A new Antarctica ice sanctuary will store irreplaceable ice cores to safeguard Earth’s climate history for centuries
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Scientists reveal what drives homosexual behaviour in primates
Same-sex sexual behaviour was found in 59 species, including lemurs, great apes and monkeys across the Americas, Africa and Asia
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Some food preservatives linked to higher cancer, diabetes risk
Two large French studies link food preservatives to higher rates of cancer and diabetes, though researchers urge caution
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Canada launches billion dollar plan to recruit top researchers
With C$1.7B funding, the Canada researcher recruitment program targets leading researchers affected by U.S. policy cuts
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Scientists say most dogs have some wolf DNA—even chihuahuas
More than two-thirds of modern dog breeds have wolf ancestry; dogs with more are more territorial, those with less were more friendly
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‘Wetware’: Scientists use human mini-brains to power computers
Biocomputing could help address the skyrocketing energy demands of AI, which threatens climate emissions targets and led some tech giants to resort to nuclear power
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Trump jeopardizing U.S. role as scientific leader: Nobel officials
The U.S. has won the most Nobel Prizes, ‘but there is now a creeping sense of uncertainty about the U.S.’ willingness to maintain their leading position,’ head of a Nobel committee says
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‘More likely to run into a unicorn’: Academics criticize lack of ideological diversity on campuses
The diversity-focused culture of Canadian universities is prompting some Canadian researchers to leave the country
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Diversity quotas in research are hurting science and Canada: academics
At many Canadian universities today, diversity means having ‘people who look different but think alike’: Steven Pinker
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AI tech ‘revolutionizing’ stroke treatment in England
An AI tool that quickly analyzes brain scans of stroke patients has helped dramatically boost chances of full recovery