In the urban parks of Barcelona, Spain, the calls of a tropical parrot fill the air. The bright green monk parakeet, native to South America, has found a new home in European cities. Monk parakeets thrive in huge colonies ...
Plants & Animals
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Since the dawn of philosophy, thinkers from Plato to Kant have considered how beauty affects human experience, and whether it has the power to transform our state of mind.
Social Sciences
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Termites—infamous for their ability to destroy wood—are rarely welcomed into rainforests that have been painstakingly replanted. But a new paper suggests that termite transplants may be necessary to help regenerating ...
Plants & Animals
May 6, 2025
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The blazar BL Lacertae, a supermassive black hole surrounded by a bright disk and jets oriented toward Earth, provided scientists with a unique opportunity to answer a longstanding question: How are X-rays generated in extreme ...
Astronomy
May 6, 2025
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A new study uncovers how fine-tuning the interactions between two distinct network-forming species within a soft gel enables programmable control over its structure and mechanical properties. The findings reveal a powerful ...
Soft Matter
May 6, 2025
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Engineers, technicians, mission planners, and the four astronauts set to fly around the moon next year on Artemis II, NASA's first crewed Artemis mission, are rapidly progressing toward launch.
Space Exploration
May 6, 2025
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From "Kate the Great" to "Neutron Jack," nicknames are often a staple of office culture. But do they truly belong in a professional setting?
Social Sciences
May 6, 2025
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What if you could both improve biodiversity and win over consumers with bread? Researchers from Wageningen University & Research found that bread produced with wheat from strip cropping scores surprisingly well with consumers—provided ...
Agriculture
May 6, 2025
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The sudden closure of internal European borders during the COVID-19 crisis had not only practical consequences, but also changed how people thought about immigration and Europe. Recent research from the University of Amsterdam ...
Political science
May 6, 2025
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Drywood termites, the ones that hide in wooden structures, molt about seven times in their lives. UC Riverside researchers have found that a chemical preventing them from growing new exoskeletons will also end their infestation ...
Ecology
May 6, 2025
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