There Are 4,000 Species of Native Bees in the U.S.
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Scientists estimate there are about 4,000 species of native bees in the U.S.—and they’re both cooler and ecologically more important than honeybees
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How Many Rogue Planets Are in the Milky Way?
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According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history
Cyberattacks by AI agents are coming
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Agents are the talk of the AI industry—they’re capable of planning, reasoning, and executing complex tasks like scheduling meetings, ordering groceries, or even taking over your computer to change settings on your behalf. But the same sophisticated
What Happens When USAID’s Global Public Health Programs Go Away?
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USAID is responsible for global health efforts that have saved the lives of millions of children. What happens when those programs are cut?
Trump’s tariffs will deliver a big blow to climate tech
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US president Donald Trump’s massive, sweeping tariffs sent global stock markets tumbling on Thursday, setting the stage for a worldwide trade war and ratcheting up the dangers of a punishing recession. Experts fear that the US cleantech sector is
The Uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands, Targeted by Tariffs, Are a Biological Wonderland
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Trump’s tariffs put a spotlight on the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands, which comprise a remote volcanic refuge for penguins and seals and a UNESCO World Heritage site
Bonobo Calls Are More like Human Language Than We Thought
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Bonobos’ grunts, peeps and whistles may share an advanced linguistic property with human language
JWST Delivers Best-Yet Look at That Worrisome Asteroid
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New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show that the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4 is a building-sized space rock
Secretive Russian Military Satellites Release Mystery Object into Orbit
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A trio of classified Russian satellites, called Kosmos, has sparked intrigue in space-tracking circles after an unidentified object was launched into orbit
Xenolinguistics—the Study of Alien Languages—Helps to Reveal Why All Beings Communicate
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Studying how extraterrestrials might communicate could help prepare for first contact and also hint at the point of language itself