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Minnesota is falling short on its climate goals, new state data shows
Minnesota is struggling to achieve its climate goals despite decades of falling greenhouse gas emissions, newly released state data shows. State law requires Mi...
Pushing the right buttons: Fern guides its embryo's sense of up and down
Passing on fundamental life lessons from parent to offspring is not unique to humans and animals. Ferns do it too. Not with words, but through pressure. By appl...
In Tampa, storm-weary residents detail the costs of extreme weather
An Ybor business owner closed her yoga studio repeatedly from worries over moldy, waterlogged walls. A Pinellas woman's home flooded in one hurricane, and a tre...
Linguist explains how AI makes fake news more credible
Fake news generated by AI is often perceived as more credible than texts written by humans. That worries linguist Silje Susanne Alvestad. In 2017, "fake news" w...
Australia's happiness crisis could cost us our global mojo
Along with cricket, thongs and backyard barbecues, the arrival of the annual Australian Lamb ad has become synonymous with an Australian summer. What began back...
Endangered Kenyan antelopes rescued after being stranded at Palm Beach airport
When Paul Reillo learned the endangered mountain bongo antelopes that he had cared for since birth were stranded in a cargo plane on an airport tarmac ahead of...
A rethink is needed on zero-tolerance school behavior policies
Persistent concerns about poor behavior in UK secondary schools have led to the widespread implementation of disciplinary behavior management strategies. These...
The term 'resilience' becoming a burden for women in agriculture, study shows
New research from Adelaide University is questioning the widespread use of the term "resilience" in Australian agriculture, arguing that its overuse can place u...
Aging hens may lay fewer eggs as gut health declines, study finds
In an era of rising grocery costs, eggs remain one of the most accessible and complete protein sources for families. New research from the University of Hawai'i...
What is a 'seesaw protein' that switches functions by changing shape?
Inspired by the simple mechanism of a seesaw—when one side goes up, the other side goes down—researchers asked an intriguing question: Could a single molecule s...
How do clouds form in Antarctica? The first flight-based aerosol measurements in 20 years
Antarctica plays a crucial role in Earth's climate system by reflecting solar radiation back into space. The large white ice surfaces and clouds play a decisive...
Supercomputer simulations reveal rotation drives chemical mixing in red giant stars
Advances in supercomputing have made solving a long‐standing astronomical conundrum possible: How can we explain the changes in the chemical composition at the...