‘Completely unexpected’: Melting ice typically makes the ocean fresher

Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR puts rural stations at risk

Computer simulations reveal possible birth of wheel tech nearly 6k years ago

Rare wooden tools from Stone Age China reveal plant-based lifestyle of ancient lakeside humans

Sweet Spot For Daily Steps Is Lower Than Often Thought, New Study Finds

Can AI Think - and Should It? What It Means To Think, From Plato To ChatGPT

Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Research shows more icebergs break away from Antarctic ice sheets in years with less sea ice

Could a human enter a black hole to study it?

Golden oyster mushrooms have escaped from hobby mushroom-growing kits into the wild in 25 US states and one Canadian province; a study in Wisconsin finds they are displacing native fungi, as trees with GOM house fewer fungi as compared with trees without GOM

Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think

Bribe or community benefit? Sweeteners for renewables need to be done right

AI is coming for agriculture, but farmers aren’t convinced

Eurostack could offer Canada a route to digital independence from the US

Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast

Semen allergy isn’t just anecdotal — and it might affect tens of thousands

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder harms relationships for both sufferers and their partners – new study

Most Americans believe misinformation is a problem — federal research cuts will only make the problem worse

For the first time, fossil stomach contents of a sauropod dinosaur reveal what they really ate, helping to shed light on the feeding habits of the largest land-living animals of all time.

Smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution

Even mild face blindness can cause serious difficulties in daily life, finds new study. Around 1 in 50 people have developmental prosopagnosia

We found a germ that 'feeds' on hospital plastic – new study

Queer in the country: Why some LGBTQ Americans prefer rural life to urban

Avoiding AI is hard – but our freedom to opt out must be protected

Research found individuals who walked 7,000 steps, the risk of developing cancer dropped by 11%. At 9,000 steps, it dropped by 16%

Being honest about using AI at work makes people trust you less, research finds

When people think that protests are more likely to be met with state violence, they are more likely to view confrontational tactics as legitimate and effective

Urban environments significantly increase risk of developing asthma – new research

There was a time when the US government built homes for working-class Americans

PBS and NPR Got Their Start in Physics Education 100 Years Ago

Some Reddit users just love to disagree, new AI-powered troll-spotting algorithm finds

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