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How evolution sculpts the facial shapes of birds and mammals
- May 7, 2026
Shapes of beaks and snouts come in an extraordinary range of forms, reflecting adaptations to different lifestyles and environments. Yet beneath this...
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Mobile qubits on a chip move us a step closer to everyday quantum computers
- May 7, 2026
For years, quantum computers have lived under a huge bubble of hype, promising to revolutionize numerous fields, from medicine and battery design to m...
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Photonics advance could enable compact, high-performance lidar sensors
- May 7, 2026
Lidar systems use pulses of infrared light to measure distance and map a 3D scene with high resolution, allowing autonomous vehicles to rapidly react...
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When faith meets a melting point: New study warns Hajj pilgrimage is breaching human survivability limits
- May 7, 2026
A new study warns that climate change is creating serious and growing risks for millions of pilgrims performing Hajj, with extreme heat and humidity a...
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Magnetic checkerboard separates microparticles by size and sends them along different paths
- May 7, 2026
A team of researchers from the Universities of Tübingen, Bayreuth, and Kassel, and the Polish Academy of Sciences has developed a method for precisely...
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Team steers electron spin ballistically in graphene
- May 7, 2026
Researchers at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute have shown that electrons in ultra-clean graphene can be steered with high p...
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Urban trees cool the world's cities more than we thought—but we can't rely on them alone
- May 7, 2026
Cities and towns are usually 1–3°C hotter than the surrounding countryside, because asphalt, concrete and brick absorb heat from the sun and radiate i...
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Ancient sea fossils indicate millipede and centipede ancestors evolved their legs while still underwater
- May 7, 2026
The myriapoda group of arthropods includes the many-legged centipedes and millipedes that most people are familiar with. Although myriapods are all te...
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Artificial intelligence may accelerate the path to radicalization
- May 7, 2026
How are ordinary people drawn into extremist circles—and what role can artificial intelligence play in that process? This question is addressed by a n...
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Countries must back commitments to transition from fossil fuels with action
- May 7, 2026
The first international Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels concluded on April 29 in Santa Marta, Colombia. Stemming from the failure o...
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Recreational fishing in the US catches far more fish than previously estimated
- May 7, 2026
One of the United States' largest fisheries is hiding in plain sight. Recreational freshwater anglers in the lower 48 states catch—and keep—far more f...
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Study seeks to stave off mitochondrial dysfunction believed to cause aging
- May 7, 2026
Dysfunction resulting from mitochondrial DNA mutations has been implicated in multiple human pathologies, including neurodegenerative disorders, metab...