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Hubble captures galaxy cluster MACS J1141.6-1905
- May 22, 2026
Look closely at this image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and you'll see galaxies of various shapes and sizes clustered together toward the center...
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How the Great Pyramid of Giza has survived 4,500 years of Egyptian earthquakes
- May 22, 2026
The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has survived more than 4,500 years. Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken the region, including the magnitude 5.8 Cair...
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Asexual lizards, virgin births and clones—the all‑female species of the animal kingdom
- May 22, 2026
It may sound too bizarre to be true, but the Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa), a fish that inhabits rivers, lakes, and swamps in Mexico and Texas, exis...
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Researchers collaborate on effort to map biodiversity on Indonesia's unexplored seamounts
- May 22, 2026
Researchers from the University of Rhode Island are contributing to an international effort to document life on Indonesia's remote tropical seamounts—...
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Superconducting vortices moonlight as controllable qubits, turning a disruption into a resource
- May 22, 2026
Vortices in superconductors have so far been considered a disruption, as they can impair the superconducting properties. Researchers at the Karlsruhe...
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Midwest flamingos and 'hurricane toads': Wildlife's strange storm stories
- May 22, 2026
Hurricanes can be a devastating force—leveling trees, erasing beaches and damaging homes. But what do they do to wildlife? The answer ranges from the...
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Lost elephant calf reunites with family after researchers track herd across Samburu reserve
- May 22, 2026
Colorado State University Professor George Wittemyer and his research team reunited a 4-month-old elephant calf with her family after she wandered int...
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New tool helps accurately assemble notoriously difficult bird genomes
- May 22, 2026
A new computational program, MicroFinder, enables faster and more accurate assembly of bird genomes. Improved genome assemblies will help researchers...
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Human‑made chemicals are harming seals at the molecular level, study finds
- May 22, 2026
Ringed seals are among the most common marine mammals in the Canadian Arctic. They strongly rely on sea ice as a habitat, breathing through holes they...
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Why the intrinsic quantum effects of axion dark matter are completely undetectable
- May 22, 2026
Dark matter is an elusive form of matter that almost never emits, absorbs or reflects light, while only weakly interacting with regular matter. These...
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Would you trust AI to help you find 'the one'? Dating apps are betting it can
- May 22, 2026
In the relatively short time they've been around, online dating apps have transformed how we hook up, date and fall in love. These apps have long been...
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What do the Commonwealth Writers Prize AI allegations mean for prizes—and short stories?
- May 22, 2026
Another day, another literary scandal involving AI. It has been alleged that the judges of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize have been duped by an au...