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Unprecedented atlas explores mitochondria across the tree of life

The mitoproteomes of five parasites and a plant hold medical potential — and reignite the question of just when the mitochondrion evolved.

History’s long-secret codes are being cracked by amateurs using AI

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Memory stays strong in old age when this brain enzyme is active

Data from mouse brains and 13 human brains show a link between levels of a lipid-degrading enzyme and cognitive resilience.

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Jurassic flightless bird reveals early ecological diversity of avialans

A fossil bird from the Upper Jurassic Zhenghe Fauna of southeastern China contemporary with Archaeopteryx and that clearly could not fly sheds new light on the ecological diversification of early-diverging avialans.

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Daily briefing: Bleached corals revived by healthy neighbour’s touch

Ghostly white corals are fully restored in eight weeks by contact with a healthy counterpart. Plus, arXiv is capping submissions per researcher and four good news stories to brighten your day.

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- Lay of the land: terrestrial conservation efforts cover a wider area than thought
  
  Governments around the world have pledged to conserve 30% of the terrestrial realm by 2030, but official data suggest that the target is barely halfway to being met. A combined global and national-level data set now shows that up to 27% of land area is conserved, but gaps in ecological representation remain.
  
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- Some Jurassic period birds were flightless
  
  The fossil discovery of an early avian ancestor in China reveals that flightless birds lived alongside the known flying species.
  
  Fernando E. Novas
  
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- Large blind test of methane-detecting satellites lends credibility to emissions data
  
  Twelve methane-sensing satellites were tested for their accuracy in measuring controlled-release events in the Arizona desert over a year-long blind test. Many were found to detect and quantify releases accurately, with instruments purpose-built for methane sensing performing best.
  
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- Alveolar stem cells go beyond making gas-exchange cells to repair damaged airways
  
  Alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells are the stem cells of the lung’s air sacs and are responsible for maintaining alveolar structure and gas exchange. A study that tracked AT2 cells shows that, after injury to the airway, they can also migrate between lung compartments and become bronchiolar cells to help repair damaged airways.
  
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- How early tetrapods got their neck
  
  As fish evolved into four-limbed creatures, their skull separated from their shoulders to form a neck. Now we learn that this early neck was surprisingly rigid.
  
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Nearly half of reef-building corals face elevated relative risk of extinction

David O. Obura
Beth Polidoro
Bryan Wilson
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Catalytic transfer of carbon atoms enables spirofusion of C–C σ-bonds

Hayato Fujimoto
Masayuki Mizutani
Mamoru Tobisu
Article14 Oct 2026
Structural basis of ligand recognition and gating in mosquito IRs

Li Xu
Xin Wang
Xiaojing Pan
Article14 Oct 2026
Evidence for multi-Li⁺ clustering in lithium-ion battery electrolytes

Machine-learning-enabled atomistic simulations, spectroscopy, electrochemical data and quantum-chemical calculations reveal previously unstudied multi-lithium-ion complexes without bound anions, improving understanding of lithium-ion-battery functionality at the atomic level.

James M. Stevenson
Garvit Agarwal
Richard A. Friesner
ArticleOpen Access14 Oct 2026
Global conservation area coverage substantially exceeds current estimates

A globally representative sample of 25 countries and territories indicates that conservation areas cover 26.81% of the land, much closer to the 30% by 2030 target than officially reported.

Helen M. K. O’Neill
Joe Beeken
Robert J. Smith
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Unprecedented atlas explores mitochondria across the tree of life

History’s long-secret codes are being cracked by amateurs using AI

Memory stays strong in old age when this brain enzyme is active

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IceCube just won a Nobel prize. Protect astroparticle physics projects with the same potential

Memory stays strong in old age when this brain enzyme is active

Unprecedented atlas explores mitochondria across the tree of life

PhD students who write dissertation with AI less likely to stay in academia

History’s long-secret codes are being cracked by amateurs using AI

World’s timekeepers upend how they adjust time to avoid catastrophic ‘negative second’

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Lay of the land: terrestrial conservation efforts cover a wider area than thought

Some Jurassic period birds were flightless

Large blind test of methane-detecting satellites lends credibility to emissions data

Alveolar stem cells go beyond making gas-exchange cells to repair damaged airways

How early tetrapods got their neck

A mysterious jelly seems to be left behind by toads

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