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These eight coastal cities sit on America's flood front line, and AI shows why

New York, New Orleans and Miami are among the eight cities along the US Gulf and Atlantic coasts facing the highest flood risk, according to a new study published in Science Advances. Scientists devel...

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Research shows community help essential for native bats

Community help is no longer just nice to have in the world of bat conservation, it is essential to large-scale bat monitoring and the protection of threatened and understudied species, according to ne...

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From air to tea: New sensor reveals invisible pollution in minutes

Fine particulate matter in the air or nanoparticles in water—a remarkable new technology developed at TU Wien makes it possible to detect tiny amounts of a wide range of substances in a very short tim...

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NASA’s Chandra Finds Young Stars Dim Quickly

These images, released on April 14, 2026, show two open star clusters, Trumpler 3 (left) and NGC 2353 (right). They represent a recent study from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory that shows how young ...

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Gene-sharing view challenged as bacteria shown to police DNA exchange

A new study finds that bacteria can actively block the transfer of beneficial genes to neighboring cells, using specialized proteins to specifically destroy shared DNA before it spreads. This challeng...

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New study highlights private–public partnership advancing coastal resilience in Woods Hole

A new paper published in Frontiers in Marine Science presents lessons learned from and practical strategies for how small coastal communities can respond to increasing risks from sea-level rise and co...

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NASA's TESS spacecraft discovers a weird system of exoplanets unlike anything seen before

"Most planetary systems appear as 'peas in a pod.' This is not the case in the TOI-201 system."

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Neanderthals may have shared key DNA for complex language, reshaping when human speech began

In a first-of-its-kind finding, researchers at University of Iowa Health Care discovered that specific genetic sequences have an outsized impact on humans' language abilities and that these sequences ...

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How an Atlantic island narrowly escaped 'stealthy' eruption

Thousands of earthquakes affecting Portugal's São Jorge Island in the Azores in March 2022 were triggered by a vast sheet of magma (molten rock) rising from more than 20km below Earth's surface and st...

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Physicists revive 1990s laser concept to propose a next-generation atomic clock

Researchers in the US and Germany have unveiled a theoretical blueprint for an atomic clock driven by a highly synchronized laser, where atoms work in concert rather than independently. Publishing the...

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Scientists discover how the Twelve Apostles were formed—and their real age

Scientists at the University of Melbourne have uncovered for the first time how Australia's iconic Twelve Apostles were formed, finding tectonic plate movements over millions of years lifted and tilte...

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Citizen science helps ID elusive seabird, paves way for more citizen-backed discoveries

Vast online archives of photos, videos and sound recordings collected by the public are reshaping how scientists study the natural world, allowing researchers to answer questions that were once out of...

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Nebula sparkles in new Hubble snapshot | Space photo of the day for April 23, 2026

Hubble revisits the Trifid Nebula in a spectacular image, revealing it's expansive splendor.

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One of Los Angeles' best-adapted urban creatures: Lizards

March's record heat made it the most abnormally warm month in recorded U.S. history, bringing plants into bloom early and coaxing animals out of their winter hiding places ahead of schedule. Among the...

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Honeybees pass their math test, upending an animal intelligence debate

We've run the numbers and the verdict is in: Honeybees do have the ability to process numerical information. New research led by Monash University has now addressed recent international debate over wh...

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AI just discovered new physics in the fourth state of matter

Physicists have taken a major step toward using AI not just to analyze data, but to uncover entirely new laws of nature. By combining a specially designed neural network with precise 3D tracking of pa...

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A molecular 'cork' reveals how cells control growth

How do cells know when to activate or slow down their activity? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) provides new insights by studying TORC2, an essential but still poorly understood protein c...

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Tolls saved Britain from pothole hell in the Industrial Revolution, diaries reveal

The "turnpike" toll road system deserves far more credit for improving roads in eighteenth-century England and Wales, a new study argues. Analysis of nearly 100 travelers' diaries reveals that turnpik...

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Japan's audacious sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos has made it to the launch pad

The complex MMX mission aims to shed light on the origins of Mars' two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, bringing Phobos material back to Earth in 2031.

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