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Why are some people mosquito magnets? Clues are emerging
- May 12, 2026
Ever felt like mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone else? Scientists are now making progress in deciphering the complex chemical cocktail that...
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Method for measuring energy amounts less than a trillionth of a billionth of a joule could boost quantum computing
- May 12, 2026
The fundamentals of quantum mechanics are minuscule. Scientists constantly home in on finer resolutions to measure, quantify, and control these fundam...
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Support local people to protect world's nature, new report urges, as deadline for global conservation target looms
- May 12, 2026
For better or worse, a huge number of people will be affected by efforts to achieve "30x30"—the internationally-agreed conservation goal to protect an...
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Ancient bacterial toolkit links human gut health to ocean carbon cycling
- May 12, 2026
Our gut is colonized by legions of bacteria, which supply us with essential nutrients and support our health. Among them are Akkermansia bacteria, whi...
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New tectonic plate boundary could be forming in Zambia, scientists say
- May 12, 2026
Isotope analysis of gas from geothermal springs in Zambia could show that a new continental rift is forming, scientists say. Unexpectedly high helium...
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New model finds the lower size limit for habitable exoplanets
- May 12, 2026
The search for Earth 2.0 has begun in earnest. But there's a huge variety of exoplanets out there, so narrowing down the search to focus valuable tele...
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Birds of prey in South Africa are in trouble—a study analyzes data from 16 years of road counts
- May 12, 2026
Birds of prey and vultures (raptors) play a vital role in ecosystems, both as top predators and key scavengers. However, compared to many other bird s...
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Algal bloom crisis shows climate risks need evaluative governance
- May 12, 2026
Identifying and analyzing climate risks is a necessary function of governments, but researchers at Adelaide University's Environment Institute argue s...
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Generative AI may significantly reduce the number of animal experiments
- May 12, 2026
In early phases of drug development, new active substances are tested in animals—alongside numerous other experimental methods. Researchers face a dil...
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Scurvy's skeletal fingerprint found in California's Late Holocene archaeological sites
- May 12, 2026
A recent study published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology documented skeletal changes linked to scurvy in Late Holocene archaeological...
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Chip-scale photonic approach achieves ultralow-noise microwave and millimeter-wave signal generation
- May 12, 2026
Researchers led by Dr. Changmin Ahn and Prof. Jungwon Kim at KAIST, in collaboration with Prof. Hansuek Lee, have demonstrated a chip-scale photonic a...
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Why prescribed fire often fails: Scorched invasive shrubs can resprout instead of die
- May 12, 2026
Invasive woody plants present a major ecological challenge in eastern U.S. forests by outcompeting native species and spreading quickly, forming dense...