'Grumpy' Pallas kittens on display at Japan zoo
Five young Pallas's cats—dubbed the world's grumpiest felines for their sullen facial expressions—went on display at a…
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How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse?
When a devastating heat wave, hurricane, flood or wildfire strikes, people often want to know: How much did…
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AI and robotics accelerate search for better gut microbiome therapies
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a method for systematically developing novel, complex…
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Quantum neural networks get their first hardware test
Neural networks have transformed how machines find patterns in data, from recognizing faces in photos to predicting the…
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Pennsylvania roads are being coated in radioactive wastewater—here's why
Pennsylvania's roughly 100,000 oil and gas wells produce wastewater that's many times saltier than seawater and…
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Plants know when to grow—and when to hold back, study finds
Researchers have uncovered a surprising mechanism that allows plants to carefully coordinate the formation and growth…
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Teaching science and religion in a connected way strengthens STEM engagement
Teaching science and religious education (RE) in a more connected way improves students' engagement with science and…
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Why the future of fashion might involve wearing live fungi
The idea of having living fungi cover your body might not be the most appealing thing in the world. But what if it was…
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Lucky 13! Starship deploys Starlink satellites and splashes down intact
SpaceX's Starship super-rocket deployed operational next-generation Starlink satellites for the first time during its…
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Moth wings reveal an unexpected ability to smell plant chemicals
Insect wings are bristling with senses, feeling the wind blowing and even tasting potential mates, but little was known…
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Long-term study finds widespread lithium in drinking water across communities in the western U.S.
Lithium in drinking water is a widespread and persistent source of human exposure across Tribal communities in the…
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Cows' diets influence omega-3s and other fatty acids, study shows
When you pick up a gallon (3.8 liters) of milk at the store, the nutrients it contains may depend on both what's on the…
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Development of a new tool to help local authorities govern commercial influence on health
The actions of big business shape public health, so local authorities need to carefully consider how to govern their…
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Trimming rice genes boosts yields up to 25% and improves drought tolerance
The way to make a plant grow more may be to take something away. Trimming a section off a plant gene raised rice…
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Political moderates may be perceived as disloyal by both sides
In the increasingly polarized political realm, moderates may be viewed as disloyal by both conservatives and liberals…
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How flying together helps Andean condors save energy
Animals are constantly moving to find food, water, suitable habitats, mates and safe places to rest. Because moving…
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Could we send a spacecraft to a black hole?
Black holes represent some of the most extreme environments in the universe. They are the sources of the strongest…
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Exploring why societies around the world no longer bury their dead at home
There are countless cultures and societies around the world, spanning thousands of years. One thing they all have in…
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Are we missing alien lighthouses?
Searching for extraterrestrial intelligence has so far primarily meant focusing on one particular type of signal—and…
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Physicists capture first direct evidence of a Floquet topological state
A new study published in Nature Physics reports the first direct experimental evidence of a Floquet topological state,…
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Are aliens harvesting the spin of stars?
One of the challenges of searching for technosignatures (i.e., signs that intelligent life somewhere in the universe…
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Oh deer: The threat munching its way through NZ's native forests
The need for a national deer management strategy to manage the decline of native forests is highlighted in a new…
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New research reveals mass shootings and suicide deaths share summer peaks
A new study has found that mass shootings and deaths by suicide in the United States share seasonal patterns, reaching…
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Virtual reality fish platform offers insights into the impact of artificial light on aquatic life
A virtual reality (VR) platform has given researchers new insights into how artificial light at night alters the way…
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A US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS
A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an eight-month stint on the…
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French firefighters face 'pyrocumulonimbus' for first time
The gigantic wildfire ravaging southwestern France has created an extremely dangerous "pyrocumulonimbus"—a phenomenon…
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Whales at risk, hungry pelicans: Marine heat wave hits California
On a boat off the coast of California, Sara Lesser gazes wistfully at dozens of dolphins playing in the vessel's wake.…
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France, Spain battle 'monster' wildfires with more heat on the way
Firefighters battled massive blazes tearing through forests across France and Spain on Monday, as authorities warned of…
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Saber-toothed cats' spinal tumors suggest inbred species struggled to survive
The fossilized spines of saber-toothed cats in the La Brea Tar Pits reveal evidence of an unexpectedly high prevalence…
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Tigray's old grapevines have survived against the odds: New research uncovers their genetic and historic value
The northern highlands of Ethiopia are among Africa's oldest agricultural landscapes. Some of the world's most…
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Near a black hole, gravity changes a quantum circuit's readings, not its rules
Imagine holding one of our most precise quantum devices at a fixed position outside a black hole. A Josephson…
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Forest productivity, not rapid warming, shapes Northern Eurasia's carbon sink
Northern Eurasia contains about 20% of the world's forests and plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change by…
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Twisted laser light distinguishes mirror-image molecules by their fragment counts
Many molecules exist in two mirror-image forms—like left and right hands—that look identical but can behave very…
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When a teenager makes the 'stupid choice,' their brain is working exactly as designed
When an adult refuses to let an injustice pass—stands up to a bully or asserts their rights—we call it principle. When…
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Gamma-ray pulsations reveal extreme 3.2-millisecond pulsar 3,900 light-years away
By analyzing the data from NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope, Chinese astronomers have investigated a recently…
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Trace molecules emerge as chemical 'keystones' that steer life's communities
In nature, the rarest ingredient can be the one that holds everything together. In a new article published in Trends in…
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