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07-17-2025
Why the Southern jet stream is shifting - and what it means
A fast belt of westerly winds that helps shape summer...
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07-16-2025
Scientists find a surprising case of 'reverse evolution' in wild tomatoes
Wild tomatoes rooted on the raw lava of Fernandina and...
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07-16-2025
What aging chimpanzees can teach us about ourselves
As wild chimpanzees grow older, they tend to back away...
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07-16-2025
Obesity is linked more to food than fitness
Obesity is rare among Hadza hunter‑gatherers in Tanzania, Tsimane forager‑farmers...
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07-16-2025
Lessons from the past: Predators are doomed when their prey vanishes
Across Earth's long timeline, extinction often seems like a silent...
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07-16-2025
Hidden heat on Uranus changes what we know about ice giants
For decades, scientists have puzzled over Uranus. Unlike its fellow...
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07-16-2025
How an 'ocean of fire' shaped early Earth's core, according to a new study
Earth’s deepest layers were not always solid rock blanketing a...
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07-16-2025
Robots gain human trust with the right kind of eye contact
As humans and robots interact more, eye contact plays a...
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07-16-2025
Earth's last ocean crisis wiped out coral reefs - will it happen again?
Around 201 million years ago, acidification turned Earth’s oceans from...
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07-16-2025
How musical training helps the brain as we age
Aging brings changes that affect how we hear and process...
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07-16-2025
World Snake Day 2025: Protecting nature’s silent guardians
Most people don’t like snakes. Some fear them and others...
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07-16-2025
Fossil discovery casts fresh doubt on the 'burst of evolution' known as the Cambrian Explosion
These complex, looping tracks pressed into ancient seafloor mud look...
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