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Plants & Animals Aug 18, 2026

From the coasts to the plains, bird flu could threaten not just birds—but their homes

Yesterday, I woke to a cold, damp Canberra morning—and silence. The trees around my home were empty of feathered silhouettes. Even the usual bright-eyed, warble-voiced magpies were absent.

Analytical Chemistry Aug 18, 2026

End-to-end design creates two low-cost materials to capture methane

Developing new materials to tackle pressing global issues is a gap-filled process that can leave potential climate solutions lost in unread academic papers and forgotten dissertations.

Environment Aug 18, 2026

Plastic-webbed drifters track Sargassum mats for weeks or months at sea

They spotted the first mat of Sargassum seaweed several miles out in Biscayne Bay. The captain of the 37-foot (11-meter) Yellowfin brought the vessel to a full stop, allowing the scientists on board to get a closer look at ...

Archaeology Aug 18, 2026

New bone analysis challenges long-held theory on farming's arrival in Ireland and Great Britain

New research led by University College Dublin has rewritten a key chapter in Irish prehistory, revealing that bones long thought to mark the beginning of farming in Ireland belong to bear and wild boar, not cattle.

Social Sciences Aug 18, 2026

Caregivers are active agents in their infants' learning, but interactions differ across cultures

A baby sits on the floor and reaches toward a red ball on the floor and grunts. The mother responds, "Do you see the ball?" She picks it up, holds it in front of the baby and says, "Do you want to hold the ball?" The baby ...

Ecology Aug 17, 2026

Researcher is trying to save biodiverse landscapes, one unkempt garden at a time

You've probably seen it before: A native garden starts out lush and intentional, then slowly unravels. A meadow is overtaken by weeds. Native grasses are cut down to sad little stumps. A pollinator garden somehow loses its ...

Mathematics Aug 17, 2026

Dice design solves board gaming's most surprisingly complex problem—who goes first?

It took nearly 15 years, researchers around the world and enough computing power to search through a universe of possibilities to answer one question: Who goes first?

Plants & Animals Aug 17, 2026

It's not just flowers that help the pollinators. Grass can too.

Bees may be relying on your lawn for their next meal, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.

Social Sciences Aug 17, 2026

Parents should encourage tweens and teens to take risks—here's why

Parents may have heard of the dangers of being a "helicopter parent." They hover so closely over their kids that they never get a chance to develop independence and resilience.

Veterinary medicine Aug 17, 2026

Trace elements offer new clues to mysterious black eye lesions in cats

A distinctive black or dark brown lesion that appears on the eyes of some cats has long puzzled veterinarians. Now, researchers have identified two elements that may help explain what is happening inside the affected cornea.

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