Extreme drought and heat from the last El Niño signal a 'new normal' for tropical forests
During the 2023–2024 El Niño, about 75% of the world's tropical forest areas experienced at least six months of…
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When U.S. embassies stopped reporting air quality, pollution rose
For more than a decade, U.S. embassies and consulates provided independent, publicly available air-quality readings in…
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Conservationists are discovering 'bright spots' around the globe. Here's why they matter
Every few years, the elders of Muluk, a tiny coastal community in Papua New Guinea, close a stretch of their reef to…
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Children in improved homes face lower hospitalization risk, analysis finds
Children living in houses improved through the Healthy Homes Initiative were found to be 30% less likely to be…
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Quantum computing shortcut makes particle collisions easier to simulate
Collisions between particles at high energies can sometimes produce new particles and shed light on interactions…
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'Real opportunity' to boost low-carbon European holidays
U.K. vacationers and the tourism industry have a "real opportunity" to shift to low-carbon European vacations,…
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Plants, people and progress for native prairie seeds
Across much of the central United States, there are ongoing efforts to restore native prairie. Returning native plants…
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The mind of money: Mental accounting theory checks out
When it comes to money, humans are not always rational. First introduced decades ago, the influential concept of mental…
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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to Kagan and Soai for untangling mirror images in molecules
Scientists Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for untangling mysterious mirror…
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Amazon wildfires are generating ozone that weakens surviving trees' carbon uptake
Ozone pollution caused by Amazon wildfires is significantly reducing the rainforest's ability to absorb carbon dioxide…
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Petal 'windows' affect the abundance of microbes within flowers
Some flowers have petals with small semitranslucent sections. Research in New Phytologist reveals that these "windows"…
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Biodegradable nanoparticle technology may improve agricultural production
Farmers use a manufactured version of a natural plant hormone called gibberellic acid to improve the health and growth…
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Ridesharing services may offer public safety benefits beyond transportation
New research published in Economic Inquiry reveals that ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft may reduce crime in…
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Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize
Research into molecules that regulate sleep and appetite or methods for editing genes could be among the contenders for…
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Fierce lobbying in EU over 'forever chemicals'
The European Union is under pressure to ban "forever chemicals," but a battle is heating up in Brussels over the toxic…
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The world's oyster reefs could add $12 trillion to planetary health each year—if they were better managed
A new study shows that the world's oyster reefs are a precious resource that's vastly underestimated and underutilized.…
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Nobel winner Halzen says years of October 'misery' finally over
Physicist Francis Halzen has an impressively long list of academic accolades—but every October, as the Nobel Prize…
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Computer scientist tracks satellites with automated observatory built from off-the-shelf technology
Allen Schnibben's interest in space started when he was a child. "I picked up some books about the solar system when I…
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Study highlights the European waters at greatest risk of harmful light pollution
Scientists have produced a first-of-its-kind assessment showing which coastal regions of Europe they believe are at…
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'Quiet firing' linked to higher levels of 'quiet quitting' among employees
A study of the oil, gas and petroleum industry has found that "quiet firing" by employers is associated with higher…
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Linguists find Madonna's voice defies age-related expectations
As women go through menopause, their voices tend to become deeper. This is partly because the vocal folds may swell and…
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Nearly 10,000 mapped reactions reveal overlooked steps in CO₂-to-fuel conversion
Scientists are increasingly exploring carbon dioxide (CO₂) hydrogenation—where CO₂ reacts with hydrogen over a catalyst…
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Sorghum may help European agriculture face climate change
Research by INRAE and AgroParisTech suggests that global warming could have an overall positive effect on sorghum…
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New crocodile species discovered in rocks used to build the Great Sphinx
A new species of extinct crocodile from Egypt has been discovered, sharing more than just its home with the Great…
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From coral reef conservation to climate resilience: Turning Indonesia's marine wealth into global impact
For Dr. Jamaluddin Jompa, the ocean has never been simply a subject of scientific study. He was born in Takalar, a…
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Crystal alignment explains why magnesium alloy plates resist ballistic impacts better in one direction
Magnesium (Mg) alloys offer a pathway to lighter, more efficient aerospace and defense structures because of their low…
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Simulated moon soil and recyclable thermoplastics could help build future space infrastructure
Transporting material from Earth to the moon is an expensive proposition: By some estimates, moving a single kilogram…
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Chernobyl particles reveal unexpectedly stable nuclear fuel after 40 years
Four decades after the 1986 nuclear disaster, researchers at Leibniz University Hannover and the Helmholtz-Zentrum…
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Clearer air does not always signal lower harmful potential from particle pollution
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is commonly associated with both health concerns and poor visibility. However, these…
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Hydrothermal vents supply a geochemical precursor of ATP that could have powered early life
Where did the energy come from to power the chemical origin of life, and how did phosphate come to be the universal…
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Researchers uncover the key to driving employee support during organizational changes
When organizations undergo major shifts, such as restructuring or adopting new working systems, employees often face…
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Young infants see saliva sharing as a sign of a close bond, experiments suggest
Imagine you're an infant. Just a few months in the world, trying to gather your faculties, testing gravity—you're…
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Tetrahedral iron can help clays exchange electrons about ten times faster
Smectites are clay minerals that can contain large amounts of structural iron. Unlike iron oxides, they do not dissolve…
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Newly available satellite data show just how flawed some river models can be
"Is there enough water? What's happening with climate change? How do I operate my hydro plant? In a world of water…
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AI techniques behind image creation improve flash flood forecasts across U.S. river basins
A flash flood can devastate a community for years in a matter of minutes. These disasters account for roughly 85% of…
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X-ray technique reveals how quantum materials respond to laser pulses in real time
Creating a quantum device often begins by intentionally damaging a crystal. Scientists fire an ultrafast laser pulse…
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