Clustering changes how charged polymers separate in water, challenging old assumptions
A polymer science revelation about how liquid mixtures separate could have major implications for human health,…
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Chiricahua is the nation's newest national park—what does that mean?
With a stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump has officially created the United States' 64th national park.
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More than 20 years of data challenge one-size-fits-all view of Arctic cloud-forming particles
As the climate gets warmer, the number of particles that make up clouds in the Arctic may increase or decrease,…
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We must prepare entire cities for extreme heat. Our new study reveals how
In Australia, the days are growing longer and summer is fast approaching. But a very strong El Niño—a natural weather…
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The psychology that can lead investors to make bad financial decisions
Say you buy shares in a company. The price climbs and months later you sell for a healthy profit. Ask why it worked,…
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Nontoxic 'light-activated' compound shows promise for safer 3D printing of advanced biomaterials
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new class of…
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The dark side of the energy transition: Renewable megaprojects may sacrifice local communities' rights
An international study involving ICTA-UAB reveals that large energy corporations use corporate sustainability…
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Autumn wreaths and 'doorscaping': Why we need more life in our front gardens
There was a time when decorative wreaths appeared on front doors in December, stayed on front doors for a few weeks and…
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Diamond laser system achieves 100% optical contrast in magnetic-field readout
Researchers at Fraunhofer IAF have developed a laser-enhanced quantum sensor that combines high magnetic-field…
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Entrepreneurs live longer than salaried workers, study reveals
Conventional wisdom suggests that the long hours and pressures of entrepreneurship can take a toll on health. But new…
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Quantum interference traps electron waves in metal for first time
Ever since quantum mechanics first described particles, like electrons, as rippling waves, researchers have wondered if…
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Global warming may have halted an emerging ice age, study suggests
Two thousand years ago, the Arctic remnants of a once-vast ice sheet started to grow again. It was the beginning of a…
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Earth's hemispheres may have worked together to drive past ice ages
New research from the University of St Andrews has uncovered a previously unknown process that may have helped drive…
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Webb captures stars in the early stages of life in a nearby stellar nursery
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope continues to reveal hidden parts of the cosmos with its advanced suite of…
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Webb image reveals young stars brewing in a nebulous cauldron
In this Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope, we visit a turbulent cauldron of star…
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Mosquito bites are more complicated than they appear—getting a closer look might lead to better disease prevention
Female mosquitoes need blood to produce eggs. While much research has focused on how these hungry mosquitoes find their…
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When climate data is transformed into visuals, some people and places get overlooked
When a climate disaster happens, people thousands of miles away may encounter it through numbers: how many people died,…
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Wildfires cause Amazon to emit 1.17 billion more metric tons of CO₂ than it absorbs
From 2010 to 2024, the Amazon rainforest—the largest tropical rainforest on the planet—released an average of 1.17…
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Four ways cities can help protect democratic values
When people think about democracy, they tend to think about national elections, parliaments or the policies of national…
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Drought shifts more plant root cells into newly discovered environmental response mode
Scientists have discovered a hidden layer of identity in plant root cells: an "environmental mode" that switches on in…
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How does fake tan work, and why does it sometimes smell 'cookie-like'?
Real tans come from UV-triggered pigment production in living skin; that same UV exposure increases the risk of skin…
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Are you using AI to study? Here's how to do it well
Artificial intelligence (AI) means high school and college students now have access to a resource that can potentially…
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Supermassive black holes ejected from galactic centers? Quasar survey supports decade-old prediction
By analyzing data on around 100,000 quasars, or extremely luminous galactic nuclei, researchers at Eötvös Loránd…
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The same novel can spark very different inner worlds in readers
Every storybook opens a window for our imagination to be freed from the reality of the world around us and escape into…
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Tire-derived pollutant found at elevated levels in critical fish habitats
Endangered coho salmon and steelhead trout live and spawn in habitats surrounded by human activity, such as the San…
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Research tackling immature fruit drop in avocado trees
Only a percentage of avocados ever make it to harvest, but CSIRO research is working on ways to combat what is called…
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Word choice matters: 'Extinction of plants and animals' raises more concern than 'biodiversity loss'
The loss of Earth's animal and plant species is a crisis. Just don't call it an "extinction crisis" if you aim to…
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World-first basic income trial boosts Indigenous livelihoods and Amazon rainforest protection
A pilot project in which Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon were given an unconditional basic income…
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How much control do we have over picking up an accent? A lot, study finds
Have you ever binge-watched Bluey or a British crime drama and caught yourself imitating the characters' accents out…
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Black hole observations uncover evidence of solar storm–like magnetic eruptions
Technion researchers have presented evidence for the existence of solar-storm-like outbursts near supermassive black…
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Fear of giving too little can stop people from giving at all
We've all done it: convinced ourselves that if we can't donate enough money to a cause, it's better not to give at all.…
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Gut bacteria use food cues to help time nutrient absorption, study finds
Biological clocks are often associated with light. Historically, most people started their days when the sun was up and…
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New study traces van Gogh's famed 'Starry Night' to an actual night sky from 1889
Scientists doubling as art detectives have traced Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night" to a celestial scene that…
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There should be black holes in our neighborhood. Can we find them?
Scientific estimates show that there should be between about 100 million and 1 billion stellar-mass black holes in the…
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Curtain-like plasma structures explain solar jets' apparent spinning in simulations
An international team of scientists from the University of Sheffield and the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, led by a…
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