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Catalina Island's deer to be culled to restore its ecosystem
- Feb 5, 2026
California wildlife officials have approved a plan to eradicate Catalina Island's entire deer population as part of a broader effort to restore the is...
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Exposure to burn injuries played key role in shaping human evolution, study suggests
- Feb 5, 2026
Humans' exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping how our bodies heal, fig...
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Are returning Pumas putting Patagonian Penguins at risk? New study reveals the likelihood
- Feb 5, 2026
Should we protect an emblematic species if it may come at the cost of another one—particularly in ecosystems that are still recovering from human impa...
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Red giant stars can't destroy all gas giants—some are hardy survivors
- Feb 4, 2026
Aging stars can completely destroy their planets. When a star reaches the end of its life on the main sequence, it goes through dramatic changes. And...
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Mindful choice or locked in? Study probes feelings about written consent
- Feb 4, 2026
People who sign consent forms feel more trapped—not more empowered—than those who give consent verbally, according to new research by Vanessa Bohns, t...
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Electron-phonon 'surfing' could help stabilize quantum hardware, nanowire tests suggest
- Feb 4, 2026
That low-frequency fuzz that can bedevil cellphone calls has to do with how electrons move through and interact in materials at the smallest scale. Th...
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Graphene sealing enables first atomic images of monolayer transition metal diiodides
- Feb 4, 2026
Two-dimensional (2D) materials promise revolutionary advances in electronics and photonics, but many of the most interesting candidates degrade within...
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When continents try, and fail, to break apart
- Feb 4, 2026
Great things can come from failure when it comes to geology. The Midcontinent rift formed about 1.1 billion years ago and runs smack in the middle of...
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Honest or deceptive? What a new signaling model means for animal displays and human claims
- Feb 4, 2026
For decades, scientists have tried to answer a simple question: why be honest when deception is possible? Whether it is a peacock's tail, a stag's roa...
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Workplace gamification erodes employee moral agency, finds study
- Feb 4, 2026
What is lost when a worker completes actions—such as helping a client or ensuring safety—in exchange for incentives like digital badges, placement on...
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Acoustic study reveals deep-diving behavior of elusive beaked whales
- Feb 4, 2026
Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean's least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to the sounds beaked whales na...
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Beyond climate: Connection and mobility were key drivers in early human innovation, research suggests
- Feb 4, 2026
A new study challenges the idea that climate change drove early human innovation. Instead, researchers find that cultural developments arose under dif...