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Shark deterrents found to reduce fisheries loss
- Feb 26, 2026
In a world-first discovery, researchers have found an electrical shark deterrent used at Cocos (Keeling) Islands was effective at reducing the number...
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Atomic precision unlocks smarter oxygen reduction catalysts
- Feb 26, 2026
Tiny changes at the atomic scale can determine the future of clean energy. In a new study, Tohoku University researchers have revealed how the precise...
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It's never too late to learn a language: Adults and kids bring different strengths to the task
- Feb 26, 2026
There's a common assumption that if someone starts learning a language when they are very young, they will quickly become fluent. Many people also ass...
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Improved short-term sea level change predictions achieved with better AI training
- Feb 26, 2026
Sea level can temporarily change for a variety of reasons—atmospheric pressure shifts and water accumulation from wind and storms, for example—which c...
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Birds achieve sweet success: What adaptations to high-sugar diets reveal about metabolism
- Feb 26, 2026
Anyone who has seen a hummingbird poking her beak deep into a trumpet creeper blossom, or a honeyeater using its brush-tipped tongue to extract nectar...
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Hotspots of accelerated North American bird decline linked to agricultural activity
- Feb 26, 2026
Though previous research has shown that bird populations are declining across North America, a new study is the first to show that the pace of loss ha...
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Rice gene discovery could cut fertilizer use while protecting yields
- Feb 26, 2026
Researchers from the University of Oxford, Nanjing Agricultural University, and Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (Chinese Academy of Sc...
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Dogs are more like toddlers than cats when it comes to helping humans
- Feb 26, 2026
Why does your dog rush to "help" when you are searching for something, while your cat seems… eh, less concerned? New research suggests that this diffe...
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Brown recluse spiders rare in Florida and reluctant to bite, study finds
- Feb 26, 2026
A newly published study co-authored by University of South Florida alum Louis Coticchio and USF integrative biologist Deby Cassill challenges long-sta...
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Morocco: Ancient fossils shed light on a key period in human evolution
- Feb 26, 2026
Could a Moroccan cave hold a crucial piece of the puzzle of human origins? Hominin fossils dating back 773,000 years discovered in the country are bri...
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Challenging assumptions behind Africa's Green Revolution efforts and calls for farmer-centered development models
- Feb 26, 2026
A new study examining small-scale farming in Tanzania argues that major agricultural development initiatives, including the Alliance for a Green Revol...
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Romance and sexual intimacy don't diminish with age, study suggests
- Feb 26, 2026
A study by the University of New Hampshire challenges common assumptions about aging and intimacy, revealing that many single adults aged 60 to 83 con...