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Electromagnetic noise can send migrating bats off course, with effects lasting hours

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Pigeons navigate using magnetic sensors in their livers, say researchers

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Is my brain wired to never see a ghost? A psychologist on three factors that make a paranormal experience more likely

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Homing pigeons may use a surprising navigation mechanism

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A new study says homing pigeon livers act like compasses. Other experts aren’t so sure

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Hailstorms could grow more dangerous and damaging with climate change

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Unearthing Namibia's forgotten genocide through forensic archaeology

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Italy on red alert as France, Portugal beat hottest May day record

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Taking dark energy out of the equation: Mathematicians challenge the standard cosmological model of the universe

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Heat waves: Older people less likely to follow safety advice

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Mitochondria reveal built-in speed control for protein production

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Framework could deliver fairer insurance deals for customers

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San Antonio Spurs star ‘Wemby’ is rocking the NBA playoffs. Science can help explain why

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Back-to-back chemical accidents raise alarm over EPA push to reduce oversight

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One in six kids could be experiencing online sexual exploitation and abuse

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From the seabed to Mars: Why geological maps matter

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Quantum pendulum clock overcomes classical accuracy limits and sheds light on quantum to classical transitions

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Deep beneath Utah, rare mantle earthquakes reshape seismic hazard questions

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An AI solution to an 80‑year‑old problem has shocked mathematicians

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Mathematical AI helps researchers crack 50-year-old problem

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Some experts now say psychopathy doesn't exist—here's why we may be looking at it all wrong

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How bean plants call on wasps for help when hungry caterpillars attack

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The Many Ways to Build a Black Hole

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Kamala Sohonie: The biochemist who wanted to feed a nation

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Introduced wild pigs linked to fewer invasive plants, while native deer show the opposite pattern

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Study finds soils can naturally suppress major crop diseases

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Cobalt honeycombs open a new path to quantum computing

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Bare supercontinent may have tipped ancient Earth into 'Snowball' phase

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Teen sex survey highlights violence concerns

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Think DEET keeps mosquitoes away? They may be learning to love it

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Findings could justify greater protections for minks in Everglades

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Wearing DEET Might Be Like Ringing the Mosquito Dinner Bell

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Can DEET attract mosquitoes? A lab study offers clues

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Are the roots of consciousness hidden in the ancient deep brain?

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Platform fast-tracks microbial design for high-temp manufacturing

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Green stones buried with Panama's ancient chiefs confirmed as Colombian emeralds

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Trump plan to give start-ups plutonium harvested from Cold War–era nuclear weapons is risky, experts say

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Chang'e-5 regolith studies reveal nanoscale space-weathering processes

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Scientists develop new method to estimate hidden species

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How We See the Beautiful, Violent Sun

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DNA solves 250-year-old mystery of the Seychelles’ lost crocodiles

Ripples in fire-ant collectives suggest motions are driven by neighbor alignments

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New study shows atmospheric compounds formed from tire wear may pose human health risk

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A rare blue micromoon rises this weekend

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Neanderthal ancestry may lower defenses against common DNA viruses in people today

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Dog breeding inspectors need clearer guidance on rules protecting dog health and welfare—new report

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Hyena clan rank metrics need to be trait specific to fully explain hierarchies, scientists argue

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Start-ups are racing to revolutionise mathematics with AI

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Forgotten museum fossil helps rewrite part of animal evolution

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A $4 tongue swab test detects tuberculosis within 30 minutes

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