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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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Public libraries emerge as key sites for building critical AI literacy
As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly embedded in work, government and everyday life, new research from UAlbany's Center for
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'Jumping genes' helped ants in their evolutionary triumph after the extinction of the dinosaurs
About 66 million years ago, the asteroid that ended the age of the dinosaurs paved the way for a spectacular expansion of new animal species
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Research grant reviews vary by gender and academic discipline, study finds
An analysis of almost 40,000 research funding review reports found that female researchers wrote longer, more positive assessments than thei
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Astronomers capture an unprecedented view of gas giant formation in action
In recent decades, astronomers have reconstructed a fairly complete scenario for planet formation, from minute dust motes clumping together
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AI can help correct medical misinformation—when it uses the right tone
At a time of rampant medical misinformation online, artificial intelligence can do a good job of correcting falsehoods, but the tone of the
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Two-daughter households report greater happiness than son-only households in China
In many parts of the world, the birth of a boy is celebrated as a blessing, while the birth of a girl is still viewed as a burden. The distu
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Alaska's orange rivers are more metallic than acid mine drainage
The bright orange plumes of water scientists first noticed billowing across a river in Alaska's Brooks Range in 2018 were even more acidic a
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The science gap fueling Africa's water wars
As countries across Africa face growing pressure over shared water resources, USC water scientists argue that one of the most powerful tools
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Bronze Age migration in Greece largely involved young adults, skeletal samples suggest
Young adults, not families, drove migration in Bronze Age communities. Using skeletal samples from archaeological sites in Greece, researche
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