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Spider monkeys pool their knowledge to find the best fruit

When spider monkeys want to tell others about the best fruit trees in the forest or ones they've missed, they do so by changing their social groups to share what they know, according to a new study published in the journal npj Complexity. It's a neat system that means the whole

How gut bacteria control immune responses

Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led by researchers at Helmholtz Munich, with participation from Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU), Aix Marseille University, Inserm, and international

Leavitt addresses Pretti shooting, criticizing Walz and Frey

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday addressed the fallout over the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota. “Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America's streets. This includes Renee Good, Alex

Sea levels are rising—but in Greenland, they will fall

Even as global warming causes sea levels to rise worldwide, sea levels around Greenland will likely drop, according to a new paper published in Nature Communications. "The Greenland coastline is going to experience quite a different outcome," says lead author Lauren Lewright, a

AI tool Helixer identifies genes in newly sequenced organisms

Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf have developed a tool that could significantly transform genome research: Helixer identifies genes directly from DNA sequences—without laboratory experiments or prior knowledge about the organism.

Pence: Images of Pretti shooting 'deeply troubling'

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Monday characterized the footage of a Border Patrol agent shooting Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti as “deeply troubling,” as he called for a thorough investigation into the incident. “In the wake of the tragic shooting that claimed the

How NASA is homing in from space on ocean debris

In late 2025, scientists reported that for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on land using NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) sensor aboard the International Space Station. The technology has inspired marine