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Eagles known as hunting specialists reveal an unexpected taste for goat
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Eagles known as hunting specialists reveal an unexpected taste for goat

Eagles are symbols of hunting prowess. Known as top predators wherever they live, they are often assumed to kill as their primary mode of obtaining food. Howeve...

Fight over AI data centers is becoming Australia's next Indigenous policy challenge
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Fight over AI data centers is becoming Australia's next Indigenous policy challenge

In July 2026, more than 200 community members gathered at Mandoon Bilya (Helena River) in Perth's eastern suburbs. They planted more than 3,000 native plants as...

Will new telescope Roman help reveal long-kept secrets of the universe? Q&A with an expert
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Will new telescope Roman help reveal long-kept secrets of the universe? Q&A with an expert

On Sunday, Aug. 30, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is expected to launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The observatory will join the Hubbl...

'Damaging the Antarctic damages us all'—scientists warn of the potential impacts of coastal freshening
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'Damaging the Antarctic damages us all'—scientists warn of the potential impacts of coastal freshening

Many of Antarctica's smallest inhabitants have evolved over millions of years so that their body fluids are similar in chemical composition to those of seawater...

Starting upstream: Rethinking how public health supports young people
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Starting upstream: Rethinking how public health supports young people

When GCH assistant professor Rochelle Davidson Mhonde began working with adolescent survivors of sexual violence, she saw the ripple effects of their trauma: de...

Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded
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Satellite images show bedrock and glacier collapsed on Nepal-China border, then rivers flooded

As rescue teams searched for missing people following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, Earth scientists reviewed satellite imagery for clues...

Low oxygen could limit insects' uphill escape from climate warming
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Low oxygen could limit insects' uphill escape from climate warming

Reduced oxygen levels and air pressure at higher elevations may limit insects' ability to move upslope to escape a warming climate, with potential consequences...

People with more mobility in the labor market experience less discrimination
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People with more mobility in the labor market experience less discrimination

Employees who can easily change jobs are less likely to experience workplace discrimination. When dealing with a discriminatory employer, job mobility acts as a...

Hitting bacteria hard and early with diverse phage cocktails may curb resistance
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Hitting bacteria hard and early with diverse phage cocktails may curb resistance

As multidrug antibiotic resistance emerges as a potent public health challenge, medical science has renewed attention on the potential for bacteriophage therapy...

Evolution favors flatter paths when fitness outcomes are equal, study finds
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Evolution favors flatter paths when fitness outcomes are equal, study finds

A surprising discovery by Technion researchers sheds new light on the dynamics of evolution. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, t...

Tiny oxygen gaps may determine whether next-generation memory films store data well
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Tiny oxygen gaps may determine whether next-generation memory films store data well

Researchers have captured in real time the "birth moment" when the performance of a next-generation memory material is determined. The key lies in controlling o...

Boosting soybean protein: Zinc and sulfur essential in sustainable crop production
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Boosting soybean protein: Zinc and sulfur essential in sustainable crop production

Soybean is a critical element of the global food supply: Between its use for animal feed and human consumption, it accounts for roughly two-thirds of plant-base...

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