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Boots on the moon and beyond. Where next after Artemis II mission success?
- Apr 16, 2026
It is tempting to view the Artemis II splashdown as the exclamation point on a successful lunar mission. And from launch to completion, it was indeed...
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A hidden Oregon basin and a shallower slab sharpen the Cascadia megaquake threat
- Apr 16, 2026
A new look at the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate beneath the coast of northern Oregon suggests this subducting slab is shallower than previously thought,...
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Meet Yuji, the Mexican baby monkey finding comfort in a plush companion
- Apr 16, 2026
Yuji, a 6-week-old patas monkey in Mexico, wakes up every day clinging to a stuffed dog. More than a toy, this plush companion acts as a surrogate mom...
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Monkeys navigate a virtual forest with thought alone, pushing brain-computer interfaces beyond the lab
- Apr 16, 2026
As a part of a study testing out a new type of implanted brain-computer interface (BCI), three rhesus monkeys controlled movements in a virtual realit...
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What do sushi, climbing and smoking have in common? How we talk about risk
- Apr 16, 2026
Next week, Sara Perlstein will defend her Ph.D. on risk talk: the everyday conversations we have about risks with people close to us. From eating sush...
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New metric identifies at-risk mangroves before they disappear
- Apr 16, 2026
Scientists from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Centro para la Biodiversidad Marina y la Conservación in Mexico have develo...
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Microscopic green pigment provides insights into how successive typhoons drive cumulative water and ecosystem changes
- Apr 16, 2026
A microscopic green pigment can provide major insights into how severe tropical cyclones called typhoons impact water flow and ecosystems. Called chlo...
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Simulations generate thousands of cyclone scenarios to predict extreme flooding in Bay of Bengal
- Apr 16, 2026
Powerful cyclones can push seawater miles inland, threatening densely populated communities and critical infrastructure built along coastal areas. A c...
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Feeling lonely? Try a walk in the great outdoors
- Apr 16, 2026
Taking part in activities can make you less lonely, because you meet people, and because social gatherings are a positive thing. But can the mere fact...
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Warmer winters and snow drought may threaten western US water by speeding flows
- Apr 16, 2026
As future shifts in climate lead to more rain and less snow in the western United States, new research finds that water will move faster through a lan...
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Quantum Fourier transform reaches 52 qubits, shattering the previous 27-qubit record
- Apr 16, 2026
The spin-off company ParityQC has implemented the largest quantum Fourier transform ever reported using an IBM quantum computer, thereby setting a new...
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Why couples may be wrong to dread talking about money
- Apr 16, 2026
For many couples, few conversations feel more uncomfortable than talking about money. But new research suggests financial discussions tend to go bette...