Male bowerbirds hope to dazzle females with bright human-made items
When the team returned to the sites, they determined which decorations had been selected from the…
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On its 40th anniversary, we reassess 1986’s SpaceCamp
And into that post-Challenger disillusioned summer of 1986, Hollywood brought us SpaceCamp. It had all the…
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Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time
Grants meet the culture war The document makes clear what sorts of things might be considered…
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Whatever the mirror test tells us, beluga whales pass it
In hours of underwater video footage from a New York aquarium, a beluga whale named Natasha…
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Why Maine’s Blueberry Farmers Are Losing Millions
Blueberries have grown wild in Maine for 10,000 years. These aren’t your typical grocery store blueberries….
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The network watching the world’s oceans is under pressure – just when it’s needed most
If that sounds expensive, consider that a single major hurricane season can cost the United States…
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Is there still hope for the national parks?
America 250 is right around the corner, and President Donald Trump wants you to visit some…
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Some technologies use accelerated natural processes to capture carbon – but can they store it durably?
Natural geological processes have been regulating Earth’s climate for millions of years. Accelerated versions of these…
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Rare 567-million-year-old fossils refine our understanding of early animal evolution
From butterflies to blue whales, corals and worms, Earth is home to an incredible diversity of…
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De-extinction company says it’s made an artificial egg – if true, it could help save living species
Today’s announcement by Texas-based de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences about a successful hatching of chicks from an…
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See the weird 1,100 new sea creatures discovered by scientists
Scientists discovered more than 1,100 new species of sea creatures, according to the Ocean Census. But…
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A key science publishing platform is cracking down on AI slop
The pre-print website arXiv has announced that researchers who put their names to papers which included…
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SpaceX Dragon Cargo Craft Docking to International Space Station | LIVE
SpaceX launches its Dragon cargo spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station, carrying supplies,…
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Solar power production undercut by coal pollution
Regional differences The researchers note that aerosols can also contribute to cloud formation, which also causes…
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The federal budget will keep scientific research alive. But it’s unlikely to expand it
In March, a major independent report commissioned by the federal government declared Australia’s research and innovation…
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Hantavirus and misinformation
Not every public health emergency is a pandemic. As hantavirus news spreads, try to separate the…
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Fact check: No, Ivermectin won’t heal Hantavirus | DW News
A viral post claims the antiparasitic medicine ivermectin ‘should work’ on hantavirus. Science disagrees – just as…
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Dems ‘fundamental miscalculation’ could cost them the House: analysis
Democrats made a “fundamental miscalculation” in the redistricting wars and now have “little chance” in the…
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Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab make a breakthrough in rotor technology
Engineer Jaakko Karras inspects a next-generation Mars helicopter rotor blade prior to testing it at supersonic…
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How Gen Z went MAHA | The Gray Area
Sean talks with Vox senior correspondent Anna North about the strange rise of the “Make America…
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Hollow-Earth myths and Nazi UFOs on TikTok are bringing white supremacism into the mainstream
Eighty-one years after Adolf Hitler died by his own hand in a Berlin bunker, a viral…
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How to feel awe every day | The Gray Area
Sean talks with psychologist Dacher Keltner about the science of awe and why it might be…
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Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
DOI: Physics of Fluids, 2026. 10.1103/tnxb-ckr5 (About DOIs). Tracking Roman shipwreck repairs Credit: Adriboats © L….
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How The Cheesecake Factory Runs One Of America’s Biggest Menus
The Cheesecake Factory has one of the largest menus in American dining, with over 250 items…
