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Invasive caiman may pose new challenges for Everglades restoration
- Jun 5, 2026
In the canals, wetlands and marshes of the Florida Everglades, the spectacled caiman has quietly expanded its foothold, threatening an already-vulnera...
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Study shows indoor air contains greater diversity of airborne fungi than previously thought
- Jun 5, 2026
Researchers from Imperial College London have conducted the U.K.'s largest-ever longitudinal study of indoor fungal air pollution, revealing that home...
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With ShakeAlert installations complete, researchers explore offshore expansion
- Jun 5, 2026
The ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system has been rapidly expanding since its launch in 2021. Now, researchers at University of Washington affil...
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Prescribed burns are lit in Australia's Northern Territory to minimize the severity of fires later in the season
- Jun 5, 2026
In May and June of most years, NASA satellites typically begin to detect large numbers of wildland fires throughout the Top End and Arnhem Land region...
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From forest to front door: Understanding how wildfire spreads through communities
- Jun 5, 2026
As California's population boomed—from 10 million in 1950 to over 40 million today—the number of people living in fire-prone areas multiplied. Over th...
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Hidden meltwater found deep in Antarctic coastal waters reveals stronger climate impacts
- Jun 5, 2026
Freshwater from melting Antarctic glaciers may be influencing the Southern Ocean in ways scientists have largely overlooked. New research, published i...
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From exporting spyware to surveilling activists—how democracies became the new digital authoritarians
- Jun 5, 2026
"Digital authoritarianism" refers to governments using technology for surveillance and censorship to repress dissent. China remains the master practit...
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People are using AI to communicate without disclosing it. Is this morally wrong?
- Jun 5, 2026
Imagine you have used a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool such as ChatGPT to tidy up notes you took while in a meeting. Your colleague comm...
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Enduring hardship reduces support for easing hardship for others, study suggests
- Jun 5, 2026
Although intuition suggests that experiencing adversity will increase a person's willingness to help others going through similar hardships, surveys s...
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Preparing future math teachers to teach data science
- Jun 5, 2026
When Eric Weber, professor and chair of mathematics at Iowa State University, talks about data science with future math teachers, he doesn't begin wit...
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North Atlantic spring storms have grown more common since 1940, analysis reveals
- Jun 5, 2026
Storm Dave, which swept across northern Europe over the Easter weekend, is an example of what new research from the University of Gothenburg has revea...
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How 'asymmetric alloying' is creating the next generation of luminescent materials
- Jun 5, 2026
Metal cluster molecules are discrete compounds containing multiple metal atoms held together by metal–metal and metal–ligand bonding. They serve as ex...