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Newly confirmed supernova remnant is one of the faintest ever detected
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Newly confirmed supernova remnant is one of the faintest ever detected

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new supernova remnant (SNR) using radio observations. The newfound supernova remnant, dubbed Abe...

AI can simulate the dead—but should it?
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AI can simulate the dead—but should it?

Artificial intelligence is moving into one of the most intimate areas of human life: grief. Tools that can simulate a deceased person's voice, writing style, or...

Europe climate report signals rising extremes
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Europe climate report signals rising extremes

Europe endured a historic heatwave across Nordic countries, shrinking glaciers and record sea temperatures in 2025 as the fast-warming continent faces more freq...

Radioactive imaging reveals ants' secret food networks
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Radioactive imaging reveals ants' secret food networks

Researchers at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) and the University of the Ryukyus have developed a new imaging method that makes...

A rush for critical minerals echoes oil extraction injustice as harms fall on world's most vulnerable, scientists warn
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A rush for critical minerals echoes oil extraction injustice as harms fall on world's most vulnerable, scientists warn

Mining critical minerals such as lithium and cobalt fuels the "green" energy and digital transitions essential to meeting climate goals. But building the techno...

Understanding how oxygen is delivered to tissues at the microscopic level
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Understanding how oxygen is delivered to tissues at the microscopic level

Researchers at Kyushu University and Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a new computational model that can simulate the transport of oxygen by red blood...

Wingbeat radar signatures let AI sort bees, wasps and other insects
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Wingbeat radar signatures let AI sort bees, wasps and other insects

Pollinating insects are important for agriculture and ecological flourishing, but they are difficult to monitor, as identification is tricky, labor-intensive, a...

Atlantic Forest's top predator faces a hidden collapse, and protected areas are no longer enough
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Atlantic Forest's top predator faces a hidden collapse, and protected areas are no longer enough

In addition to habitat loss and illegal hunting, the jaguar (Panthera onca) faces another threat that increases its risk of extinction in the South American Atl...

Team develops modulator for compact photonic integrated circuits
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Team develops modulator for compact photonic integrated circuits

Researchers at Skoltech have developed an ultra-compact electro-optic modulator based on silicon photonics and plasmonics that enables high-efficiency optical s...

Scorpions' weapons are fortified with metal to suit their needs, research shows
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Scorpions' weapons are fortified with metal to suit their needs, research shows

Scorpions wield some of the natural world's most formidable built-in weapons, from crushing pincers to venomous stingers. Scientists have long known that these...

Having a religious affiliation doesn't prevent betting on sports
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Having a religious affiliation doesn't prevent betting on sports

Having a religious affiliation doesn't stop people from betting on sports in the United States, according to a new study. Results showed that people who infrequ...

Flipping the K⁺ switch: First potassium-gated ion channel discovered in animal
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Flipping the K⁺ switch: First potassium-gated ion channel discovered in animal

Researchers from the National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Nagoya City University, and Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science in Japan have id...

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