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Global appetite for beef is driving Amazon deforestation, new study finds

• Apr 22, 2026

A major international study involving researchers from The University of Manchester has found that rising global demand for beef is a key force behind...

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A philosopher's serpent: New grass-green pitviper discovered in China's Giant Panda National Park

• Apr 22, 2026

Draped in a uniform coat of vibrant grass-green and possessing eyes that shimmer like amber, a newly discovered pitviper is the latest hidden jewel to...

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ATLAS sets record limits on Higgs boson's self-interaction

• Apr 22, 2026

One of the biggest open questions in particle physics today is how the Higgs boson interacts with itself. This "self-coupling" could help explain the...

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When humidity changes, so do the colors of sweat bees

• Apr 22, 2026

Nature is a riot of color. In the animal kingdom, many species, from insects to cephalopods, use their permanent color or change it for communication,...

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Assessing the impact of golf courses on water scarcity in the Colorado River Basin

• Apr 22, 2026

In 2023, University of Delaware doctoral candidate Mehrnaz Haghdadi and doctoral student Nora Lucas headed to the Colorado River Basin to conduct fiel...

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Hidden nest cameras debunk long-standing myth about how cuckoos lay their eggs

• Apr 22, 2026

An international team of ornithologists has overturned one of the oldest assumptions in natural history by directly documenting how common cuckoos lay...

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Edible orchids are being overharvested in the Mediterranean—how to protect these astonishing blooms

• Apr 22, 2026

Each spring, the meadows and hillsides of the Mediterranean draw tourists to admire flowering orchids. But in some regions, these astonishing blooms a...

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Discovery of new polymer class provides compostable alternative to conventional thermoplastics

• Apr 22, 2026

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have discovered a new class of polymers as part of the work carried out within the Collaborative Research Ce...

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Ames's contributions to Artemis II

• Apr 22, 2026

NASA successfully sent four astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, setting the stage for future lunar landing missions....

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Astronomers find an exo-Jupiter, and it seems to have clouds

• Apr 22, 2026

A team of astronomers led by Elisabeth Matthews at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) has made a discovery that highlights the limits of mo...

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Discovering a favorite pit stop and communication hub for cloud forest canopy dwellers

• Apr 22, 2026

In his time spent in the lush canopies of Costa Rica's cloud forest, UConn Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ph.D. student Jeremy Quirós-...

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Researchers find children are good at making parents more eco-friendly

• Apr 22, 2026

Getting people to change their behavior is a challenging task. From the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment to the Piano Stair Experiment, scientists have...