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Computer Science: Quantum Computers
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The entanglement advantage      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have demonstrated a way to entangle atoms to create a network of atomic clocks and accelerometers. The method has resulted in greater precision in measuring time and acceleration.

Environmental: Ecosystems Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Researchers discover root exudates have surprising and counterintuitive impact on soil carbon storage      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers examined root exudates and their impact on soil carbon storage revealing surprising and counterintuitive results.

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Biodiversity in Africa and Latin America at risk from oil palm expansion, new report warns      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Zero deforestation commitments may inadvertently leave vital habitats in Latin America and Africa vulnerable to agricultural expansion, a new study has found.

Space: Cosmology Space: Structures and Features
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Non-detection of key signal allows astronomers to determine what the first galaxies were -- and weren't -- like      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have been able to make some key determinations about the first galaxies to exist, in one of the first astrophysical studies of the period in the early Universe when the first stars and galaxies formed, known as the cosmic dawn.

Energy: Batteries
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Nanoengineers develop a predictive database for materials      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Nanoengineers have developed an AI algorithm that predicts the structure and dynamic properties of any material -- whether existing or new -- almost instantaneously. Known as M3GNet, the algorithm was used to develop matterverse.ai, a database of more than 31 million yet-to-be-synthesized materials with properties predicted by machine learning algorithms. Matterverse.ai facilitates the discovery of new technological materials with exceptional properties.

Chemistry: Thermodynamics
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A life-inspired system dynamically adjusts to its environment      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The system regulates its own temperature in response to environmental disturbances.

Anthropology: Early Humans Offbeat: Earth and Climate Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology
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DNA sequence enhances understanding origins of jaws      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have discovered and characterized a DNA sequence found in jawed vertebrates, such as sharks and humans, but absent in jawless vertebrates, such as lampreys. This DNA is important for the shaping of the joint surfaces during embryo development.

Archaeology: General
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One of Europe's most ancient domestic dogs lived in the Basque Country      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Wolf domestication occurred earlier than proposed until now, at least in western Europe. That possibility is raised by the results of the study of the humerus found in the Erralla cave (Gipuzkoa, Spain) in 1985.

Ecology: Trees Environmental: Ecosystems
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Animals are key to restoring the world's forests      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

By dispersing seeds, animals can rapidly reestablish plant diversity in degraded forests.

Environmental: Wildfires
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When cyclones and fires collide...      (via sciencedaily.com) 

As strong winds and torrential rains inundate Australia's south-eastern coast, new research suggests that high intensity bushfires might not be too far behind, with their dual effects extending damage zones and encroaching on previously low-risk residential areas.

Mathematics: General
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Using math to better treat cancer      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have identified a new method for scheduling radiation therapy that could be as much as 22 percent more effective at killing cancer cells than current standard radiation treatment regimens.

Offbeat: Earth and Climate Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology
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Ancient superpredator got big by front-loading its growth in its youth      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Whatcheeria, a six-foot-long salamander-like creature that lived 340 million years ago, was the T. rex of its time: the biggest, baddest predator in its habitat. A new study reveals how they grew to their 'giant' size: instead of growing slow and steady throughout their lives like many modern reptiles and amphibians, they did most of their growing when they were young.

Space: Structures and Features
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Astrophysicists hunt for second-closest supermassive black hole      (via sciencedaily.com) 

As massive as the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, the behemoth is hosted by a dwarf galaxy less than 1 million light-years away. Invisible so far -- maybe not for long.

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Planet's rarest birds at higher risk of extinction      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest risk of extinction.

Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology Paleontology: Fossils
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525-million-year-old fossil defies textbook explanation for brain evolution      (via sciencedaily.com) 

According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system solve a century-old debate over how the brain evolved in arthropods, the most species-rich group in the animal kingdom. Combining detailed anatomical studies of the fossilized nervous system with analyses of gene expression patterns in living descendants, they conclude that a shared blueprint of brain organization has been maintained from the Cambrian until today.

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Less intensively managed grasslands have higher plant diversity and better soil health      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have shown -- for the first time -- that less intensively managed British grazed grasslands have on average 50% more plant species and better soil health than intensively managed grassland. The new study could help farmers increase both biodiversity and soil health, including the amount of carbon in the soil of the British countryside.

Space: Cosmology Space: Structures and Features
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Astronomers observe intra-group light -- the elusive glow between distant galaxies      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Pioneering a new technique, researchers have peered into the extremely faint light that exists between galaxies to describe the history and state of orphan stars.

Archaeology: General Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology
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Ancient Roman coins reveal long-lost emperor      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A gold coin long dismissed as a forgery appears to be authentic and depicts a long-lost Roman emperor named Sponsian, according to a new study.

Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Mathematics: Modeling
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A simpler path to better computer vision      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Research finds using a large collection of simple, un-curated synthetic image generation programs to pretrain a computer vision model for image classification yields greater accuracy than employing other pretraining methods that are more costly and time consuming, and less scalable.

Energy: Alternative Fuels
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Simple semiconductor solutions could boost solar energy generation and enable better space probes      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A 'simple' tweak to perovskite solar cells during the fabrication stage could help to unlock the untold potential of the renewable energy source, according to new research.