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Researchers have discovered that ant colony recognition systems are far more flexible than previously believed, upending what we thought we knew about social behavior in insects. A brand-new bird species called the Tokara Leaf Warbler has been confirmed hiding in plain sight for decades, and it's already considered rare and vulnerable. So-called 'Hulk Lizards' are rapidly wiping out other color variants that coexisted for millions of years, offering a stark warning about how quickly evolutionary balance can collapse. Scientists may have found a promising new drug target for Alzheimer's disease after significantly reducing amyloid plaque buildup in brain neurons by removing a specific enzyme. And in what could be the biggest energy news in decades, researchers have shattered the long-standing theoretical efficiency limit for solar panels using a process that could fundamentally change how we capture power from the sun.

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