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• Sharp depletion in soil moisture drives land water to flow into oceans, contributing to sea level rise May 14, 2025
  The increasing frequency of once-in-a-decade agricultural and ecological drought has underscored the urgency of studying hydrological changes. A research team has analyzed the estimated changes in land water storage over the past 40 years by utilizing space geodetic observation technology and global hydrological change data. This innovative method has revealed a rapid depletion in global […]
• The key to spotting dyslexia early could be AI-powered handwriting analysis May 14, 2025
  A new study outlines how artificial intelligence-powered handwriting analysis may serve as an early detection tool for dyslexia and dysgraphia among young children.
• Dexterity and climbing ability: how ancient human relatives used their hands May 14, 2025
  Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands. Researchers investigated variation in finger bone morphology to determine that South African hominins not only may have had different levels of dexterity, but also different climbing abilities.
• Handy octopus robot can adapt to its surroundings May 14, 2025
  Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing its environment.
• Fossil tracks show reptiles appeared on Earth up to 40 million years earlier May 14, 2025
  The origin of reptiles on Earth has been shown to be up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought -- thanks to evidence discovered at an Australian fossil site that represents a critical time period. Scientists have identified fossilized tracks of an amniote with clawed feet -- most probably a reptile -- from the […]