Electric fields might be confusing bees, monkeys are getting oddly social with their neighbors’ babies, AI still doesn’t understand the word “no,” and extra breast cancer screenings might catch more—but raise more questions.

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Honeybees are getting confused by electric pollution from power lines | New Scientist

Capuchin monkeys are stealing howler monkey babies in weird fad | New Scientist

Extra cancer screening could help pick up early cases in dense breasts | New Scientist

Vision-Language Models Do Not Understand Negation | Arxiv.org

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A life-saving gene therapy developed in record time, fossil footprints that rewrite our family tree, a cervix-on-a-chip that could prevent preterm birth, and a surprising dip in China’s carbon emissions.

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From birth to gene-edited in 6 months: Custom therapy breaks speed limits | Ars Technica

Scientists Found Footprints That Push Humanity’s Timeline Back By 40 Million Years | Popular Mechanics

Cervix-on-a-chip inspires potential new treatment for preterm birth | New Scientist

Renewable power reversing China’s emissions growth | Ars Technica

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How much milk are breastfeeding babies really drinking? Can we make chili peppers less spicy? Why is a dangerous E. coli strain suddenly everywhere? And what’s up with a frog that lays eggs in trees?

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Smart device can measure how much milk breastfed babies really drink | New Scientist

Chemists discover 'anti-spice' that could make chilli peppers less hot | New Scientist

A dangerous E. coli strain has emerged; a small mutation may explain its rise | Ars Technica

Exquisite new-to-science frog species has golden legs and odd habits | New Scientist

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