Researchers identify useful tool for diagnosing endocrine dysfunction in sick foals
Researchers have found that an arginine vasopressin stimulation (AVP) test offers a reliable way to assess endocrine…
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Satellite images could help target sustainable farming support for small fields
For decades, satellites have helped scientists observe Earth's changing landscapes. Now, they could also help answer…
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First 3D views explain how primate cone pigments distinguish red from green
Human color vision depends on three types of cone cells in the retina. Although all three contain the same…
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Soil carbon effectively measured by new, efficient AI model
A new computer model is one of the first artificial intelligence tools to advance scientific discovery in agriculture…
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Research cautions that sometimes working together can actually spur inequality
Encouraging people to contribute to a common good can have a surprising drawback: a risk that rewards become…
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UN lists South Sudan antelope route as heritage in danger
The United Nations has fast-tracked a vast antelope migration path in South Sudan onto its List of World Heritage in…
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What Australian lakes showed us about Martian hydrology
The expansive red bluffs of Western Australia's Yilgarn Craton give the landscape a Martian appearance. It turns out…
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'Dead stars' may have surprisingly healthy appetites
"Dead stars" known as white dwarfs have already shown the potential to help us better understand how planetary systems,…
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Seven possible quasar lenses emerge from AI scan of 800,000 DESI objects
Quasars, distant cores of galaxies powered by supermassive black holes, are among the most luminous objects in the…
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Identify birds offline using AI: New app records animal sounds directly on your smartphone
Previous apps for identifying animal calls regularly hit practical limits: Without a stable internet connection,…
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Industrial poultry farming is accelerating the spread of a major foodborne disease
A new study by the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research at the University of Oxford reveals that…
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Researchers uncover new mechanism behind DNA repair
Roughly 20 million people receive a cancer diagnosis each year, and an estimated 1 in 5 people will receive a cancer…
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Fossil footprints reveal body size and group dynamics of 1.4-million-year-old human relative
Ancient footprints preserved along the shores of Kenya's Lake Turkana are reshaping scientists' understanding of one of…
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Gender gap in predicted grades raises questions over their use in university admissions
A study of more than 350,000 students in England has found that teachers predict higher A-Level grades for girls than…
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Hidden DNA copying may give bacteria a faster route to antibiotic resistance
The dangers of antibiotic overuse have become increasingly clear in recent decades. Excessive use accelerates the…
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New research turns the Dunning-Kruger effect on its head: Rethinking the confident incompetent
Researchers at the University of Bath and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) suggest that the…
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Astronomers identify one of the universe's rarest black hole events
A team of astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has observed an extremely rare "wandering"…
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Can a newly discovered soil fungus stop the devastating African armyworm when chemicals have failed?
The African armyworm is a highly destructive migratory pest that damages maize, sorghum, millet and sugarcane. These…
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Highly tunable electro-optic isolator achieves one-way light flow on photonic chips
Integrated photonic devices—tiny circuits that use light instead of electrons—are becoming increasingly important for…
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Biomolecular condensates reveal surprising activity as catalysts
Biomolecular condensates are ubiquitous in living cells, including bacteria, viruses, plants and mammalian systems.…
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Rethinking how we protect the world's mountain communities
As melting glaciers and shifting climates push mountain ecosystems to the brink, an international team of researchers…
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AI finds tiny gene editor changes that reduce unintended DNA edits
Gene editing is a highly precise and powerful technology that allows scientists to insert, delete, modify or replace…
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Low-cost, rare-earth-free material for carbon recycling
To improve carbon recycling and reduce emissions, researchers at Science Tokyo developed iron-substituted calcium…
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Scientists pinpoint where cells first begin copying DNA
Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and collaborators have uncovered one of the earliest steps…
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The surprising physics hiding in a single handful of beach sand
Sand has a way of getting everywhere on a beach day—and for some, it can make or break the whole trip. There's the way…
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Low-level cloud loss amplifies global warming, simulations suggest
Low-level clouds over Earth's oceans play a prominent role in keeping our planet cool by reflecting sunlight away from…
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Study reveals how single-atom Cu-TiO₂ photocatalysts promote CO₂-to-CO conversion
Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 offers a promising approach to storing energy from intermittent sunlight in…
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Invasive species hit the Global South significantly harder than previously assumed
Invasive alien species are among the world's leading drivers of species extinction. However, previous global…
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Extragalactic positron-annihilation hotspots might mean Milky Way produces far more positrons than thought
Positrons—the antimatter counterpart of electrons—are created in high-energy cosmic processes. When normal matter meets…
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The dangerous climate driving California's wildfires—and a warning for Australia
California is once again confronting a rapidly escalating wildfire season fueled by extreme heat, drying vegetation,…
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AI tools for predicting protein folding produce chemically impossible structures and need human oversight
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have found that today's leading artificial intelligence tools for…
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Accepting free will doesn't exist could make us less hateful and ashamed
In his 2023 bestseller, Determined, neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky argued that the interaction of biology and…
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Christmas in July: Engineers capture gigapixel 3D video of snowflakes
For the first time, researchers can witness nanometer-scale thickness changes across a melting snowflake with a…
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A sweary boss might make you work harder (or want to quit)
Some people love to swear. In the workplace, some of those people might be in charge.
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Sharks, spines and speed: The hidden architecture behind different swimming styles revealed
"Shark Week," which kicks off this week, has captivated audiences for decades with stories of these powerful ocean…
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Teens want more advice about navigating consent but teachers' sex ed skills are falling short
Young people are navigating their romantic and sexual lives in an increasingly complex world. Social media content,…
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