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Florida Atlantic University

Public research university in Boca Raton, Florida, part of the State University System of Florida, with faculty conducting ecological and biological research.

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Indian River Lagoon water yielded 11 harmful algae species to a nanopore sequencer

USF and FAU researchers used an Oxford Nanopore MinION to detect 11 harmful algal bloom species at 20 Indian River Lagoon sites. Some were at very low concentrations, and the team says that supports earlier warning; forecasting would take repeat sampling through time.

Publishers:phys.org

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Evidence55
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Hype gap+25
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Confidence55
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Wild blacktip sharks turn away from low-frequency sound up to 74 meters from the source

Florida Atlantic University researchers filmed wild blacktip sharks turning away from low-frequency sounds played as far as 74 meters away. The speaker was played loud enough to startle, so the result maps hearing range and direction in open water and leaves everyday human noise untested.

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Evidence70
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Hype gap+12
Incentives30
Confidence68
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D-Wave opens a beta simulator for testing gate-model programs against dual-rail errors

D-Wave opened a beta of its gate-model simulator, letting customers write and test error-aware programs against its dual-rail qubit design. Teams can now check algorithms against that design's errors while fault-tolerant hardware stays on D-Wave's roadmap.

Publishers:siliconangle.com

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Evidence35
Adoption15
Hype gap+30
Incentives70
Confidence40
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Wild blacktip sharks off Florida turn away from low-pitched sounds up to 74 meters away

Florida Atlantic University researchers recorded wild blacktip sharks turning from low-frequency sounds as far as 74 meters away. The sounds were played loud enough to startle, so the study measures what sharks can hear and locate; how they respond to quieter human noise is still untested.

Publishers:sciencedaily.com

Reality

Evidence45
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Hype gap+15
Incentives35
Confidence50
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Researchers hung camera traps 30 metres up in Lomami to map mammals layer by layer

A Congo Basin survey makes a methods argument more than a discovery one. Vertical position is a habitat axis. The team held location and clock fixed while varying only height. That design is what makes the axis measurable.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence54
Adoption22
Hype gap+14
Incentives68
Confidence57
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The Arctic's 10-inch laboratory is losing its control condition

Alaska's North Slope tundra stays small because winter punishes anything above the snow. That ceiling is lifting by roughly 0.7C a decade, and the baseline it held cannot be collected twice.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence52
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Hype gap+18
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Confidence44