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Plants & Animals Sep 29, 2026

Biologists may have discovered two of the world's loudest birds

University of Massachusetts Amherst's Jeff Podos and his former graduate student João C.T. Menezes have identified two contenders for the title of world's loudest bird: the bare-throated bellbird and the red-legged seriema. ...

Economics & Business Sep 28, 2026

Social media may make investors feel more confident than they should be

Investment advice is only a scroll away. But new research from the University of Georgia suggests social media may leave some investors feeling more knowledgeable than they actually are.

Space Exploration Sep 28, 2026

SpaceX aims to put Starship in orbit for the first time

Three years after its first test flight, SpaceX's Starship rocket will attempt Monday to enter Earth orbit, a key step in developing the massive launch vehicle for future missions to the moon and Mars.

Economics & Business Sep 23, 2026

Why AI won't fix Britain's supply chains

Businesses hoping AI will solve their supply chain problems risk wasting their investment unless they first fix weaknesses in their data, skills and management, according to new research published in the Benchmarking: An ...

Political science Sep 23, 2026

How ChatGPT served up false information before the 2024 election

On Oct. 25, 2024, 10 days before the election that would return Republican Donald Trump to the White House and more than three months after Kamala Harris ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket, ChatGPT was still telling ...

Environment Sep 23, 2026

Building a self-powered, smart warning system to detect local floods

When sudden rainstorms roll across Texas, flooding can erupt in a matter of minutes. From coastal bends facing storm surges to low-water crossings in San Antonio, flood risks often spike block by block long before regional ...

Archaeology Sep 19, 2026

The monsters that weren't: Dinosaur and tusked-beast claims in San rock art unravel

For decades, an idea has grown in paleontology that, long before scientists began digging up and reconstructing dinosaur bones, the Indigenous San and Basotho in southern Africa noticed them too, incorporating them into songs, ...

Social Sciences Sep 17, 2026

This sponge has holes. Some find that truly disgusting

Imagine you're scrolling through TikTok and come across an image of a lotus seed pod or sponge.

Economics & Business Sep 16, 2026

How online platforms are misaligned with late-career workers

The wonders of internet technology and the advent of the gig economy have given hope to many highly skilled workers that their reputations, built up over many years, can help them transition from a traditional office-based ...

Education Sep 11, 2026

Low-cost phone lessons keep children learning during emergency school closures across five countries

The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns forced people to find ways to get things done remotely. Companies developed systems that made working from home run smoothly. Educators also had to shift to mobile phones and group video calls ...

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