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Triple threat emerges as sharks, beach nourishment and murky waters collide
- Apr 8, 2026
Each winter, thousands of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) migrate to the clear, shallow waters off South Florida, where they are easily spotte...
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Absinthe: What the ban on France's aromatic spirit teaches us about modern-day blaming and shaming
- Apr 8, 2026
The potent emerald-green blend of wormwood, green anise and fennel, known as "the Green Fairy," was once celebrated by French society, including artis...
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Celestial wonders in Leo
- Apr 8, 2026
Leo is a prominent sight for stargazers in April. Its famous sickle, punctuated by the bright star Regulus, draws many a beginning stargazer's eyes, i...
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Giant jars, ancient bells, buried bones and a mystery that endures
- Apr 8, 2026
Helping to preserve artifacts, some potentially 2,000 years old, was an irresistible privilege. Since 2016, an Australian-Lao team led by Louise Shewa...
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Heat from traffic is contributing to rises in city temperatures, study finds
- Apr 8, 2026
Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new way to measure how traffic contributes to rising urban temperatures, revealing that ev...
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A volcanic medley near Mammoth Lakes
- Apr 8, 2026
Take a tour through volcanic history on the edge of the Sierra Nevada near Mammoth Lakes, California. Between the tall granite peaks to the west and t...
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Ancient Romans were obsessed with a plant said to be a contraception and an aphrodisiac. Then one day, it went extinct
- Apr 8, 2026
Roman leader Julius Caesar is said to have kept a stock of it in the treasury. Ancient writer Pliny the Elder says Rome's Emperor Nero owned the last...
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Why doesn't the US recycle more plastic? Study points to lack of access
- Apr 8, 2026
A new University at Buffalo study finds that people in the United States generate similar amounts of plastic packaging waste regardless of income, edu...
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Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon
- Apr 8, 2026
Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Spa...
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Atmospheric dust gives plants nutrients through their leaves, study finds
- Apr 8, 2026
Research in New Phytologist shows that plants can acquire nutrients not only from the soil but also from atmospheric dust that settles and dissolves o...
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Seizure of 2,000 ants at Nairobi airport highlights the hidden scale of insect trafficking
- Apr 8, 2026
Last year Kenya Wildlife Service warned of a growing demand for garden ants in Europe and Asia, where some people view them as exotic pets. An attempt...
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Climate change may speed evolution through inherited gene regulation changes
- Apr 8, 2026
A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, finds that changes in animal development induced by climate shock persist generations after the initia...