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Bee brains reveal how colonies divide work without central planning
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Bee brains reveal how colonies divide work without central planning

What determines which tasks bees perform in their colony? Biologists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and the universities in Cologne and Frankfu...

Food labeling combined with higher prices for carbon-intensive foods could help reduce UK greenhouse gases by 5%
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Food labeling combined with higher prices for carbon-intensive foods could help reduce UK greenhouse gases by 5%

Economists say labeling supermarket food to show its environmental impact, combined with taxing the most carbon-intensive items, could slash UK greenhouse gas e...

AI may not make us stupid, but relying on it could weaken the skills built through practice
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AI may not make us stupid, but relying on it could weaken the skills built through practice

The worry of becoming stupid isn't new; it dates back to the time of the Greek philosopher Socrates, who insisted that writing would destroy memory and weaken t...

Beyond proximity: New policy model to transform access to parks
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Beyond proximity: New policy model to transform access to parks

Accessible urban green spaces could save the NHS up to £2.1 billion each year, but current policy fails to ensure parks are truly accessible, research shows. A...

Prescribed burns may be lethal for lizards
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Prescribed burns may be lethal for lizards

Scientists are calling for wildlife surveys to be conducted within hours of prescribed burns after new research revealed that evidence of animal deaths can disa...

New machine-learning tool improves accuracy of genomics research
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New machine-learning tool improves accuracy of genomics research

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have identified a widespread source of error in a popular method for studying the genome and created a mach...

Deep-space CubeSat could stretch solar storm warnings from 15 minutes to 3 hours
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Deep-space CubeSat could stretch solar storm warnings from 15 minutes to 3 hours

Space weather warnings could be received hours before Earth is hit rather than minutes with the help of a miniature UK-built instrument soon to be stationed in...

Can you guess your favorite World Cup team based on 'signature' passes?
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Can you guess your favorite World Cup team based on 'signature' passes?

Each World Cup team's passing patterns reveal distinctive "signatures" that show whether a team relies heavily on its star player or focuses its strategy on pla...

Archaeological dig reveals full extent of Roman villa with intricate mosaic and bath house
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Archaeological dig reveals full extent of Roman villa with intricate mosaic and bath house

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare and intricate polychrome mosaic within the remains of a Roman villa beneath Devon farmland. Made up of thousands of red, wh...

Giving bees a probiotic diet could help protect them from extreme temperatures
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Giving bees a probiotic diet could help protect them from extreme temperatures

Honeybees do not like cold weather. When temperatures dip, they can become sluggish and unable to fly. But no matter the conditions in the outside world, they t...

Q&A: How do federal taxes impact local schools and services?
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Q&A: How do federal taxes impact local schools and services?

Increases to the standard federal tax deduction implemented in 2018 were made permanent a year ago, and researchers are beginning to understand the downstream e...

Swiss researchers hoard vast trove of NASA climate data
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Swiss researchers hoard vast trove of NASA climate data

Researchers have copied massive quantities of publicly available climate and environmental data from NASA onto a Swiss supercomputer to train artificial intelli...

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