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Friend or foul? Exploring the ancient bond between pigeons and people
- May 20, 2026
Examination of pigeon bones from Late Bronze Age Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus indicates they were already semi-domesticated as early as c. 1400 BCE, push...
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Scientific discoveries and research
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US government is using AI more, but hiring gaps and risk culture still slow progress
- May 20, 2026
As is every large organization, the U.S. government is assessing how to best integrate artificial intelligence into its procedures and workflows. Whil...
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New RNA tool maps structure and motifs across organisms and viruses
- May 20, 2026
Researchers at the University of Würzburg have unveiled a new tool for analyzing RNA molecules. It visualizes their structures as interactive maps and...
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AI tool fuses five satellite datasets to help track harmful algal blooms
- May 20, 2026
NASA scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool to take on a longstanding challenge in ocean waters. In a study recently published in t...
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Disability inclusion in advertising can build stronger brand affinity
- May 20, 2026
Adverts that feature people with a disability greatly enhance consumer attitudes towards brands and their products, according to new research co-autho...
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Better helium reporting to improve fission and fusion materials modeling
- May 20, 2026
Standardizing calculations of the helium byproducts generated in advanced fission and fusion energy system materials can increase reactor safety and l...
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Young Fraser River Chinook salmon swimming in 'chemical soup,' study finds
- May 20, 2026
Juvenile Chinook salmon in the Lower Fraser River estuary are feeding and growing in a slurry of contaminants from pharmaceuticals, personal care prod...
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Optoelectronic synapse shows exceptional photoresponse for neuromorphic vision
- May 20, 2026
Like so much else in nature, the human visual system has both a complex structure and functional efficiency that is difficult for scientists to replic...
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How economic growth in low-income countries can also protect biodiversity
- May 20, 2026
For decades, environmental debates have been framed around a stark trade-off: economic growth lifts people out of poverty but comes at the expense of...
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Extreme weather events may leave rivers unable to rebound
- May 20, 2026
Severe droughts, intense floods, and heat waves are pushing river ecosystems beyond their natural limits of resilience. A review of data on river syst...
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Cities change storms, but the impacts depend on the storm itself
- May 20, 2026
Cities don't just change the landscape, they change the weather. According to a new study analyzing tens of thousands of rain events in Texas, whether...
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Ancient Atlantic warming points to how oceans may lock away heat for centuries
- May 20, 2026
New research shows, for the first time, an unprecedented and significant warming of equatorial Atlantic upper intermediate waters during the mid- to l...