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Arctic Sea ice reaches 2026 annual minimum extent
Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the Uni
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Monumental baths reveal where pilgrims may have purified themselves before entering Jerusalem's Temple
A monumental complex of ritual baths, most likely used by Jewish pilgrims visiting the Temple in Jerusalem, has been uncovered at the foot o
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By combining quantum and classical computing, researchers improve investment selection
Selecting profitable investments from an increasingly large and constrained pool of assets could become more effective with a hybrid quantum
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Dog brains track consonant patterns in speech, a first outside humans
Dog brains segment speech into words in a way previously seen only in humans, a new study from Hungary finds. This suggests that efficient s
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Lactose-intolerant consumers pay more for lactose-free ice cream in study
With an estimated 36% of people in the United States having some degree of lactose intolerance, there may be an expanded market for lactose-
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Learning style predicts survival skills in young orangutans
Orangutan infants spend their first eight years with their mothers, and throughout this time, they can draw on their knowledge. After that,
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New catalogs map the quantum possibilities of atomically thin materials
Twistronics has become a new alchemy of materials. By choosing atomically thin layers, stacking them and changing their relative angle, rese
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Copying others can help young orangutans build a broad diet
The rainforest-dwelling apes spend more than 8 years learning how to cope on their own and now we have a clearer idea of how they work out w
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Dogs pay more attention to consonants than vowels when we speak
Hooking up dogs to non-invasive EEG monitors has helped identify exactly which component of human speech the animals are most attuned to
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A new venomous British snake? Why there's no need to panic
Great Britain has long been thought to be home to a single venomous snake species, the adder. Although its bites are rarely life-threatening
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New AlphaFold Database release adds viral protein complexes to support pandemic preparedness
AI-predicted protein complex structures for more than 2,800 viruses are now openly available in the AlphaFold Database. To better understand
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Sharks can hear sounds nearly 250 feet away and find the source
Sound travels through the ocean carrying clues about potential prey, predators and other animals, giving sharks an important way to detect w
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Is the universe twisted? A new check on a possible twist in the universe's oldest light
The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is the universe's oldest light, leftover thermal radiation from about 380,000 years after the big bang
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Greenland ice shelf weakened by estuary ahead of recent calving event
In August 2026, an iceberg the size of Manhattan broke away from the Petermann Ice Shelf in northern Greenland. It was the glacier's largest
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In Alaska, wildfires help prevent future burns. Researchers question if that feedback loop will hold
In Alaska's boreal forests, a negative feedback loop between wildfires and vegetation plays an important role in governing the size and like
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Montreal's squirrels provide insight into evolutionary change in urban species
By comparing variations in the coat colors of eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in Montreal city parks, researchers found that h
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New ways to protect crops by targeting pathogen weaknesses
Scientists from the Biosciences Department at Durham University have outlined possible new approaches to protecting crops from devastating d
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Hurricane Polo triggers huge waves in coastal Mexican city
Hurricane Polo swirled menacingly along Mexico's southern coast Thursday, triggering towering waves in a Pacific port city.
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Family resilience can help protect children from climate change
As climate change brings more extreme weather events, strengthening families before disasters strike can help protect children's health and
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Mistletoe berry glue bonds even nonstick Teflon and can be reactivated with heat
Mistletoe is best known from winter traditions as a symbol of luck and affection. For trees, however, the hemiparasitic plant can be a burde
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Supernova or black hole: Neutrino 'flavor' may determine the fate of dying stars
As a star nears the end of its life, it faces two very different fates: It can explode as a supernova, leaving behind a neutron star, or col
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Major survey reveals public support for UK nature recovery
A new survey from the University of Exeter and the University of Surrey reveals broad public support for policies to protect and restore nat
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Scientists reconstruct one of this century's most explosive volcanic eruptions to explore its role in a tsunami
In 2022, the eruption and collapse of an underwater volcano in Tonga caused a devastating tsunami that killed four people, disrupted seafloo
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Earth's deep secret: Why your day isn't quite 24 hours
You might think the length of a day never varies—exactly 24 hours. You'd be wrong, at least if you count days in milliseconds, as physicists
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