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For regrowing human limbs, this salamander gene could hold the key
- Apr 16, 2026
Investigating a common gene in three very different species—salamanders, mice and zebrafish—scientists have discovered the potential for a novel gene...
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Employment data shows the early signs of AI job disruption are already here
- Apr 16, 2026
There has been no shortage of bold claims recently about artificial intelligence (AI) and jobs—from mass unemployment to over-hyped distraction. Much...
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Electric double layer emerges in new electrocatalyst interface model
- Apr 16, 2026
Hydrogen is at the heart of the transition to carbon neutrality, as both an energy carrier and a reagent for green chemistry. However, large-scale pro...
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New study finds 12- to 17-year-olds willing to engage in democracy, but feel anxious, unheard, distrustful of politics
- Apr 16, 2026
A major new U.K. study of 12- to 17-year-olds finds that, while most adolescents say they would vote and are interested in politics, their willingness...
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Cyanobacteria surprise scientists with evolutionary shift
- Apr 16, 2026
Photosynthetic bacteria helped shape planet Earth. Among them are cyanobacteria that produced the oxygen in the atmosphere and made complex life possi...
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Scientists unlock shape-shifting living tissue, programming cells to fold flat sheets into precise 3D forms
- Apr 16, 2026
Biological tissues have a remarkable ability to organize and change shape, driven by forces generated by their own cells. One of the major challenges...
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Warm-bodied sharks and tunas face 'double jeopardy' in warming seas
- Apr 16, 2026
A new study reveals that some of the ocean's most powerful predators are running hotter, and that they are likely paying an increasingly steep price f...
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Gifted men exhibit lower levels of conservatism compared to their average-intelligence counterparts, finds study
- Apr 16, 2026
Individuals with high intellectual ability frequently occupy leadership roles across business, science, and politics. To date, it has not been definit...
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Boots on the moon and beyond. Where next after Artemis II mission success?
- Apr 16, 2026
It is tempting to view the Artemis II splashdown as the exclamation point on a successful lunar mission. And from launch to completion, it was indeed...
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A hidden Oregon basin and a shallower slab sharpen the Cascadia megaquake threat
- Apr 16, 2026
A new look at the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate beneath the coast of northern Oregon suggests this subducting slab is shallower than previously thought,...
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Meet Yuji, the Mexican baby monkey finding comfort in a plush companion
- Apr 16, 2026
Yuji, a 6-week-old patas monkey in Mexico, wakes up every day clinging to a stuffed dog. More than a toy, this plush companion acts as a surrogate mom...
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Monkeys navigate a virtual forest with thought alone, pushing brain-computer interfaces beyond the lab
- Apr 16, 2026
As a part of a study testing out a new type of implanted brain-computer interface (BCI), three rhesus monkeys controlled movements in a virtual realit...