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Adélie penguins use colony cues to switch foraging sites if their previous trip was unsuccessful
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Adélie penguins use colony cues to switch foraging sites if their previous trip was unsuccessful

Many animals live in groups. Among seabirds in particular, most species form colonies during the breeding season. Although coloniality entails costs, such as in...

To achieve 'AI for all' in agriculture, Canada's farmers need regional, systems‑level change
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To achieve 'AI for all' in agriculture, Canada's farmers need regional, systems‑level change

Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping the contours of life as we know it. In agriculture, the world market for AI is expected to reach almost...

How a single mutation rewired a 23-species bacterial community over four years
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How a single mutation rewired a 23-species bacterial community over four years

The time-development of species communities cannot be understood solely through ecological interactions or environmental factors, as evolution can also alter co...

Q&A: Combating antibiotic resistance with nanotechnology, robotics and AI
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Q&A: Combating antibiotic resistance with nanotechnology, robotics and AI

Aeron Tynes Hammack, a physicist by training and currently interim facility director of the Nanofabrication Facility at the Molecular Foundry, likes to work wit...

Football tracking data uncovers rival tactics beyond TV formations before 2026 World Cup
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Football tracking data uncovers rival tactics beyond TV formations before 2026 World Cup

From June 11, countless millions of people will be following the football World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. They will discuss their team's performance, t...

Chloroplast map reveals 'missing link' in plant growth and solar energy
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Chloroplast map reveals 'missing link' in plant growth and solar energy

For decades, science has understood the basics of photosynthesis, the process by which plants turn sunlight into food. However, photosynthesis occurs on uniquel...

New warning system forecasts wildlife heat risk up to nine months ahead
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New warning system forecasts wildlife heat risk up to nine months ahead

An international group of scientists led by Josep M. Serra-Diaz, researcher at the Botanical Institute of Barcelona (IBB, CSIC-MCNB), has developed the first gl...

Distinctive language reveals likely conspiracy-community users across 500 million Reddit comments
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Distinctive language reveals likely conspiracy-community users across 500 million Reddit comments

Users who participate in online communities linked to conspiracy theories show distinctive linguistic characteristics even when discussing apparently neutral to...

Breaking tunnel vision, imaging AI lifts fluorescence image restoration accuracy and speed
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Breaking tunnel vision, imaging AI lifts fluorescence image restoration accuracy and speed

Recent years have witnessed great advances in applying deep learning to improve fluorescence microscopy imaging. However, enhancing the fidelity of image restor...

Hardy ice plant's optical innovation inspires reflective design possibilities
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Hardy ice plant's optical innovation inspires reflective design possibilities

Nature is filled with remarkable visual phenomena created by microscopic surface structures that interact with light in fascinating ways. The iridescent wings o...

Precision measurement under impact—when the balance itself becomes the object of measurement
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Precision measurement under impact—when the balance itself becomes the object of measurement

How do you take measurements using one of the most sensitive scales in the world? Researchers at TU Wien have demonstrated how the measurement process affects n...

Real-time data assimilation system outperforms flood early warning system
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Real-time data assimilation system outperforms flood early warning system

Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo (UTokyo-IIS), have developed a real-time data assimilation system that substantially...

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