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Accuracy test for protein language models shines light into AI 'black box'
- Apr 1, 2026
AI language models, used to generate human-like text to power chatbots and create content, are also revolutionizing biology by treating complex biolog...
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Social roles are neither predetermined nor set in stone, study in mice suggests
- Apr 1, 2026
In animal societies as in human ones, some individuals regularly produce resources while others appropriate them. Contrary to what evolutionary theori...
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Why subduction zones act as the Earth's 'gold kitchens'
- Apr 1, 2026
Earth's "gold kitchen" lies deep beneath the seafloor. Island arcs, whose volcanoes form above subduction zones where one oceanic plate sinks beneath...
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Helical liquid crystals can flip light's chirality under ultralow electric fields
- Apr 1, 2026
The direction in which the electromagnetic field of circularly polarized light rotates can be easily reversed by applying a voltage, RIKEN researchers...
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Study suggests platforms invite third-party analytics to raise seller prices
- Apr 1, 2026
As artificial intelligence and data-driven analytics rapidly transform online retail, a surprising dynamic is emerging: some e-commerce platforms deli...
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Free software lets laptops simulate how aging evolves under selection
- Apr 1, 2026
Why do some species live for only weeks while others survive for centuries? Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging—Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI...
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Inclusive schools see fewer young people drop out and become 'NEET'
- Apr 1, 2026
More inclusive secondary schools see fewer students dropping out of education and becoming "not in education, employment or training" (NEET), accordin...
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Ghost bat dialects emerge across colonies, study suggests
- Apr 1, 2026
Accents are usually thought of as a human trait, indicating where a person has grown up or the communities they belong—and new research shows the same...
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Only one-quarter of Colombia's protected areas effectively protect freshwater fishes, researchers find
- Apr 1, 2026
Only 25% of newly-delineated priority areas identified for the protection of freshwater fishes in Colombia overlap with existing protected areas, acco...
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A new crab is settling in the Mediterranean: Early evidence of establishment of a Lessepsian species in the Ionian Sea
- Apr 1, 2026
The Mediterranean Sea is undergoing rapid ecological transformations driven by climate change and human-mediated species introductions. Among the most...
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One of cholera's great enemies is found in the human gut
- Apr 1, 2026
Cholera-causing bacteria are locked in an evolutionary arms race with a viral nemesis, according to a new genomic study. Researchers have found that,...
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High nickel concentrations in Martian bedrock point to potential biosignatures
- Apr 1, 2026
In 2024, NASA's Perseverance rover found surprising levels of Nickel in the Martian bedrock of an ancient river channel, called Neretva Vallis, which...