The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Reports are emerging of black rain falling over parts of Iran in the hours ...

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A dolphin murder mystery is playing out on Patagonia’s shores: multiple mass strandings, with scores of dolphins washing up for no easily discernable reason. In one such event in 2021, for example, 52 ...

The war in Iran has choked the world’s supply of oil to a “trickle,” the International Energy Agency said in a new report released on Thursday. According to the organization, which tracks and helps ...

And a new study, published in the journal Emotion, suggests that a robot that mimics human breathing can also pass on frightened feelings. The researchers developed round fluffy robots with motorized ...

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AI-powered writing tools are increasingly integrated into our emails and phones. Now, a new study finds biased AI suggestions ...

Antibiotics are designed to wipe out infection-causing bacteria, but even a single course can leave a lasting mark on the gut microbiome, according to a new study of nearly 15,000 adults in Sweden.