There's 13 Great Lakes' worth of water hidden beneath the contiguous US, new map reveals - By - Emily Gardner, Eos.org - published - 14 February 26 - Researchers used 1 million data points and a machine learning algorithm to estimate groundwater stores with higher resolution than ever before.

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Geology -- Scientist accidentally stumbles across bizarre ancient 'wrinkle structures' in Morocco that shouldn't be there

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Human Behavior -- Trump 2.0 is dismantling American science. Here's what's at stake, according to researchers.

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Microsoft can now store data for 10,000 years on everyday glass thanks to laser breakthrough - By - Keumars Afifi-Sabet - published - 18 February 26 - Improvements to the data writing and reading techniques, alongside a new way to store data, mean the technology is more accessible than before.

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The biggest trees in the Peruvian Amazon store the most carbon - and they also face the greatest threat from humans - By - Brian Owens - published - 18 February 26 - The Amazon's biggest trees store disproportionately more carbon than smaller trees do, new study finds. But in the Peruvian Amazon, large trees are currently prioritized for harvest.

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Supercomputers simulated the orbits of 1 million satellites between Earth and the moon - and less than 10% survived - By - Harry Baker - published - 18 February 26 - Researchers used a pair of powerful supercomputers to simulate the potential trajectories of 1 million satellites in a cislunar orbit between Earth and the moon. Less than 10% of these orbits remained stable throughout the simulations, but this is not as disastrous as it may sound.

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Research group claims preeclampsia doomed the Neanderthals, but experts say it's just a 'thought experiment' By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 18 February 26 - Preeclampsia, a complication of pregnancy that involves high blood pressure, could have led to a decline in Neanderthals' fertility, a new study suggests.

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Missing megaflood: How did the Mediterranean transform from a salt-filled bowl to a deep sea if it wasn't a cataclysmic deluge? By - Dana Mackenzie, Knowable Magazine - published - 18 February 26 - Researchers have long believed that a sudden, massive deluge filled a dry, salt-filled Mediterranean 5 million years ago. Turns out that probably didn't happen, but there was still drama aplenty.

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Humanoid robots show off creepily impressive kung-fu moves during Lunar New Year festival in China - By - Keumars Afifi-Sabet - published - 17 February 26 - Improvements to the AI that powers Unitree's H2 and G1 humanoid robots, alongside mechanical upgrades, have resulted in a dazzling kung-fu demonstration.

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Sleep deprivation harms the gut via the vagus nerve, early study reveals - By - Sahana Sitaraman - published - 17 February 26 - New research reveals that sleep deprivation sends aberrant signals through the vagus nerve, triggering a serotonin surge that can kill gut stem cells.

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Our adorable, noodle-like ancestor had 4 eyes, half-a-billion-year-old fossils reveal - By - Patrick Pester - published - 17 February 26 - The earliest recorded vertebrates had four eyes to escape predators in the ancient Cambrian ocean, according to half-a-billion-year-old fossils from China that shed light on our evolutionary origins.

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Hidden slippery clay on seafloor may have worsened devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan - By - Stephanie Pappas - published - 17 February 26 - A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make such a devastating tsunami.

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Vanishing lakes in Tibet may have triggered earthquakes by awakening faults in Earth's crust - By - Colin Barras - published - 17 February 26 - Shrinking lakes in Tibet likely woke up long-dormant tectonic faults, a new study finds. The findings strengthen the link between climate change and earthquakes

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Many men lose their Y chromosomes as they age. It may shorten their lives. By - Jenny Graves - published - 16 February 26 - A researcher explores why men lose their Y chromosomes in cells as they age and the health implications associated with this loss.

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China turns desert into carbon sink, a viking giant in a mass grave, real-life inception, and a Valentine's gift idea from nature - By - Ben Turner - published - 14 February 26 - Science news this week - Feb. 14 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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