How climate change, new technology are shaping the future of extremes in peak power demands
New research led by the University of Michigan provides utilities and policymakers with forecasts that can help them…
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Bering Sea heat wave linked to a surprising boom in the number of hybrid crabs
Marine heat waves are usually seen as destructive events that can disrupt entire ocean ecosystems and trigger massive…
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Kissing bugs can spread potentially fatal Chagas disease when dogs eat them
In the southern United States and across Latin America, kissing bugs can bite people and pets both outdoors and when…
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Antelope collagen found in 60,000-year-old ochre offers clues to early human practices
In the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a research team from Kyushu University, Universitetet i Bergen and…
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Bereaved people from ethnically diverse communities are being let down by support services, study finds
The England-wide study involving 121 bereaved people from 13 ethnic backgrounds found that racism, language barriers…
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Giant Jurassic fossil sheds light on the evolution of a six-legged predator
Insects belong to a broader group of six-legged animals called hexapods. This group also includes other less…
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Beyond infections, bacteria reveal promise for making medicines and protecting crops
Bacteria get a bad reputation—with all the outbreaks, infections and deaths.
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Astronomers uncover the engine behind the most powerful stellar flares in the Kepler field
A new study led by researchers at the Konkoly Observatory of the HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth…
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Australia urged to put biodiversity at the heart of planning as global targets slip out of reach
The world is falling short of its biodiversity commitments because nature is still treated as an afterthought in…
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AI reveals how a warming climate will intensify NZ's most extreme downpours
The most damaging weather events are the record-breaking "one-in-100-year" disasters communities have usually only seen…
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The ocean's most abundant 'loner' microbe has a sticky second life
The oxygen in about every other breath we take comes from microscopic cells—phytoplankton—drifting in the surface of…
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Tackling Lake Erie's algal blooms requires targeted conservation strategies
Anyone living along the coast of Lake Erie will be well aware of the periodic algal blooms that appear on its surface.…
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Genomes of 20 eastern Finnish species provide unique insights into species' adaptations to local conditions
In recent years, researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have been both leading and contributing to…
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Parents and nongamers struggle to identify video game loot boxes
New research has found parents, guardians and nongamers may struggle to recognize video game loot boxes, their defining…
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Atomic memory keeps distant ions entangled for about 10 seconds
Quantum networks, systems that connect devices and allow them to exchange information encoded in the quantum states of…
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Smart planning of outdoor sports tournaments using environmental heat measurements
Rising temperatures caused by climate change are making it harder to organize outdoor sports events safely. Exercising…
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Can surplus-food apps have too much competition?
Apps that let businesses sell surplus food at a discount in "surplus bags" have become a popular way to keep edible…
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Q&A: Do new platform features hurt hiring chances for competitive gig workers?
Whether they are driven by economic necessity or a desire for greater control over their careers, a growing number of…
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Synchronized bodily responses do not always reflect cooperation, study finds
Sometimes, while people are interacting with each other, their movements and physiological responses can fall into…
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South Korea launches new bid to guide crowd-pulling shark to sea
South Korean authorities began a new attempt Wednesday to coax a shark-turned-viral sensation back to sea, with falling…
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Prized wild pepper at risk in Madagascar's shrinking forests
A rare wild pepper endemic to Madagascar and prized by international chefs is facing an uncertain future, a victim of…
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More current with less calcium: Computational models help solve longstanding ion channel evolution mystery
In the early 1980s, scientists observed an anomaly. Embedded within cell membranes, they identified ion channels with…
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Transparent minispheres reveal that some look-alike cancer drugs part ways in 3D
Researchers at Uppsala University have adapted Cell Painting, a widely used imaging method in drug discovery, to look…
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A First Nation community in Canada is using a data center to preserve its heritage
For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have passed down their traditions and culture through oral storytelling.…
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SpaceX turns a profit after a string of losses as its satellite and computer leasing businesses soar
SpaceX reported a bigger quarterly profit than expected Tuesday as its satellite communications operations and its…
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Targeting a particular gene may improve tea plants' flavor and cold tolerance
Research in New Phytologist reveals a gene that regulates tea plants' flavor and cold tolerance, providing insights on…
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U.S. antipoverty tax credit expansion may have unintended costs for children's development
As part of U.S. welfare reforms in the 1990s to provide adequate financial support to low-income families while…
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Guatemala gains its first endemic bird in American Ornithological Society's 67th supplement
The 67th Supplement to the American Ornithological Society's (AOS's) Check-list of North American Birds, which was…
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A magnetar can be born when two neutron stars touch
All neutron stars have intense magnetic fields. The typical magnetic field of a neutron star is about 100,000 times…
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Women farmers need better financing to benefit from AI
Public and private investments must address the financial barriers preventing women from benefiting fully from digital…
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Are partisan politics even changing up our accents? They just might be, y'all
With the midterms fast approaching, communicating just the right message has been top of mind on all sides of the…
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Controlled vapor treatment guides molecules into highly oriented soft quasicrystals
Molecules can spontaneously organize into complex, ordered structures through a process known as self-assembly. Among…
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Major repairs needed to save Horseshoe Bay Lagoon
Volunteer researcher Chris Hopper, JCU's adjunct professor Eric Wolanski and independent researcher Natalie K. Dowling…
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Rare solar radiation storm gives scientists clearest picture yet of flight risks
The most comprehensive data set ever collected from Earth's atmosphere during a solar radiation event has highlighted…
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Shortening Canadian teacher education risks devaluing the profession of teaching
Recently, shorter teacher certification programs have been introduced in different Canadian provinces. These programs…
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Where El Niño may impact California coastal areas this winter
Driving across Highway 37 in the San Francisco Bay Area on the best of days already feels like driving on top of water.…
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