Are autistic suspects likely to be disadvantaged in forensic interviews?
A new study led by Flinders University finds both autistic and nonautistic suspects may be judged more harshly if any…
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Walking through flames: Orangutans rescued in Indonesia fires
The orangutan clings to the top of a mostly leafless tree in Indonesia's portion of Borneo as waves of thick smoke from…
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Seals and sea lions get their hearing tested at Australia Zoo
Scientists in Australia trained sea lions and seals to respond to a hearing test for research into how the marine…
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Malaysia closes schools in capital, parts of country due to haze
Malaysia closed schools in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the country Friday as haze from fires in neighboring…
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Fish may look fine in urban waters but their genes tell a different story
Blue damselfish, with their striking blue hue, are easy to spot, even along Okinawa's heavily urbanized coastlines. But…
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'Molecular movie' finally reveals how penicillin is made
Researchers from the University of Oxford and international collaborators have revealed previously unseen rapid…
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3D genome 'entanglement' may explain how cephalopods evolved complex brains
Octopuses, squid and cuttlefish, collectively known as coleoid cephalopods, have evolved exceptionally large and…
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Hurricane Isaias strengthens en route to US Gulf Coast
Isaias strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane on Thursday as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, the U.S. National…
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Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space
Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday after hurrying there eight months…
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Scientists create new statewide surface geologic map of Nebraska
A new academic paper by Paul Hanson and Matthew Joeckel of the Conservation and Survey Division in the University of…
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Global analysis reveals how armed conflict erodes farmland and potential food production
Armed conflict accelerates cropland loss, and the effects can persist for years after conflict begins and vary…
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Research shows how AI and mixed reality can enhance police work
How can AI provide police officers with better support in complex situations? In an interdisciplinary collaboration,…
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Most trading card packs hide the odds of winning rare cards, study finds
Pokémon, sports and other physical trading and collectible cards have been around for decades but have surged in…
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Introducing LGBT stories linked to more inclusive attitudes in primary schools
Can literature foster greater acceptance of LGBT people among elementary school students? This is the core question…
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Study documents beef industry group's early efforts to counter climate concerns
A leading U.S. beef industry trade association knew by 1989 that cattle contributed to global warming but focused its…
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Only 9% of major companies use biodiversity indicators, study finds
Biodiversity indicators can help companies make more sustainable decisions. But only 9% of the world's largest…
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The genetic switch behind the butterfly's enhanced visual world of color
Many insects see the world through hundreds of tiny lenses that are grouped together in a visual organ known as the…
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Cows deliver healthy calves without embryonic protein long thought essential for pregnancy
For decades, scientists have believed that a protein called interferon tau (IFNT) is indispensable for pregnancy in…
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Stratospheric winds can warn of extreme energy demand in Europe
A breakdown of normal polar winds in winter raises the chance of extreme cold—and a resulting spike in energy demand—in…
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Chance Instagram sighting leads to discovery of rare giant water lily in Colombia
A new paper published in the journal Phytotaxa describes a new species in the genus Victoria, the Colombian giant water…
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Bees struggle to smell flowers when air pollutants combine
Bees, moths and other pollinating insects have a harder time smelling flowers in polluted air, according to research…
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Netherlands report maps ecological and social aspects of large-scale carbon removal
There is a strong national and international commitment to large-scale carbon removal from the atmosphere (Carbon…
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Sentinel-3C returns its first views of Earth
Just two weeks after it was launched, the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite returned its first images and measurements…
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Informal food vendors: The invisible backbone of the world's food system
Walk through almost any city or town in a low-income or middle-income country and you'll pass them: the woman selling…
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Fossil bite marks suggest first evidence of a small raptor feeding on an apex predator
A prehistoric cold case near Drumheller reveals either a small-time raptor scavenged on an apex predator, or a baby…
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New framework links digital technology and mineral processing to support Africa's economic growth
Research published in the International Journal of Business Innovation and Research (IJBIR) suggests that African…
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New 'computational microscope' simulates DNA packaging at more than ten times previous scale
The DNA in our cells wraps around proteins called histones to form nucleosomes, which organize into chromatin. This…
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Chemists uncover the true active surface of nickel catalysts
Nickel is a promising, cost-effective and robust catalyst for alkaline water electrolysis—a key technology for the…
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Bavaria's ancestral languages: Resisting linguistic genocide
My ancestral languages, Boarisch (Bavarian) and Schwäbisch (Swabian), are routinely described as German dialects. That…
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Lensless imaging method enables long-term monitoring of living cells without staining
In a study led by Tampere University, researchers have developed a new lensless imaging method that produces precise…
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Atlantic weather pattern shaped southern Greenland's rain and snow for millennia, sediments reveal
In high-latitude coastal areas, Arctic amplification means that temperatures are rising faster than the global average.…
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Do we all see anger the same way?
Happiness, sadness, disgust, surprise, fear, contempt and anger. These are the basic emotions traditionally associated…
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Real-time oxygen measurements expose hidden losses in solar water splitting
A new technique developed at Imperial College London measures oxygen production in real time, revealing hidden losses…
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Nitrogen fixation 'off switch' discovery could one day help crops make their own fertilizer
Nitrogen is essential for life. It's needed to build proteins, DNA and many other components of cells. Although…
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How enzyme activity can accelerate molecular movement inside cells
A cell sitting in fluid looks like one of the most passive things in biology. Nutrients drift toward it on the aimless…
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Health-promoting imprisonment is being deprioritized, researcher claims
For several decades, Norwegian prison research has focused on the pains of imprisonment, isolation and the harm that…
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