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In the foreground, two cougar pawprints indent in the sand on a beach in the Pacific Northwest. In the distance, rocky sea stacks stand out in the ocean waves.

Life

Island-hopping cougars swim kilometres through icy water off US coast

Researchers were surprised when a young male cougar living in Washington state swam to a nearby island. They now suspect other local cougars are doing the same

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Long freight train in the middle of the desert of California.

Technology

US freight trains are getting longer 鈥� is that safe?

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Technology

Gel injected into living animals turns into an electrode

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An aerial photo shows the cleanup continuing in East Palestine

Technology

Ohio train derailment: Investigators outline facts of the accident

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Health

Fasting for 24 hours could weaken the immune system

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lighthouse at Ynys Enlli, International Dark Sky Sanctuary

Space

Welsh island Ynys Enlli becomes Europe’s first dark sky sanctuary

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Satellite photo of the Yellow River delta in China

Environment

Efforts to prevent the Yellow River flooding may have made it worse

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Google quantum computer

Technology

Google says error correction will lead to useful quantum computers

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Uncrewed military drone on patrol

Technology

US Air Force is giving military drones the ability to recognise faces

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A mangrove forest in Shenzhen Bay, China

Environment

Mangroves near Chinese cities can reduce storm surges by over 2 metres

A 600-metre-wide patch of mangrove forest can reduce the water level during a tropical storm by 2.8 metres, according to modelling of the Pearl river delta in China

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Health

Rheumatoid arthritis flare-ups linked to gum disease

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Humans

Some of the earliest modern humans in Europe used bows and arrows

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Health

Endometriosis could be controlled with monthly antibody injections

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Environment

Rare triple-dip La Ni帽a is mostly to blame for South America’s drought

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