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Sugarcane dominates western São Paulo, Brazil, where fields meet the Paraná River. This monoculture replaced the Inland Atlantic Forest, a semideciduous seasonal forest, along the São Paulo-Mato Grosso do Sul border.
Cloned jaguars? Not sci-fi, but a real goal for Brazil's Reprocon scientists. They're collecting genetic material now, hoping to clone jaguars and prevent extinction.
A cosmic explosion, GRB 250702B, just shattered astronomical norms. Lasting seven hours, this bizarre event has scientists scrambling for answers.
Great news for conservation! The critically endangered white-bellied heron, with fewer than 50 mature birds globally, has been confirmed in northern Myanmar's Kachin state.
The US is pouring time, effort, and money into a new lunar race with China. This isn't just about the Moon; it's a stepping stone for future Mars missions and groundbreaking discoveries.
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Ancient Antarctic ice cycles unexpectedly boosted subtropical ocean life. A 40,000-year obliquity cycle drove nutrient shifts, revealing profound global climate connections.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who ousted Bashar al-Assad in 2024, makes his first trip to Germany, meeting President Steinmeier and Chancellor Merz to discuss rebuilding Syria.
A deadly parasite evades detection by shredding its own genetic instructions. Scientists have finally uncovered this stealthy survival mechanism.
Monarch butterfly populations wintering in Mexico surged 64% this year, covering 7.24 acres of forest. This comeback is thanks to successful conservation efforts, drastically cutting illegal logging.
Argonne National Lab just unveiled how tiny metal nanoframes manipulate light. Using ultrafast electron microscopy, they're unlocking secrets of these nanoscale structures.
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Fukushima's escaped pigs bred with wild boar, offering a rare look at hybridization. Rapid, maternally inherited breeding quickly diluted pig ancestry, reshaping wildlife genetics.
Drawings and prints: historically inseparable, their distinctions often blurred. The IFPDA Print Fair (April 9–12) at Park Avenue Armory explores this relationship with 80 exhibitors showcasing 500 years of art.
Antarctic waters harbor a hidden microbial world, far more diverse than imagined. A new genetic survey reveals its untold influence on Earth's climate.
Dogs born 5,000 years earlier than thought? New research, analyzing remains from Gough's Cave and Pınarbaşı, pushes back the timeline of canine evolution from grey wolves.
Mullins, an Indianapolis native, sank a logo 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left, securing a stunning Huskies victory over Duke.
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In 1991, botanists Calaway Dodson and Alwyn Gentry proposed a shocking idea: dozens of plant species from Ecuador's Centinela ridge likely vanished with its forest, a "Centinelan extinction.
Bay Area fish are starving! While human cuisine thrives, fish food in the San Francisco Estuary has plummeted. A UC Davis study reveals one surprising spot teeming with their next meal.
Meet Roadrunner: a bipedal robot that defies expectations. This torso-less marvel rolls, stomps, climbs stairs, and even balances on one leg—all captured in a new video from the Robotics and AI Institute.
Can't escape Elsa, Anna, and Olaf? Since November 2013, the Frozen franchise has captivated millions. Now, watch 2-year-old Carter and her dad Garrett perform a show-stopping duet!
Your gut could be key to memory. Changes in the gut microbiome may fuel age-related memory loss, but new research in mice shows this process might be reversible.
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Ancient Brazilians hunted whales with advanced tech far earlier than imagined. This discovery rewrites history for early maritime societies and offers new ecological insights.
AI is fast-tracking nuclear power. The US Department of Energy used AI mapping to convert complex safety documents into NRC licensing paperwork, streamlining advanced reactor deployment.
Bronze Age weavers at Cabezo Redondo mastered advanced textiles. A reconstructed loom reveals complex fabrics, possibly early twill, signaling a major shift to wool production.
Store data in 3D! A new holographic technique encodes information throughout a material using light's amplitude, phase, and polarization, vastly increasing storage capacity.
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Honeybees navigate with surprising precision, using landmarks for consistent routes. Their flight paths reveal better navigation than the waggle dance implies.
Across India, flowers are sparking incredible fresh starts. Hopeful stories of renewal and vibrant change are blooming, transforming lives for the better.
Waterloo scientists just unveiled a new theory on the universe's origin. It could rewrite our understanding of the Big Bang and early cosmic history, suggesting rapid expansion arose naturally.
Pope Leo XIV, before tens of thousands in St. Peter's Square, rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed for Middle Eastern Christians during Palm Sunday Mass.
Unraveling a cellular mystery! New imaging reveals how lipids organize and sort within membranes, answering a long-standing question in cell biology.
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Sungkyunkwan University researchers, led by Prof. Boseok Kang, cracked the mystery of polarity inversion in polymer semiconductors, a phenomenon previously limited to specific materials.
Your brain holds a secret: a vast reserve of "silent synapses." These unused neural connections can rapidly activate, ready to store new memories.
Want to stay sharp and healthy as you age? Meet "SuperAgers"—a unique group defying typical aging, maintaining peak cognitive and physical function well into their later years.
AI's power demands are soaring, consuming 415 TWh in the US alone. A new hybrid AI approach promises to drastically cut energy use and boost reliability, tackling AI's growing environmental footprint.
Boost 6G performance with ultrathin nanotube films! Skoltech and KTH researchers developed a key tech absorbing terahertz waves, enabling advanced shielding and medical applications.
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China just launched the "Open-Sea Floating Island" in Shanghai—the world's first ultra-large, all-weather deep-sea research platform. This national science project dramatically expands ocean exploration.
NASA is prepping for its next moonwalk simulations—underwater! This comes as the agency recognizes excellence in environmental management, echoing the spirit of Apollo 17's iconic "Blue Marble" view.
A lynx playfully batting a rodent like a toy secured Austrian photographer Josef Stefan the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People’s Choice Award 2026, with nearly 90,000 votes.
History made! On March 25, 2026, Dame Sarah Mullally became the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England's 1,400-year history, installed at Canterbury Cathedral.
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