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Life after death: From burned trees to bleached corals, how dead organisms live on as the building blocks of new life
Kai Kopecky, University of Colorado Boulder and John Kominoski, Florida International University People’s knee-jerk reaction to seeing death…
New cement cools buildings 5.4°C, may cut AC costs
Researchers developed a new 'supercool' cement that passively cools buildings by reflecting sunlight and emitting heat, potentially making the high-emission cement industry carbon-negative over its lifespan.
Constipation drug may slow chronic kidney disease decline
In a groundbreaking clinical trial, the constipation drug lubiprostone was found to preserve kidney function in patients with chronic kidney disease by improving gut health.
Stalagmite reveals 13-year drought tied to Maya collapse
A precisely dated stalagmite from a Yucatán cave reveals a series of severe, multi-year droughts that may have contributed to the collapse of the Classic Maya civilization.
Metformin’s anti-diabetes effect linked to brain pathway
A groundbreaking study reveals that the common diabetes drug metformin primarily works through a newly discovered neural pathway in the brain, changing our understanding of how to treat the disease.
New ‘quantum liquid crystal’ found at material interface
Researchers have discovered a new state of matter with unique electronic properties by layering a Weyl semimetal and a spin ice material in an unprecedented quantum experiment.
Scientists 3D-print glass nanostructures with near-100% reflectance
Using a newly developed resin and a high-precision printing process, researchers have fabricated nanoscale glass structures that achieve nearly perfect light reflectance, opening up new possibilities for the material in advanced optics.
Age of oldest known human footprints in Americas confirmed by new study
By analyzing ancient mud, scientists have added a powerful new line of evidence confirming that humans walked in North America during the peak of the last ice age.
Ancient leaf waxes reveal a wetter African past than dust records suggested
New evidence from ancient leaf waxes reveals that northern African summer rainfall remained stable even as the world plunged into an ice age, challenging a long-held view of the continent's climate history.
Scientists develop a ‘prism for sound,’ turning noise into an acoustic rainbow
Researchers have developed a novel device that splits a mix of sounds into its constituent frequencies, essentially creating an “acoustic rainbow.”