Half-billion-year-old fossils rewrite the origin story of starfish
Scientists have discovered several 518-million-year-old fossils that reshape understanding of the origins of the animal…
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Quantitative training overhaul needed in ecology
Ecologists are collecting more data than ever before, but many still lack confidence in the quantitative skills needed…
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Dual findings reveal how to control coherence in plasmonic nanolasers
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have uncovered two complementary mechanisms that govern coherence in…
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Mathematician challenges a 2,000-year-old legend about the Parthenon's optical illusions
One of Athens' crowning jewels is the Parthenon, a classical temple on the Acropolis that overlooks the Greek capital.…
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Double dip: Sampling contaminants of emerging concern two ways improves accuracy
Two are better than one when it comes to sampling methods for tracking the location and timing of toxic chemical…
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New species of egg-eating snake discovered in Ethiopia's Harenna Forest
A new species of snake that feeds exclusively on birds' eggs has been discovered in the Harenna Forest in Ethiopia, one…
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Growing up in poverty triples young people's likelihood of becoming NEET
Young people who grow up experiencing persistent poverty are more than three times as likely to be not in education,…
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Caffeine pollution could disrupt crustacean defenses against predators
While most people are aware of how plastic, arsenic and various industrial chemicals can pollute bodies of water, the…
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Microbes can produce adhesive materials from glucose instead of petroleum
KAIST researchers have demonstrated the potential of using microorganisms to produce a bio-based alternative to…
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Three questions: Putting nuclear waste into perspective
For decades, one of the major complaints about nuclear power in the United States has been the argument that, after all…
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Heating mica to 200°C reveals friction independent of sliding speed
Through joint research with the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Tokyo, NIMS for the first time…
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How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA
When you think of viruses, you probably think of flu-like symptoms and quarantines. Humankind has suffered from viral…
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Beach-burrowing beasties may shovel more sand than any other animal on Earth
At just an inch (2.5 centimeters) long, the sand hoppers skipping across California's Isla Vista Beach at dawn don't…
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A 16-minute train delay shows how a solar storm disrupted Victorian technology
A 178-year-old mystery surrounding one of the earliest recorded examples of space weather affecting technology has been…
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The Mediterranean is getting warmer and saltier at an ever-faster pace—even thousands of meters below the surface
Across its basins and thousands of meters down, the Mediterranean Sea is getting warmer and saltier. Now, a new study…
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Is pasta a type of noodle? The surprisingly serious debate over two beloved carbs
Certain taxonomic debates resurface time and again.
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Nearly 50 'ghost galaxies' emerge around three hosts, challenging dwarf galaxy counts
Dwarf galaxies—with a mass equal to about a billion suns, but often considerably less—are the most abundant in the…
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The hidden cost of pressure to be a perfect parent
The pressure to be the perfect parent can be overwhelming, but social media and perceived world threats are causing…
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A third of Americans cannot name the three branches of government
Over a third of U.S. adults (35%) cannot name all three branches of the government, and under half can name four of the…
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Webb measures extreme gas outflows from distant 'dead' galaxies
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have measured the most powerful gas outflow ever recorded from a…
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Thousands of the most vulnerable children and young people missing out on mental health support
Some of the most vulnerable children and young people are failing to access mental health support despite having much…
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Sibling interactions are an untapped resource for early engineering education, study suggests
While parents' roles in a child's education are well studied, new research examines the role siblings play in…
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New breeding approach targets crop rotations, not yield alone
Breeding crops for farming systems rather than yield alone could exploit untapped genetic potential and help farmers…
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Fewer than half of Americans expect free and fair midterms
Americans are heading into the 2026 midterm elections with widespread uncertainty about the integrity of the vote,…
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Australia's ancient rainfall patterns more complex than previously believed
"Sediment and fossil records are a major pillar of our understanding of how the climate works—but climate scientists…
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'Invisible work' of AI falls disproportionately to middle managers, women
It's a common refrain that AI is changing how we work, but new research conducted by the Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics…
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Weeping whales: Stillborn humpback whale grieving documented
Humpback whale mothers may experience grief when their calves die, a rare research observation led by Griffith…
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Nine in 10 UK gambling websites breach data privacy law, study finds
Nearly nine in 10 (86%) UK-licensed online gambling websites are operating in breach of the General Data Protection…
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First-of-its-kind preventive phage therapy provides promising results against Salmonella
The mammalian gut microbiome teems with a delicate balance of bacteria and the viruses that keep them in check, called…
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New simulations link unusual particle diffusion to yielding in soft jammed matter
Soft materials such as colloidal suspensions, emulsions, foams and gels often display complex and unusual behaviors…
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'Born-again' star offers rare chance to watch stellar evolution in real time
Astronomers have confirmed that one of the fastest-changing stars ever observed has entered a new stage of its…
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Speeding glaciers drive half a century of polar ice loss
The longest satellite record ever assembled shows that Greenland and Antarctica have lost 11.3 trillion metric tons of…
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The local costs of remote sensing: Examining the ethics of laser scanning in tropical forests
Laser scanning, often referred to as lidar, has rapidly transformed how tropical forest regions are studied, monitored…
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Wildfires push endangered Sumatran elephants to brink: Indonesian NGO
Critically endangered Sumatran elephants are being pushed closer to the brink as wildfires raze vast swaths of their…
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SpaceX prepares for first orbital flight of Starship rocket
SpaceX announced Tuesday that it was planning to send its flagship rocket, Starship, into orbit, a key step in its…
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US acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space
The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space, a remarkable revelation after…
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