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Mosquitoes reach Iceland for the first time as the Arctic heats up

• Apr 17, 2026

In what is possibly another sign of climate change, mosquitoes have landed in Iceland for the first time. For many years, the island was the only Arct...

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The Colorado River disappeared from the geological record for 5 million years: Scientists now know where it went

• Apr 17, 2026

Geologists have solved the mystery of the disappearance from the geological record, millions of years ago, of one of North America's most important wa...

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DNA cracks nutmeg's hidden past, revealing a South Moluccas origin and a prehuman journey north

• Apr 17, 2026

A sprinkle of nutmeg powder on baked goodies or mashed potatoes can immediately lift the flavor with its warm and sweet aroma. Even though it is used...

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'Cruelly hot': Japan devises new term for heat wave days

• Apr 17, 2026

Blistering temperatures rising to 40°C and above will now be branded "cruelly hot" or "kokusho-bi" in Japan, the weather agency said Friday, as heat w...

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If birds are fancy dancers, are they smarter, too?

• Apr 17, 2026

Does a male bird with a long and complex courtship dance have superior cognitive abilities? Simply put, is a talented dancer a smarter bird? To answer...

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How whaling evolved from its Basque origins into a vast global business

• Apr 17, 2026

The earliest documentary evidence of organized whaling dates back to the 11th century in the Basque Country. From there, the activity spread rapidly a...

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AI helps instructors give better feedback but can't replace them, trial suggests

• Apr 17, 2026

A randomized trial in a large economics course found that AI-mediated feedback improved students' revisions when teaching assistants stayed in control...

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ALMA and JWST investigate giant disk galaxy's formation and evolution

• Apr 17, 2026

European astronomers have used the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe a recently discovered gi...

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Kinship interlocks: How the rich stay rich

• Apr 17, 2026

How do some wealthy families remain in the upper class for many generations, while other rich families do not? That is the question author Shay O'Brie...

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Understanding community effects of Asian immigrants' US housing purchases

• Apr 17, 2026

Asian immigrants are both the fastest-growing and highest-earning immigrant ethnic group in the United States, facts that have caught the attention of...

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Human space research gets a boost from retired NASA centrifuge

• Apr 17, 2026

Texas A&M University is preparing for a new era of space research with the launch of a research centrifuge at the Anthony Wood '87 Artificial Gravity...

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Surface-draped fiber captured plane's flight details at Nevada airfield

• Apr 17, 2026

Originally deployed to record re-entry signals of the OSIRIS-REx return capsule, a T-shaped fiber optic cable draped across the ground at a Nevada air...