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Biology: Microbiology
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The surprising origin of a deadly hospital infection      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Surprising findings from a new study suggest that the burden of C. diff infection may be less a matt ...

Archaeology: General Offbeat: General Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology
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Viking dentistry was surprisingly advanced      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Widespread caries and toothache -- but also some dental work and filing of front teeth. Viking Age t...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals
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Surprise discovery: For most animals, sperm quality does not reduce with age      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

In humans, male fertility and sperm fitness decline with age, but scientists have made the surprisin...

Physics: Quantum Computing
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Researchers make a surprising discovery about the magnetic interactions in a Kagome layered topological magnet      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A team conducted an in-depth investigation of the magnetism of TbMn6Sn6, a Kagome layered topologica...

Biology: Microbiology
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Surprise COVID discovery helps explain how coronaviruses jump species      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Unexpected new insights into how COVID-19 infects cells help explain why coronaviruses are so good a...

Offbeat: General
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The surprising effect of presence hallucinations on social perception      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Neuroscientists have devised a way to alter our social perception and monitor specific types of hall...

Chemistry: Thermodynamics Energy: Alternative Fuels Offbeat: General Physics: Optics
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In a surprising finding, light can make water evaporate without heat      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

At the interface of water and air, light can, in certain conditions, bring about evaporation without...

Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: General
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'Mona Lisa' hides a surprising mix of toxic pigments, study shows      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Leonardo da Vinci is renowned to this day for innovations in fields across the arts and sciences. No...

Chemistry: General Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry Engineering: Nanotechnology Physics: General
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Surprising discovery shows electron beam radiation can repair nanostructures      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

In a surprising new study, researchers have found that the electron beam radiation that they previou ...

Anthropology: General
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The unexpected origins of a modern finance tool      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Surprisingly, the origins of financial discounting began with 17th-century English clergymen. ...

Computer Science: Quantum Computers
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Qubit coherence decay traced to thermal dissipation      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Hitherto a mystery, the thermal energy loss of qubits can be explained with a surprisingly simple ex ...

Biology: Developmental
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Surprising discovery of low-noise genes      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

While engaging in cell division research, researchers made a surprisingly quiet discovery. When cell ...

Environmental: Water
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How mega-floods can be predicted      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Extreme flood events are extraordinary outliers that were not considered possible on the basis of lo...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General Biology: Microbiology Biology: Zoology
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Surprise discovery of tiny insect-killing worm      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists have discovered a tiny worm species that infects and kills insects. These worms, called n...

Engineering: Robotics Research
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Morphing cones under compression: New research uncovers surprises for soft robotic actuators      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Engineers investigating the load-bearing capacity of conical shells, made from soft materials, have...