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Science headlines, October 29, 2026, 18:00 UTC

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    Is it a boy or a girl? For alligators, it may come down to one degree Phys.org
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    A blue laser for underwater communication and sensing Phys.org
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    Built to take the blast: Students test prototype landing pad to make moon landings safer Phys.org
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    Firefighters celebrate rain during Indonesia wildfires BBC story
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    Key Atlantic currents could collapse this century, but the risk is missing from almost all national climate plans Phys.org
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    Famed oceanographer calls for ending krill catch near Antarctica as governments debate fishing quota Phys.org
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    Nighttime songs could reveal when endangered pygmy blue whales feed off Western Australia Phys.org
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    Researchers create first whole-body single-cell atlas of an adult vertebrate Phys.org
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    Birds and humans share fundamental song and speech patterns, study finds Phys.org
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    Long-distance flights can throw seabirds' internal clocks out of sync, causing navigation errors Phys.org story
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    Analysis of Córdoba's urban trees identifies which species best tolerate heat Phys.org
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    Global maps reveal farming, dams and agricultural runoff as leading threats to freshwater species Phys.org
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    AI helps uncover overlooked 2D materials and create 11 new ones Phys.org
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    One molecule, many atoms: Platinum bonds respond to surface features up to 10 nanometers away Phys.org
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    Birds can get jet lag on long, fast flights and then fly off course New Scientist (limited free articles) by Michael Le Page story
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    Oldest known Mars rock is a ‘Rosetta stone’ for the Red Planet’s watery past Scientific American (limited free articles)