may begin when the brain is at rest Alzheimer’s memory loss may be linked to disrupted brain activity during rest, when recent experiences are usually replayed and saved.

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New ladybird beetle discovered on a university campus A new ladybird beetle species was hiding in plain sight on a Japanese campus, exposing how easily even well-studied insects can be missed.

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2.6-million-year-old jawbone changes the story of human history A fossil jaw found in Ethiopia shows Paranthropus ranged far north, challenging long-held ideas about early human relatives and their diets.

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Flooding wetlands to fight climate warming may backfire Rewetting wetlands can help lock carbon in the ground, but fully flooding them may backfire by boosting methane emissions.

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Elephant bones changed the way early humans made tools Early humans in England used elephant bone to sharpen stone tools, revealing advanced planning, material knowledge, and surprising ingenuity.

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Babies understand verbs long before they can speak Before babies say their first word, their brains are already learning language. New research shows how early word understanding begins.

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