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Study reveals where great white sharks secretly spend winters
14+ hour, 48+ min ago (645+ words) A new study has revealed great white sharks secretly spend their winters in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists tracked 92 sharks from Atlantic Canada to Florida between 2012 and 2023 and discovered more than half migrate to the Gulf during the winter months....
Study finds crabs hide to avoid cannibalism
15+ hour, 9+ min ago (879+ words) A basket of blue crabs caught during a survey by the Smithsonian Environmental Resarch Center. (Smithsonian ERC via SWNS) Young blue crabs hide in the shallows to avoid being eaten by their cannibal cousins, reveals new research. Juvenile crabs rely…...
Research finds playing virtual reality games can make you kinder
18+ hour, 8+ min ago (825+ words) Immersive Media Communication graduate students Isaac Wu (left; game developer) and Leila Okahata (researcher). The student research team tested a prototype of their custom-built virtual reality game at Climate Change Game Night 2025. (Jeremy Henkelman-Parker via SWNS) Playing virtual reality games…...
Your brain can be trained, much like your muscles; a neurologist explains how to boost your brain health
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (932+ words) 3D illustration of human brain illustrated to carry heavy dumbbells. If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it grows stronger. Of course, muscles only grow…...
Are toys with artificial intelligence that ‘talk’ to young children safe?
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (1026+ words) Mya, age 3, and her mom, Vicky, playing with the AI toy, Gabbo. (Faculty of Education / University of Cambridge via SWNS) AI-powered toys that "talk" to young children should be more tightly regulated and carry new safety kitemarks, warns a new…...
NASA astronauts blast off to moon on April 1
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (184+ words) NASA's Artemis'II mission will take place on April 1. (NASA/Keegan Barber via SWNS) No joke, NASA astronauts are set to blast off to the moon on April 1. The space agency said Thursday, March 12, that they have completed the Artemis II…...
Wakefield officials to likely end use of Crystal Lake water supply
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (760+ words) Worried about the imposition of stricter polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), local officials in Wakefield will likely abandon the town's use of Crystal Lake as a supplemental water supply and look to become a full Mass. Water Resource Authority (MWRA) customer. Last…...
In sea-change, UK may abandon homes to coastal erosion
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (753+ words) In an English seaside village, researchers are mulling abandoning traditional sea defences against coastal erosion in favour of a 'managed retreat' The UK's Environment Agency has determined some communities on the soft, sandy eastern English coast -- among the fastest-eroding in…...
Rare species of pink fungus discovered in UK for first time
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (603+ words) Clavaria calabrica is a rare fungus not commonly found in the United Kingdom. (Diana Walker via SWNS) A rare'species of'pink'fungus'has been recorded in the UK for the first time. The'pale pink, fairy'club'fungus, known as Clavaria calabrica, was found during a…...
Search called off after Indonesia landfill collapse kills seven
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (291+ words) Indonesian rescuers have called off the search for victims of a landslide at the country's largest open landfill after pulling seven bodies out from under debris, an official said Tuesday. Rescuers recovered three bodies on Sunday and four more on…...