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Woodlands and other natural spaces could help cities cope with extreme heat
Green and blue spaces, such as woodlands and riversides, could provide a vital line of defense for cities facing increasingly hot summers, a
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New study reveals how space rocks become meteorites
What happens to a space rock as it falls through Earth's atmosphere and becomes a meteorite? By studying 75 meteorite falls captured on vide
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Vacuum-fluctuation-enhanced superconductivity demonstrated for the first time
In a study published in Nature on Aug. 19, a research team has enhanced superconductivity through vacuum fluctuations for the first time. Th
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Chemicals banned in the 1970s still widely detected across Europe, new study finds
A new study has found that regulatory restrictions introduced more than half a century ago have failed to eliminate contamination from banne
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Assembly of giant wild sunflower family genomes unlocks potential for new perennial crops
The Land Institute and HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, in collaboration with key partners, have assembled the first chromosome-scal
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Shell-crushing predators may have sparked early Cenozoic boom in marine snail evolution
A large-scale study of nearly 700 species reveals the evolutionary relationships and history of Neogastropoda, a diverse group of marine sna
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When to trust the experts? Follow these guidelines to evaluate science on any topic
When should we trust the evidence and the experts who interpret it for us?
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Glacier retreat could promote the spread of diseases among bees
A study conducted in the Swiss Alps by the University of Lausanne and the University of Milan shows that glacier retreat and changing vegeta
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Ball milling enhances the antiviral activity of inexpensive inorganic materials
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, developing surfaces that can inactivate viruses upon contact has become an important goal in public health care
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Marker words suggest sharp rise in AI-assisted biomedical writing after ChatGPT
Up until two years ago, using large language models was still considered a special skill that everyone was encouraged to learn. Now, it is u
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Women and racialized CEOs may outperform their peers because they face tougher barriers to the top
Every so often, a headline declares that women make better leaders. A widely cited 2019 Harvard Business Review analysis, for instance, foun
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The 'wonder material' graphene can be made using a kitchen blender, a mobile phone and a newspaper
There is something slightly ridiculous about using a kitchen blender to make graphene. This is, after all, the "wonder material" associated
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Gut bacteria mostly compete—but cooperation finds a way
Understanding how bacteria influence one another is essential for understanding how microbial communities are formed and maintained. Researc
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What Gen Z‑led uprisings across Asia reveal about the strengths and limitations of youth protest
Recent Gen Z-led uprisings have reshaped political narratives across Asia, raising a pointed question: Can street-level youth outrage be tra
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What happens inside a wildfire? A Ph.D. student is finding out
What happens during a wildfire? The short answer is: much more than we know. As wildfires burn through trees, grasses and other vegetation,
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Dung beetles offer insights into biodiversity in Singapore
Dung beetles could provide scientists with a new way to uncover the animals living in Singapore's forests, including elusive species that ar
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Why ancient grasslands, once plowed, don't grow back the same
When a 10,000-year-old prairie is plowed up to plant corn or a savanna is consumed by a strip mall, these once-grassy expanses, if left to r
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Mapping the 'hidden highways' of Mexico's illegal wildlife trade
For decades, wildlife traffickers have illegally captured and sold hundreds of thousands of wild parrots native to Mexico. Despite changes t
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Europe's buildings are designed for a climate that no longer exists—new open dataset offers a fix
The weather files engineers use to design buildings are built from decades of historical measurements. The data can be more than 30 years ol
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Mapping thorium's preferred sites could pave the way for nuclear clocks
For decades, physicists have used a technique called Mössbauer spectroscopy to peer inside solid materials, revealing fine details of their
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Fish DNA in Ozark streams reveals region's complex geologic history
My students and I encountered a mystery. We were partnering with the Missouri Department of Conservation to monitor for fish presence and ab
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Mule helps scientists build the clearest horse and donkey genomes yet
A mule has helped researchers build the most complete reference genomes to date for horses and donkeys, giving scientists access to complex
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A single lever could ease India's twin agricultural pressures of fertilizer pollution and groundwater stress
A new study from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) has shown
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A 2-degree twist creates a nanoscale grid that traps light energy at room temperature
You may have once tried taking a close-up picture of a computer screen and noticed a wavy, rippling effect. This optical effect occurs whene
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