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Plants & Animals Aug 28, 2026

Once a legend, humpback whales make a comeback in Brazil

Female humpback whales off the coast of Brazil now have their pick of mates, who slap the water with their tails and jostle for attention—a scene that would have been unthinkable a few decades ago.

Social Sciences Aug 28, 2026

Fight over AI data centers is becoming Australia's next Indigenous policy challenge

In July 2026, more than 200 community members gathered at Mandoon Bilya (Helena River) in Perth's eastern suburbs. They planted more than 3,000 native plants as part of a wetland restoration project. The hopeful scene was ...

Biotechnology Aug 27, 2026

AI model designs potentially stable protein sequences beyond those found in nature

A protein's function is determined by its structure, and structure—the way a protein folds—is determined by its sequence of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

Political science Aug 27, 2026

Using AI to thwart election misinformation

Election rumors, such as unverified accounts of voter fraud, have run rampant in the U.S. in recent years. Powered by the speed of social media and artificial intelligence (AI), it can be hard for people to know what messages ...

Environment Aug 27, 2026

AI can complement traditional weather models by offering guidance on tropical cyclones several days before they form

A new study examining tropical cyclone forecasts in the Atlantic Ocean suggests that artificial intelligence could provide valuable additional guidance for predicting when and where tropical disturbances may develop into ...

Biotechnology Aug 26, 2026

Reworked tRNAs enable protein design with up to 34 amino acids

Scientists have been hard at work for more than 20 years to instruct biological systems, such as E. coli cells, to produce proteins they don't naturally produce. Success could mean faster, cheaper, more innovative solutions ...

Education Aug 26, 2026

AI framework challenges student ideas early, helping undergraduates think critically about research

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed and demonstrated a step-by-step framework called Socratic Challenger that uses artificial intelligence to help undergraduate students cultivate critical thinking skills. ...

Social Sciences Aug 26, 2026

Does AI shape decisions before we do? Researcher questions what 'human in the loop' really means

Artificial intelligence is often discussed with a simple safeguard in mind: Keep a human in the loop. But what happens when AI is already shaping the information, options and recommendations that inform a decision?

Analytical Chemistry Aug 26, 2026

Machine learning methods move self-driving labs closer to materials discovery at scale

Machine learning doesn't replace human intelligence, but it can outlast human endurance, which makes it a helpful tool for chemistry and materials discovery. Scientists know machine learning models can make predictions based ...

Ecology Aug 26, 2026

Africa's herbarium collections are a scientific treasure. They need to be digitized before more biodiversity is lost

Universities and biodiversity institutes have hidden treasures: their collections of pressed plant specimens. These plants have been flattened, dried and mounted on special cardboard sheets. Some were collected centuries ...

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