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Tiny recording backpacks reveal bats' surprising hunting strategy

• Mar 2, 2026

Deep into the Panamanian night, the forest hums with sound. Chirping insects form a steady backdrop, rain softly trickles from leaves. Somewhere above...

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Ancient Greek priestesses may have turned ergot fungus into a psychedelic brew during the Eleusinian Mysteries

• Mar 2, 2026

The Eleusinian Mysteries were secret religious rites in ancient Greece honoring the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone, and aimed to remove t...

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NASA adds mission to Artemis lunar program, updates architecture

• Mar 2, 2026

As part of a golden age of exploration and discovery, NASA announced Friday the agency is increasing its cadence of missions under the Artemis program...

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New York survey suggests solar leases could fund farm investments, not shutdowns

• Mar 2, 2026

New York state farmers who signed large-scale solar leases were three times more likely to say they'll use the revenue from solar to invest in their f...

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Gag grouper are overfished in the Gulf: This new tool could help

• Mar 2, 2026

Anglers along the Gulf Coast have long prized the hard-fighting, mild-tasting gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis), but some may have been surprised...

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Newfound third cell type enables fully functional hair follicles in the lab

• Mar 2, 2026

Hair regrowth treatment may soon take a major leap forward, as researchers in a recent study have successfully grown complete, fully functional hair f...

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The stars that lit up the early Milky Way

• Mar 2, 2026

Imagine trying to reconstruct the history of a city by studying only its oldest surviving buildings. You can't watch it being built, you can't intervi...

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Self-propelling microbes switch up swimming strategy to optimize light intake

• Mar 2, 2026

Researchers in Hong Kong and the UK have revealed how one species of self-propelling microbes can actively change the path of their swimming motions,...

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Why a Swiss population cap baffles experts

• Mar 2, 2026

That Switzerland is considering tightening its immigration policy was no surprise to demographic and economic experts. After all, that's the trend amo...

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Use of buy-now-pay-later loans rising most rapidly among middle-aged households, UK survey finds

• Mar 2, 2026

A survey of nearly 6,000 UK households warns of a sharp increase in those aged 40–59 years using buy-now-pay-later loans (BNPL). These loans are curre...

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Vancouver built up fast—but now its older towers face an earthquake reckoning

• Mar 2, 2026

In 1957, Vancouver took a decisive turn in its urban development when city council lifted the eight-story height limit in the West End neighborhood on...

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Current climate pledges may miss Paris targets

• Mar 2, 2026

International efforts to tackle climate change reached a major milestone with the Paris Agreement, adopted by more than 190 countries. The agreement a...