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Fake predator eyes scare off seabirds until they learn they're not real
- May 27, 2026
In Danish fisheries, fish-eating seabirds are a menace. They often swoop down and feed on fish trapped in nets, which can hit profits and also sometim...
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'Hook-up culture' on dating apps harming men's body image
- May 27, 2026
Gay dating apps are exposing men to intense pressure to look sexually desirable, fueling body dissatisfaction and low self-esteem, with some users des...
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How to survive in the abyss: Secrets of deep-sea sponges
- May 27, 2026
Deep beneath the ocean surface, where sunlight never reaches and food is scarce, vast gardens of deep-sea sponges are quietly thriving. Now, a team le...
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Ever-restless Mount Dukono erupts
- May 27, 2026
The volcano on Indonesia's Halmahera Island routinely ejects ash, volcanic gases, and volcanic bombs. In May 2026, the Global Volcanism Program report...
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Demographic forces stall global progress toward gender equality
- May 27, 2026
Average support for gender equality worldwide has plateaued, in part because of higher population growth in countries where support is low and higher...
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Memory-preserving transistors could bypass the Boltzmann limit
- May 27, 2026
Researchers have created a new theoretical framework that shows how memory-preserving "memtransistors" could overcome the intrinsic limits in efficien...
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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops to lowest level since 2019
- May 27, 2026
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published Wednesday that will be seen as go...
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Awe-inspiring nature helps people connect to science, study finds
- May 27, 2026
A new study finds that when people engage in participatory science activities that involve awe-inspiring natural phenomena, such as an eclipse, they m...
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Autistic Australians three times more likely to be homeless, research reveals
- May 27, 2026
Autistic Australians face a homelessness risk nearly three times higher than the general population, according to new Flinders University research tha...
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Research challenges beliefs that sexual objectification is a power move
- May 27, 2026
A new research paper from the University of Kent School of Psychology has found that sexual objectification increases when men are sexually aroused, c...
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Red shift: Study gauges salamanders' sprint speed as connected to their color
- May 27, 2026
If the eastern red-backed salamander has an equivalent of Usain Bolt, Sophia Zaslow is determined to find it. Since her undergraduate years, the Bingh...
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Canadian Rockies study shows that spruce trees adapt to rugged peaks and boreal flatlands in a similar way
- May 27, 2026
If you look at the trees as you're driving on the Trans-Canada Highway toward Banff National Park, you will see Englemann spruce on the cooler, wetter...