Humans can effortlessly talk about an infinite number of topics, from neuroscience to pink elephants, by combining words into sentences. This is thanks to compositionality: the ability to combine meaningful units into larger ...
Plants & Animals
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Governments like to boast that "data-driven" policies are the best way to make fair, efficient decisions. They collect statistics, set targets and adjust strategies to suit.
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2025
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University of Warwick astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high-mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light years away. These two stars are on a collision course to explode as a type 1a supernova, appearing ...
Astronomy
Apr 4, 2025
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Scientist Inna Birchenko began to cry as she described the smoldering protected forest in Thailand where she was collecting samples from local trees shrouded in wildfire smoke.
Environment
Apr 4, 2025
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Contaminating water and soil, human-made "forever chemicals" widely used since the mid-20th century, are facing increasing regulation worldwide.
Environment
Apr 4, 2025
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A surprise heat wave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply in a largely rural region already heavily affected by the impacts of climate change.
Environment
Apr 4, 2025
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Making incisions and carefully taking samples, the scientists at a laboratory in Russia's far east looked like pathologists carrying out a post-mortem.
Paleontology & Fossils
Apr 4, 2025
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One morning in 2024, Armando Schlindwein found an orange-bearded monkey on the roof of his farmhouse on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon.
Ecology
Apr 4, 2025
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Flooding in rural southeastern Oregon from what authorities have described as "historic levels" of snowmelt and rainfall has prompted evacuation orders, school closures and public health concerns, submerging roads and agricultural ...
Environment
Apr 4, 2025
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