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Hubble captures galaxy cluster MACS J1141.6-1905
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-left of t...
How the Great Pyramid of Giza has survived 4,500 years of Egyptian earthquakes
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 Cairo earthqua...
Asexual lizards, virgin births and clones—the all‑female species of the animal kingdom
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, exists over mu...
Researchers collaborate on effort to map biodiversity on Indonesia's unexplored seamounts
Researchers from the University of Rhode Island are contributing to an international effort to document life on Indonesia's remote tropical seamounts—underwater...
Superconducting vortices moonlight as controllable qubits, turning a disruption into a resource
Vortices in superconductors have so far been considered a disruption, as they can impair the superconducting properties. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute...
Midwest flamingos and 'hurricane toads': Wildlife's strange storm stories
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 good to th...
Lost elephant calf reunites with family after researchers track herd across Samburu reserve
Colorado State University Professor George Wittemyer and his research team reunited a 4-month-old elephant calf with her family after she wandered into a touris...
New tool helps accurately assemble notoriously difficult bird genomes
A new computational program, MicroFinder, enables faster and more accurate assembly of bird genomes. Improved genome assemblies will help researchers better und...
Human‑made chemicals are harming seals at the molecular level, study finds
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 maintain...
Why the intrinsic quantum effects of axion dark matter are completely undetectable
Dark matter is an elusive form of matter that almost never emits, absorbs or reflects light, while only weakly interacting with regular matter. These properties...
Would you trust AI to help you find 'the one'? Dating apps are betting it can
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 character...
What do the Commonwealth Writers Prize AI allegations mean for prizes—and short stories?
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 author using...