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Our ovary blueprint is ancient, according to sea stars
- Jun 23, 2026
At first glance, bat sea stars, the nubbly, orange, many-footed creatures often found on the seafloor, seem about as far from humans as one can get. A...
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Antibiotic resistance threatens vision in pets and horses, veterinary review warns
- Jun 23, 2026
Sight-threatening antibiotic-resistant eye infections are becoming a significant threat to vision in dogs, cats and horses, according to a new compreh...
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Horseshoe bats use echolocation to separate background echoes from those of fluttering prey
- Jun 23, 2026
Many bat species emit echolocation calls and use the returning echoes to find their way, detect the presence of fluttering insects, and locate and cat...
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New infrastructure model prioritizes disaster spending for vulnerable cities
- Jun 23, 2026
A University of Houston engineering professor is helping cities, utilities and transportation agencies prepare for and recover from natural disasters....
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How continental shelf seiches triggered flooding following New York and New Jersey hurricanes
- Jun 23, 2026
In 1938 and 1944, two major hurricanes struck Long Island, and after the initial winds subsided, the surges came back unexpectedly hours later, leadin...
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The fuel crisis has hit the Pacific hard. The region is responding—but tough choices lie ahead
- Jun 23, 2026
The past five years have not been easy for the people of the Pacific. COVID restrictions disrupted tourism and upended supply chains, while global fue...
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Next-generation pesticide disrupts bumblebee reproduction
- Jun 23, 2026
Bumblebees are only an inch long, but they help power the global food system. Roughly one-third of the food we grow depends on pollinators like bees—a...
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Zebrafish and fruit flies share the same internal compass mechanism in a case of convergent evolution
- Jun 23, 2026
Even in darkness, many animals retain a sense of orientation because their nervous system sustains a memory of heading encoded by the activity of head...
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Can scientists learn cells' language? Researchers aim to decode cellular conversations
- Jun 23, 2026
Multicellular life depends on remarkable acts of cooperation. Every cell in the human body must sense what is happening around it, interpret signals f...
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Helping their friends to read can boost children's attainment
- Jun 23, 2026
In a primary school classroom, a 9-year-old reads aloud to the person next to them. When they stumble over a word, their partner encourages them to tr...
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New AI tool identifies wild animals by their unique patterns in real time
- Jun 23, 2026
Patterns reveal the individual: A novel AI algorithm equips researchers with a powerful new tool to accurately identify individual jaguars, zebras and...
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Ten Australians are taking the government to the UN over fossil fuel exports. What is their case?
- Jun 23, 2026
Ten Australians—including a firefighter, First Nations leaders and young people—are bringing their concerns about the nation's coal and gas exports to...