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Global warming is changing the hatching of bees and wasps
- Apr 13, 2026
A large-scale experiment shows that warmth brings bees and wasps out of hibernation earlier—leaving some of them with poorer starting conditions. This...
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The peatland 'nurseries' of Peru give new insights for conservation
- Apr 13, 2026
New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that an important group of peatlands in the western Amazonia region of Peru developed more re...
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Guaranteed income improved artists' finances, innovation
- Apr 13, 2026
A guaranteed income program for artists led to improvement in financial stability and reduced debt, but also improved their motivation and artistic ou...
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Deep learning turns weather satellite thermal imagery into hourly ocean current maps
- Apr 13, 2026
Scientists have developed a new method to measure ocean surface currents over large areas in greater detail than ever before. Called GOFLOW (Geostatio...
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Record-breaking photonics approach traps light on a chip for millions of cycles
- Apr 13, 2026
For years, scientists have dreamed of using atomically thin van der Waals (vdW) materials to build faster, more efficient photonic chips. These materi...
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Greece's ancient sites get climate-change checkup
- Apr 13, 2026
Worsening wildfires, soaring heat waves and rising water levels have prompted Greek officials to take a closer look at protecting priceless archaeolog...
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Of gray whales that enter San Francisco Bay, nearly 18% die there, scientists find
- Apr 13, 2026
Gray whales migrate from Arctic waters full of food to the lagoons of Baja Mexico—but as the climate crisis gathers pace, they have been sighted forag...
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From Jurassic Park to dreams of AI doom, pop culture shapes science more than we like to admit
- Apr 12, 2026
The relationship between science and pop culture often looks like a one-way street: scientific discoveries inspire films, television and novels, parti...
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How Artemis II's Earthset photo compares with the iconic Earthrise image from 1968
- Apr 12, 2026
As NASA's Artemis II mission completed its lunar flyby, the astronauts sent back a stunning image of the colorful Earth setting behind the moon. This...
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Scientists build arsenic-lined crystal pore framework to boost rhodium catalyst performance
- Apr 12, 2026
Rhodium is one of the most powerful catalytic metals known to chemistry. Small amounts of it can drive reactions that produce millions of tons of usef...
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How does spider venom damage human cells? Researchers uncover the killer mechanism of recluse spider toxin
- Apr 12, 2026
Spiders are among Earth's most resourceful predators, nabbing prey by any means necessary. Orb weavers spin webs for capture. Wolf spiders ambush on t...
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Embryo fossil found in South Africa is world's oldest proof that mammal ancestors laid eggs
- Apr 12, 2026
Between 280 and 200 million years ago, a group of animals evolved which would eventually give rise to mammals, including humans: the therapsids. They...