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These tiny holes could change how the world cleans water

A team of researchers from the CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar…

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MIT’s new spacecraft engine could send tiny satellites to Mars

MIT engineers are developing a new spacecraft propulsion system that combines the strengths of traditional chemical rockets with the efficiency…

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Tiny X-ray telescope could unlock the Moon’s hidden chemistry

Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have used simulations to show that a small, newly developed X-ray telescope could help create…

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Tiny “sesame” sea slug discovered in Taiwan turns out to be a new species

A tiny new species of sea slug, smaller than a grain of rice, has been discovered off the coast of…

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This tiny mammal survived the dinosaur apocalypse and changed life on Earth

Mammals once shared the planet with dinosaurs until a catastrophic event 66 million years ago wiped out about 75% of…

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These tiny dinosaur fossils fooled scientists for 20 years

A long-standing puzzle involving dozens of unusually small dinosaur fossils has finally been resolved. Specimens once believed to represent a…

2 months ago

This tiny claw in a 500-million-year-old fossil just rewrote the origin of spiders

After a long day of teaching, Rudy Lerosey-Aubril turned to a familiar task: preparing a Cambrian arthropod fossil for study.…

3 months ago

Ocean warming may supercharge a tiny microbe that controls marine nutrients

Rising ocean temperatures driven by marine heat waves and climate change are reaching deep waters, raising concerns about disruptions to…

3 months ago

Scientists discover tiny plant trick that could supercharge crop yields

An international team of scientists has uncovered a surprising molecular strategy used by a rare group of land plants. The…

3 months ago

Tiny mammals are sending warning signs scientists can finally read

The decline of lions and pandas often captures global attention, but a quieter and potentially more damaging crisis is unfolding…

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