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What we evaluate, not just what we see, shapes pupil responses
Our pupils become smaller under brighter conditions and larger under darker conditions. In addition to responding to changes in light, pupil size is influenced by attention, emotion and how visual objects are perceived.
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Sep 25, 2026
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Can dogs sniff cancer? AI joins the hunt in India
When rescue dog Chloe is not tumbling across the grass on a farm outside India's tech capital, Bengaluru, she is learning to sniff human breath for cancer with a little help from AI.
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Sep 7, 2026
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Firelight may have sparked human storytelling by extending social hours
New research from the University of St Andrews has developed a novel hypothesis of how firelight was critical to the evolution of sophisticated storytelling.
Evolution
Sep 1, 2026
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Recycling meat waste may help bring cultivated meat to market
Researchers found microalgae can be grown using waste from cultivated meat production, then processed and fed back into the system, replacing some of the expensive ingredients needed to grow new meat cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 24, 2026
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Biological sex is neither binary nor a spectrum—a biologist explains how it's multidimensional
Many people recognize that gender—how a person identifies, presents themselves and is perceived—has nuances. Some people identify and present as women, others as men, and still others as nonbinary.
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Aug 18, 2026
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Lab-grown meat, gene editing and extreme fire: Researchers' predictions for life in the 2100s
Lab-grown meat, gene editing and extreme fire: researchers' predictions for life in the 2100s
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Jul 14, 2026
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Animal tracking overlooks biodiversity hotspots, with 95% of studies in well-funded countries
A recent study reveals geographic biases in how aquatic animals have been tracked and researched across the globe, with a preference toward politically stable, English-speaking countries with high conservation funding. Researchers ...
Ecology
Jul 9, 2026
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How approaching sounds can warp your perception of time
Everyone's perception of time is unique. It is a subjective experience shaped by factors such as age, emotions, memory and environmental contexts. And it may also be influenced by background noise, as scientists have demonstrated ...
Cheetah chases inspire researchers to make a biologically accurate video game
Movement data from wild predator–prey encounters and controlled human catch-tag games have been combined to create realistic simulations of high-intensity movement dynamics and energetics—before being transformed into a publicly ...
Ecology
Jul 7, 2026
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Efficient method for preparing pseudopregnant mice promotes laboratory animal welfare
In biomedical research using mouse models, preparing pseudopregnant recipient females is a standard step in embryo transfer protocols. Conventionally, this process requires technicians to select female mice showing clear ...
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Jul 6, 2026
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Why just sharing a stick while walking can significantly improve balance
Could the secret to preventing dangerous falls be surprisingly simple? For older adults, these unexpected tumbles are a leading cause of injury, affecting roughly 1 in 4 people 65 and older each year. What if the key isn't ...
Brains update sensory predictions through single timing hub, electric fish study finds
In the split second after you hear a noise, your brain is already making a potentially life-or-death deduction: Did I do that, or did something else? Our nervous systems answer this question using something called corollary ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2026
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Who reports wildlife the most? 300,000 citizen science records uncover participation bias
In recent years, citizen science methodology has gained significant momentum and is becoming increasingly important in large-scale ecological and conservation research. By involving volunteers, it enables a level of spatial ...
Ecology
May 21, 2026
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Generative AI may significantly reduce the number of animal experiments
In early phases of drug development, new active substances are tested in animals—alongside numerous other experimental methods. Researchers face a dilemma: on the one hand, for ethical reasons, they aim to keep the number ...
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May 11, 2026
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Studying the emergence of leaders in moving crowds of pedestrians
When humans are moving as a crowd, their movements tend to be highly coordinated, similarly to the collective motions of bird flocks or other groups of animals. These group behaviors can limit collisions in dynamic environments, ...
How colonialism still shapes extinctions today, from island species losses to disappearing languages
Human activities have always shaped both biological and cultural diversity. An international team led by the University of Vienna has now investigated the link between the threat to species and that to languages. Linguists ...
Ecology
Apr 21, 2026
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Desmond Morris: from 'Naked Ape' to watching 'Big Brother'
Celebrated British zoologist Desmond Morris, who died Sunday aged 98, shook up the world in 1967 when his book "The Naked Ape" posited that humans are essentially primates still captive to evolutionary impulses.
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Apr 20, 2026
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Smart irrigation rules could cut water use and raise farm profits
As water supplies shrink and food demand grows, new interdisciplinary research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln offers a practical way for farmers to manage irrigation more efficiently while protecting their bottom ...
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Apr 17, 2026
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Soundscapes from nearby forests are more uplifting than those from faraway places, research suggests
Listening to one-minute-long audio recordings of forests had positive effects on people's short-term well-being, especially when the recordings were from local temperate forests. Study participants residing in Germany perceived ...
Ecology
Apr 9, 2026
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Q&A: Beyond the obstetrical dilemma, why are humans helpless at birth?
Infants' helplessness demonstrates unique social implications for human development. In a new paper developmental psychology researchers from the University of Ottawa explored human infants' helplessness as a key to human ...
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Mar 24, 2026
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Music can enhance the flavor of your food
Raised brows and a slow blink make speakers look more confident
Algae-powered soft robot arm uses light to grasp and lift small objects
When a few people break the rules, bad behavior spreads quickly
AI listens to bee buzzes to monitor activity without lethal traps
New optogenetic tool inhibits activity in neurons and heart muscle cells
Hearing laughter may cause orangutans to value rewards more
Laser-made lattice reveals discrete light solitons in tunable atomic vapor
