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Megafire kills Joshua trees, but not fungi
- May 29, 2026
When the Dome Fire tore through the Mojave Desert in 2020, it reduced 1 million Eastern Joshua trees to blackened skeletons. Scientists expected the u...
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Forever chemical reaches fish before they even hatch, new study reveals
- May 29, 2026
There is a forever chemical lurking in the world's oceans that could be fundamentally altering the biology of marine life before it even hatches. PFOS...
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Routine questionnaire could help thousands of children thrive at school, study finds
- May 29, 2026
A routine questionnaire completed by parents when their child turns two could play a vital role in identifying children who need extra support before...
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'Shoot for the moon?' Aim a bit lower, researchers say
- May 29, 2026
How ambitious should you be? Folk wisdom offers conflicting advice: "Shoot for the moon," but also, "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good."...
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A hidden supermassive black hole may be lurking inside the Antennae galaxies
- May 29, 2026
Astronomers may have uncovered a hidden supermassive black hole inside the famous Antennae galaxies NGC 4038/4039, a pair of colliding galaxies best k...
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Homeless encampment sweeps spiked after Supreme Court decision
- May 29, 2026
Officials in Oakland sharply increased the number of homeless encampments they cleared in the months after the 2024 U.S. Supreme Court decision made i...
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Pandemic loan fraud pumped housing prices, research indicates
- May 29, 2026
For Americans dreaming of owning a home, this decade has been brutal. From the end of 2019 to the end of 2022, the median sales price for homes sold i...
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Topological states emerge in quantum Hall-superconductor devices with multiple channels
- May 29, 2026
Topological phases are unusual states of matter that give rise to properties protected by a material's overall structure (i.e., "topology"), as oppose...
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Last-of-its-kind tree clinging to cliffside finds new hope at botanic gardens
- May 29, 2026
Conservationists are in a race against time to prevent one of the world's rarest island plants from disappearing forever, after seeds collected from t...
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'Atom Camera' maps laser light at nanoscale using a single ultracold atom
- May 29, 2026
A research group led by Assistant Professor Takafumi Tomita and Professor Kenji Ohmori at the Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of...
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New guidance on violence and aggression in retail
- May 29, 2026
The Thomas Ashton Institute's Violence and Aggression Research Network (VARN) has contributed to the development of new evidence-informed guidance aim...
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NASA develops sensor to improve firefighter safety
- May 29, 2026
With peak wildfire season approaching, scientists with NASA's FireSense project have created low-cost thermal sensors to install on fire bulldozers th...