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Midwest flamingos and 'hurricane toads': Wildlife's strange storm stories
- May 22, 2026
Hurricanes can be a devastating force—leveling trees, erasing beaches and damaging homes. But what do they do to wildlife? The answer ranges from the...
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Lost elephant calf reunites with family after researchers track herd across Samburu reserve
- May 22, 2026
Colorado State University Professor George Wittemyer and his research team reunited a 4-month-old elephant calf with her family after she wandered int...
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New tool helps accurately assemble notoriously difficult bird genomes
- May 22, 2026
A new computational program, MicroFinder, enables faster and more accurate assembly of bird genomes. Improved genome assemblies will help researchers...
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Human‑made chemicals are harming seals at the molecular level, study finds
- May 22, 2026
Ringed seals are among the most common marine mammals in the Canadian Arctic. They strongly rely on sea ice as a habitat, breathing through holes they...
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Why the intrinsic quantum effects of axion dark matter are completely undetectable
- May 22, 2026
Dark matter is an elusive form of matter that almost never emits, absorbs or reflects light, while only weakly interacting with regular matter. These...
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Would you trust AI to help you find 'the one'? Dating apps are betting it can
- May 22, 2026
In the relatively short time they've been around, online dating apps have transformed how we hook up, date and fall in love. These apps have long been...
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What do the Commonwealth Writers Prize AI allegations mean for prizes—and short stories?
- May 22, 2026
Another day, another literary scandal involving AI. It has been alleged that the judges of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize have been duped by an au...
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If you need to anesthetize a butterfly, here's the best way to do it
- May 22, 2026
Anesthesia makes life-saving procedures as painless and stress-free as possible for the animals we love and care for. But not a lot is known about the...
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Exploring education during times of economic crisis
- May 22, 2026
Major economic crises affect a country in myriad ways, often resulting in unemployment spikes, increased inequality between financial classes, housing...
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Atlas reveals rocks with rare earth element potential, helping pinpoint new deposits
- May 22, 2026
A new atlas charts the global distribution of unusual, critical-metal-bearing igneous rocks, finding that they often form near the thick and ancient c...
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Ancient DNA reveals web of marriage and migration in Peru centuries before Inca rule
- May 22, 2026
Long-distance migration along Peru's Pacific coast began at least 800 years ago, centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire and much earlier than pr...
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Something coming: what scientists know about a potential 'super' El Nino
- May 22, 2026
Forecasters say a potentially "super" El Niño is rapidly taking shape in the Pacific—but whether it evolves into a history-making event could hinge on...