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A Hidden Map in the Nose May Explain How Smell Is Organized
Scientists have built a detailed map of smell receptors in the mouse nose, revealing an organized pattern wher
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Alzheimer Chemistry Was Watched in Real Time
Scientists at Oregon State University reported a real-time view of chemical interactions linked to Alzheimer's
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RNA Barcodes Let Scientists Map Brain Wiring
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a method that turns brain wiring int
🇦🇺 Australia
Pilbara Box Jellyfish Swarm Could Help Name a Local Variety
Dozens of highly venomous box jellyfish were reported off Western Australia's Pilbara coast, prompting safety
🇦🇺 Australia
A Century-Old Skull Put the Giant Echidna Back on Victoria's Map
A fossil collected from a Gippsland cave 119 years ago has confirmed that giant echidnas once lived in Victori
🇦🇺 Australia
Night Parrots Heard in a New Queensland Outback Location
One of Australia's most elusive birds may have turned up in a new place. Researchers working in south-west Que
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AI Beat Doctors in a Harvard Emergency Room Triage Trial
An artificial intelligence system correctly diagnosed emergency room patients more often than human doctors an
🇺🇸 United States
Hamster-Sized Mammal Fossil Adds a Dinosaur-Era Pacific Coast Clue
Researchers have described a new hamster-sized mammal from the Pacific Coast that lived alongside dinosaurs, a
🇺🇸 United States
NOAA Started Pacific Quest With a Hawaii Mapping Shakedown
NOAA's Okeanos Explorer has opened its 2026 field season with a mapping shakedown off Hawaii, the first expedi
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Scientists Take Lead Role at New Climate Summit Beyond COP
A new kind of climate summit has put scientists in the driver's seat, not just as advisors but as central pres
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NASA wants drones to pull over for ambulances in the sky
NASA is working on a way to make drones pull over for emergency responders in the sky. The idea is simple: whe
🇯🇵 Japan
Scientists Return to Fukushima to Study Disaster Recovery
Fifteen years after a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, Japan, sc
🇩🇪 Germany
German Spring Fatigue Debunked by New Research
For generations, Germans have blamed a sluggish feeling in April and May on something called "Frühjahrsmüdigke
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Cocaine in rivers makes salmon swim differently
Atlantic salmon exposed to cocaine in the water do not just absorb the drug. They change how they move. Resear
