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Looser mortgage lending rules, regulation may destabilize financial system
- Apr 27, 2026
At least 10 million Americans lost their homes during the 2008–09 global financial crisis. In the aftermath, Congress passed the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act,...
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New method to raise investment funds for projects that restore coastal wetlands for climate adaptation
- Apr 27, 2026
The Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR) at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has partnered with The Nature Conservancy to develop a n...
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Improving animal welfare in the lab: AI helps better detect pain
- Apr 27, 2026
At first glance, the white plastic box with a bright orange floor looks like something for storing children's toys. However, the box isn't used to sto...
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What happened after the fast-food pay raise in California? New data explains
- Apr 27, 2026
Fast-food workers in California may be earning more money, but their employers are cutting their hours to make up for the cost of higher pay. That's f...
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Why dolphins swim so fast: The secrets of hidden whirlpools
- Apr 27, 2026
Dolphins are famous for their speed and agility in the water, but what exactly allows them to swim so effectively? Scientists have been asking this qu...
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The planet haul that changes everything
- Apr 27, 2026
Finding planets used to be a painstaking business. Astronomers would fix their gaze on a handful of carefully chosen stars, watch and wait, and hope t...
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Scientists have discovered the key to conserving the elegant spider-orchid
- Apr 27, 2026
Scientists at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, CSIRO Darwin Laboratories and La Trobe University have...
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Botany's answer to Darwin's finches shows evolution in real time
- Apr 27, 2026
A new study reveals how a remarkable group of plants on the Galápagos Islands developed their diverse leaf shapes—offering unique insight into evoluti...
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DuctGPT demonstrates how AI can accelerate discovery of next-generation fusion materials
- Apr 27, 2026
Scientists at Ames National Laboratory developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that accelerates discovery of materials needed for next-gener...
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Self-organizing 'pencil beam' laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapies
- Apr 27, 2026
MIT researchers discovered a paradoxical phenomenon in optical physics that could enable a new bioimaging method that's faster and higher-resolution t...
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A host of positive 'tipping points' can regenerate nature
- Apr 27, 2026
A host of positive "tipping points" can spark rapid nature recovery, a leading expert says. Action to protect and restore nature must accelerate radic...
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Tandem superflare observations reveal origin of the stellar Fe Kα line
- Apr 27, 2026
The Fe Kα line, or iron Kα line, is often used in astronomical research to understand the physical composition of astronomical objects. This line is p...