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Scientists discover tiny plant trick that could supercharge crop yields
Researchers have uncovered a molecular trick used by hornwort plants that could help future crops capture carbon dioxide more efficiently. A unique protein feature called RbcS-STAR causes the key photosynthesis enzyme Rubisco to cluster into dense compartments, helping it work more effectively. When
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Mortgage rates rise and deals pulled over Iran war turmoil
Average mortgage rates hit highest since last August in the biggest upheaval since the mini-Budget.
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Video: North Korea conducts cruise missile test for destroyer
Cruise missiles were seen launching into the sky as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw naval tests.
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War In Iran Is Creating a Fertilizer Crisis Like Never Before
Surging prices for urea, ammonia and other nitrogen products.
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Israel pounds Lebanon, targets residential building in central Beirut
The strike in a densely populated area appears to be another attempted assassination, with no information yet on target.
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Oasis Reports 6.7% Stake in Nidec Engulfed in Accounting Scandal
Oasis Management Co. has built a significant stake in Nidec Corp., which is in turmoil following an accounting scandal that forced the Japanese electric-motor maker to delay financial results, see its credit rating downgraded and put it at risk of a delisting…
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Iran war: What is happening on day 12 of US-Israel attacks?
Iran says more than 1,300 civilians have been killed and nearly 10,000 civilian sites have been hit by Israel and US.
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Ocean warming may supercharge a tiny microbe that controls marine nutrients
As deep-sea waters warm, scientists expected trouble for the microbes that help keep ocean chemistry in balance. Instead, researchers found that Nitrosopumilus maritimus can adapt to warmer, iron-limited conditions by using iron more efficiently. Because these microbes control key nitrogen reactions
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Inside the Russian explosives plot that targeted the UK
Aleksandr Suranovas, charged with carrying out an act of terrorism for Russia, speaks to the BBC.
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Inside the Russian explosives plot that targeted the UK
Aleksandr Suranovas, charged with carrying out an act of terrorism for Russia, speaks to the BBC.
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A massive asteroid hit the North Sea and triggered a 330-foot tsunami
A long-running debate about the Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea has finally been resolved. Scientists now confirm it formed when a roughly 160-meter asteroid struck the seabed about 43–46 million years ago. New seismic imaging and rare shocked minerals in rock samples provided the crucial pro
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JPMorgan Marks Down Private Credit Portfolios, FT Reports
JPMorgan Chase & Co. told private credit lenders that it marked down the value of some loans, clamping down on its lending as worries mount over credit quality, the Financial Times reported.