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To prove out the findings in real biology, Schramma stuck his arm back into the fish tank, nipped more leaves, and snapped microscope images of the cells within to measure Elodea’s actual packing fractions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026 -
But Commandment’s final fractions numbers are excellent.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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An ancient and unusual object Water, or H2O, typically contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Carbohydrate structure Carbohydrates, or sugars, are biomolecules made up of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen atoms.—
Julie Pollock,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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Archaeobotanists find various parts of plants, including seeds, chaff, fruit pits, nutshells and cobs.—
Alexandria Mitchem Hansen,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 2025
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And these nutshells that are now all restored have been used for that purpose for more than eight decades.—
Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 2025
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Since then, scientists have devised ways of redesigning these molecules to better infiltrate muscle cells, leading to vastly higher dystrophin levels.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
7 May 2026
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Future systems are expected to handle even larger and more complex molecules with greater accuracy.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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In the five-minute work, Pau employs snippets lifted from government newsreels, most notably footage of a swimming contest held at Victoria Harbor in the 1960s showing throngs of Hong Kong citizens launching themselves into the ocean and paddling enthusiastically.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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In a humorous video posted Thursday on his Instagram account, Banksy showed snippets of how the sculpture was put up in the dead of night.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Of course, this being DC and the WHCD, there are always whispers and smoke.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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The amount of hearing patients gained varied, but 80% achieved at least some significant hearing restoration and 42% ended up with normal hearing, which included the ability to hear whispers, Regeneron says.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The artist wore a floor-length gown constructed from real electrical cables and wiring, interwoven with moss, succulents, and circuit board fragments, with butterfly motifs scattered throughout.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Thousands of cases of a popular Aldi dessert have been recalled because they may be contaminated with glass fragments.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The typical serving size of milk is one cup (8 ounces).—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
3 May 2026
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Drizzle two bar spoons of honey sweetener in the cup, followed by two ounces of bourbon, mixing the ingredients together.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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“Kennings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kennings. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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