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Bizarre Venus surface formations puzzle planetary scientists
- May 18, 2026
Bizarre Venus surface formations (or coronae) are likely key to understanding our twin planet's heretofore inscrutable interior. Using NASA Magellan s...
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Southern Ocean intermediate waters may hold key to Earth's carbon dioxide history
- May 18, 2026
Researchers at National Taiwan University and partner institutions have uncovered new evidence that Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW)—a distinct lay...
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Big AI's control of narrative and regulation poses significant threat to rule of law
- May 18, 2026
New research led by Trinity College Dublin's AI Accountability Lab pinpoints the growing threat posed by the influence AI companies have over the rule...
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Small financial changes can have big impact on stress, study finds
- May 18, 2026
New research is shedding light on the factors surrounding financial stress, showing that even small changes in income or expenses can significantly af...
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Worker bumble bees help determine which baby bee will become queen
- May 18, 2026
Every bumble bee colony has a queen, but a new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests the process of determining which baby bee reigns suprem...
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Tradwives want to 'make patriarchy great again.' A sociologist explains what they're all about
- May 18, 2026
"Tradwives" say they are opting out of a culture that undervalues women at home. But a closer look at who they are and what they promote tells a diffe...
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White hydrogen discovered in billion-year-old Canadian Shield rock points to potential new energy source
- May 18, 2026
Within the Canadian Shield, hydrogen gas is steadily building up naturally among some of the oldest rocks on Earth. Now, for the first time, geochemis...
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Even after adopting cattle, early east African herders kept hunting and gathering for 1,000 years
- May 18, 2026
Eastern Africa's earliest livestock herders continued fishing, hunting and gathering for centuries after livestock were first brought to the region. T...
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How teaching the history of science can help equip students to face polarized times
- May 18, 2026
For decades, science educators have been encouraged to "stick to the science" and leave politics at the classroom door. But as disinformation spreads...
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Neanderthals gathered shellfish using the same strategies as modern humans, study finds
- May 18, 2026
Neanderthal populations in southern Europe collected shellfish throughout the year, with a marked preference for the colder months, according to a new...
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How hidden viruses wake up inside seaweed and pass on to future generations
- May 18, 2026
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen have shown that giant viruses long thought to exist only as fleeting, free-living particl...
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Companies are hyping AI the same way they talked up sustainability, but there are ways to fix that
- May 18, 2026
Across corporate earnings calls, investor presentations and marketing pitches, "artificial intelligence" has become the buzzword of choice. Yet a trou...