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• Bird-inspired drone can jump for take-off December 6, 2024
  Researchers have built a drone that can walk, hop, and jump into flight with the aid of birdlike legs, greatly expanding the range of potential environments accessible to unmanned aerial vehicles.
• Genetic study of native hazelnut challenges misconceptions about how ancient Indigenous peoples used the land December 6, 2024
  By decoding the DNA of the beaked hazelnut (Corylus cornuta), a native plant that thrives in British Columbia, a team of multidisciplinary scientists is providing new insight into how ancestral Indigenous peoples stewarded plants across the province.
• Molecular zip code draws killer T cells straight to brain tumors December 5, 2024
  Scientists have developed a 'molecular GPS' to guide immune cells into the brain and kill tumors without harming healthy tissue.
• Rapid surge in global warming mainly due to reduced planetary albedo December 5, 2024
  Rising sea levels, melting glaciers, heatwaves at sea -- 2023 set a number of alarming new records. The global mean temperature also rose to nearly 1.5 degrees above the preindustrial level, another record. Seeking to identify the causes of this sudden rise has proven a challenge for researchers. After all, factoring in the effects of […]
• Particle research gets closer to answering why we're here December 5, 2024
  Physicists have outlined the next 10 years of global research into the behavior of neutrinos, particles so tiny that they pass through virtually everything by the trillions every second at nearly the speed of light.