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Pushing the right buttons: Fern guides its embryo's sense of up and down
- Feb 21, 2026
Passing on fundamental life lessons from parent to offspring is not unique to humans and animals. Ferns do it too. Not with words, but through pressur...
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In Tampa, storm-weary residents detail the costs of extreme weather
- Feb 21, 2026
An Ybor business owner closed her yoga studio repeatedly from worries over moldy, waterlogged walls. A Pinellas woman's home flooded in one hurricane,...
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Linguist explains how AI makes fake news more credible
- Feb 21, 2026
Fake news generated by AI is often perceived as more credible than texts written by humans. That worries linguist Silje Susanne Alvestad. In 2017, "fa...
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Australia's happiness crisis could cost us our global mojo
- Feb 21, 2026
Along with cricket, thongs and backyard barbecues, the arrival of the annual Australian Lamb ad has become synonymous with an Australian summer. What...
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Endangered Kenyan antelopes rescued after being stranded at Palm Beach airport
- Feb 21, 2026
When Paul Reillo learned the endangered mountain bongo antelopes that he had cared for since birth were stranded in a cargo plane on an airport tarmac...
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A rethink is needed on zero-tolerance school behavior policies
- Feb 21, 2026
Persistent concerns about poor behavior in UK secondary schools have led to the widespread implementation of disciplinary behavior management strategi...
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The term 'resilience' becoming a burden for women in agriculture, study shows
- Feb 20, 2026
New research from Adelaide University is questioning the widespread use of the term "resilience" in Australian agriculture, arguing that its overuse c...
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Aging hens may lay fewer eggs as gut health declines, study finds
- Feb 20, 2026
In an era of rising grocery costs, eggs remain one of the most accessible and complete protein sources for families. New research from the University...
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What is a 'seesaw protein' that switches functions by changing shape?
- Feb 20, 2026
Inspired by the simple mechanism of a seesaw—when one side goes up, the other side goes down—researchers asked an intriguing question: Could a single...
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How do clouds form in Antarctica? The first flight-based aerosol measurements in 20 years
- Feb 20, 2026
Antarctica plays a crucial role in Earth's climate system by reflecting solar radiation back into space. The large white ice surfaces and clouds play...
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Supercomputer simulations reveal rotation drives chemical mixing in red giant stars
- Feb 20, 2026
Advances in supercomputing have made solving a long‐standing astronomical conundrum possible: How can we explain the changes in the chemical compositi...
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Endangered marine life is being caught in fishing nets, but it doesn't need to be
- Feb 20, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of marine animals are killed every year after becoming accidentally caught in commercial fishing nets. Sharks, skates and rays a...