Science
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Researchers explore the valuable connection between birds, memory and territory in Chile
Black-necked swans, spot-flanked gallinules, southern lapwings, austral thrushes and dozens of other bird species fly across the Río Cruces Wetland, carrying th...
River model reveals how coordinated water sharing could ease drought's unequal effects
Rivers provide water for everything from growing crops and running factories to the taps in our homes, but droughts can leave them struggling to meet all these...
Added receptor helps CAR T cells stay in bone marrow in cancer mouse models
By turning a patient's own immune cells into stronger cancer-fighting cells, CAR T-cell therapy has transformed how some blood cancers are treated. But it's bee...
Keeping jumping genes in place: New role for protein complex discovered
As much as half of the human genome is composed of so-called "jumping genes." These DNA sequences can make copies of themselves that are inserted back into the...
Psychological symptoms may drive menopause-related workforce attrition
Turnover related to menopause has become a critical global socioeconomic challenge, affecting female career longevity and organizational productivity. A new stu...
The sun may have stripped away meters of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS brought material from another planetary system within reach of our telescopes, but reading its chemistry poses a problem. Energe...
Fear study finds AI anxiety among Americans' top fears for the first time
Chapman University has released the results of its 12th annual Chapman University Survey of American Fears, revealing that concerns about artificial intelligenc...
Measuring regrowth: Erk gradients guide zebrafish fins back to their original size after injury
In a new Nature Physics study, researchers found that fin regrowth in zebrafish is driven by a brief burst of growth signal at the fin tip, sized to the amount...
Partisan segregation may be shaping Asian Americans' voting behavior
As the 2026 midterm elections draw near, candidates are often focused on currying favor among particular demographic groups. A new study of Asian American ethni...
Lucy mission marks 5 years of discoveries
On Oct. 16, 2021, NASA's Lucy spacecraft began its journey to the never-before-explored Jupiter Trojan asteroids with an early morning launch. Now less than a y...
Near miss: Indonesia probes crash of suspected Chinese rocket fragment
Indonesian authorities were investigating Tuesday after a car-sized piece of debris, possibly from a Chinese rocket according to a government agency, crashed in...
Deep-sea expedition will revisit Pacific mining site five and a half years after test
During Oct. 2026, the research vessel SONNE set sail from San Diego into the Pacific Ocean for expedition SO322. Its destination: the Clarion-Clipperton Zone no...