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Self-powered vibration sensor for wearable health care and voice detection
When people breathe, speak, sing or clear their throats, their bodies are in constant motion. Air flowing through the lungs, the oscillation of vocal folds in the throat and the rhythmic expansion of the chest all produce tiny vibrations that…
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Exercise rewires the brain — boosting the body’s endurance
Certain neurons in mice become more easily activated after multiple exercise sessions, a study has found.Credit: Dr Gopal Murti/Science Photo Library
Exercise pumps up your muscles — but it might also be pumping up your neurons. According to a…
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Science funding needs fixing — but not through chaotic reforms
The UK science ecosystem is in limbo. On 1 February, the country’s national science-funding agency, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), announced large changes to how research grants will be judged and awarded. Although the precise details are…
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Pre-incision structures reveal principles of DNA nucleotide excision repair
Marteijn, J. A., Lans, H., Vermeulen, W. & Hoeijmakers, J. H. Understanding nucleotide excision repair and its roles in cancer and ageing. Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 15, 465–481 (2014).
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Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say | Climate crisis
The world is closer than thought to a “point of no return” after which runaway global heating cannot be stopped, scientists have said.
Continued global heating could trigger climate tipping points, leading to a cascade of further tipping…
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Newly discovered radio signal from the center of our galaxy could put Einstein’s relativity to the test
Is the ultradense core of a gigantic star lurking in the center of the Milky Way?
Scientists think they may have found just that: the signal of a pulsar, a rapidly rotating ancient star core, in the heart of our galaxy. The rare discovery could…
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Watch Vulcan Centaur rocket launch ‘neighborhood watch’ satellites for the US military early on Feb. 12
Rocket Launch: Vulcan USSF-87 – YouTube
Watch OnA Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch a pair of space surveillance satellites for the U.S. military early Thursday morning (Feb. 12), and you can watch the action live.
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How do deep-sea fish see in dark water? This new study could hold the clue
February 11, 2026
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How do deep-sea fish see in dark water? This new study could hold the clue
Three species of Red Sea fish appear to rely on special “hybrid” retina cells to see in dim environments
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Saturn's moon Titan could have formed in a merger of two old moons – Phys.org
- Saturn’s moon Titan could have formed in a merger of two old moons Phys.org
- Saturn’s rings were born from a massive ancient moon merger Yahoo
- Titan could have formed as a result of a collision between Saturn’s moons Universe Space Tech
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