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How 'undone science' shaped Chile's glacier protection battle
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How 'undone science' shaped Chile's glacier protection battle

What is "undone science," and how does it affect environmental policy and regulation around the world? In a recent study published in Tapuya: Latin American Sci...

Neutron-rich nuclei yield beta-decay clues that could refine heavy-element origin models
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Neutron-rich nuclei yield beta-decay clues that could refine heavy-element origin models

How are heavy elements formed in the universe? Extremely neutron-rich atomic nuclei and their beta-decay rates play an important role in this process. Until now...

Physicists observe synchronized quantum dance of excitons and phonons
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Physicists observe synchronized quantum dance of excitons and phonons

An international team of researchers has reported a major advance in understanding quantum dynamics in semiconductor materials. They directly observed how excit...

Quality of relationship between patient and therapist is key to preventing child sex offenders from doing it again
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Quality of relationship between patient and therapist is key to preventing child sex offenders from doing it again

Since the 1980s, there has been extensive research on the effectiveness of treatment for perpetrators of sexual crimes against children. Studies have examined r...

Freshwater boundary breach deepens as climate and land use amplify extremes
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Freshwater boundary breach deepens as climate and land use amplify extremes

Human activities have significantly altered the freshwater cycle, threatening its ability to support vital climatic and ecological Earth system processes. A new...

Brain removal in Iron Age Scotland burial reveals far-reaching family ties
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Brain removal in Iron Age Scotland burial reveals far-reaching family ties

It is difficult to identify funerary practices in Iron Age (c. 800 BC–AD 43) Britain, as human remains rarely survive. However, evidence is particularly promine...

Why vague conservation targets are failing some vulnerable species
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Why vague conservation targets are failing some vulnerable species

A shift toward more precise, measurable conservation goals could hold the key to protecting vulnerable species, according to the findings of a new study looking...

Adélie penguins use colony cues to switch foraging sites if their previous trip was unsuccessful
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Adélie penguins use colony cues to switch foraging sites if their previous trip was unsuccessful

Many animals live in groups. Among seabirds in particular, most species form colonies during the breeding season. Although coloniality entails costs, such as in...

To achieve 'AI for all' in agriculture, Canada's farmers need regional, systems‑level change
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To achieve 'AI for all' in agriculture, Canada's farmers need regional, systems‑level change

Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping the contours of life as we know it. In agriculture, the world market for AI is expected to reach almost...

How a single mutation rewired a 23-species bacterial community over four years
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How a single mutation rewired a 23-species bacterial community over four years

The time-development of species communities cannot be understood solely through ecological interactions or environmental factors, as evolution can also alter co...

Q&A: Combating antibiotic resistance with nanotechnology, robotics and AI
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Q&A: Combating antibiotic resistance with nanotechnology, robotics and AI

Aeron Tynes Hammack, a physicist by training and currently interim facility director of the Nanofabrication Facility at the Molecular Foundry, likes to work wit...

Football tracking data uncovers rival tactics beyond TV formations before 2026 World Cup
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Football tracking data uncovers rival tactics beyond TV formations before 2026 World Cup

From June 11, countless millions of people will be following the football World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. They will discuss their team's performance, t...

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