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Ecology Oct 1, 2026

Python removal index identifies large females as key targets for limiting population growth

When it comes to removing Burmese pythons, one snake does not equal another. A new study by researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) offers agencies a tool to identify ...

Plants & Animals Oct 1, 2026

Sea change: WildFin aims to improve fish behavior analysis in the wild

In the first year of her doctoral research, Abigail Grassick collected hours of underwater video as she studied fish communities living on bommies—individual clumps of coral—on the seafloor off the coast of Curaçao.

Evolution Oct 1, 2026

Catalog of mitochondria across life's family tree unearths unusual functions

A research consortium has generated the broadest look yet at the proteins that make up mitochondria, capturing the organelle's diversity across multiple branches on the tree of complex life. With major contributions from ...

Cell & Microbiology Sep 30, 2026

AI scientist autonomously generates and validates new biological discoveries

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed an AI scientist capable of generating scientific hypotheses, designing experiments and interpreting results. Making new biological discoveries with ...

Earth Sciences Sep 30, 2026

NASA satellite can monitor most of world's irrigation canals, study finds

Irrigation canals form a sort of circulatory system for global agriculture. Across the world, millions of kilometers of human-made canals carry water from lakes, rivers and reservoirs downhill to farmland. Canals are vitally ...

Biotechnology Sep 30, 2026

Mysterious oarfish's fins inspire large underwater robot design

When designing a large underwater robot that could swim silently to avoid startling sea creatures, roboticist Rob Shepherd considered the unusual swimming system of oarfish, the meters-long fish whose ribbon-like dorsal fin ...

Earth Sciences Sep 30, 2026

Antarctica's ice loss is locked in, and extra snowfall won't save it—low‑lying coastal areas elsewhere to suffer

Sea-level rise is one of the most visible signs of climate change, one that is threatening low-lying coastal communities around the world. Today, about 1 billion people live in coastal areas; about 100 million live within ...

Earth Sciences Sep 29, 2026

Arctic infrastructure was built on frozen ground—drones and digital twins can help spot the permafrost thaw coming

From the air, Wainwright, Alaska, looks like a perfectly stable band of homes and roads between the Chukchi Sea and a vast, flat tundra. But just below the surface, the frozen ground on which this town was built contains ...

Archaeology Sep 29, 2026

Chatbots as oracles: How AI is giving new life to the ancient practice of seeking answers from inscrutable sources

People are increasingly turning to AI for advice. A 2026 Pew report found that 10% of Americans use chatbots for emotional support or companionship. Some even find a charismatic leader in AI.

Plants & Animals Sep 29, 2026

Wolves did not save Yellowstone—why were we so desperate to believe they did?

You might be among the 46 million people who've seen a video showing how wolves changed Yellowstone, or you may have heard another version of the story. Yellowstone, which covers nearly 3,500 square miles (9,100 square kilometers) ...

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