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New filtration technology could be gamechanger in removal of Pfas ‘forever chemicals’ | Pfas
New filtration technology developed by Rice University may absorb some Pfas “forever chemicals” at 100 times the rate…
Venice’s lagoons invaded by colony of cannibal jellyfish
The gelatinous creature, also known as the sea walnut, normally lives in the western Atlantic. But it has…
Monarch butterflies face a 3,000km migration. Can they survive with dwindling nectar supplies?
Published on 29/01/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Every autumn, millions of monarch butterflies embark on a treacherous journey –…
Rare-Earth-Free Magnets With High Entropy Borides
Map of the calculated magnetic anisotropy. (Credit: Beeson et al., Adv. Mat., 2025) Although most of us simultaneously…
Scientists drill ‘Doomsday Glacier’ to help predict sea level rise
The collapse of the Thwaites Glacier, a huge mass of ice up to 2,000 metres thick which covers…
Fires reignite in Argentine Patagonia: ‘It’s going to engulf our town if we don’t do something now’ | Climate
The fires that began in early January and appeared to be contained in the province of Chubut, in…
Scientists found a way to cool quantum computers using noise
Quantum computers only work when they are kept extremely cold. The problem is that today’s cooling systems also…
Polar bears grow fatter despite sea ice shrinking fast
The polar bear is often seen as a victim of climate change: an apex predator stranded on shrinking…
Asia’s mountains were born before Dinosaurs knew it: The lost Tethys ocean behind today’s landscape
Central Asia’s rugged terrain was shaped by the ancient Tethys Ocean, not climate change or mantle flows, according…
Flood losses set to soar tenfold in South-east Asia: Study
Losses tied to floods in South-east Asia may grow as much as tenfold in the coming years due…
Cosmological tensions grow. Two new early-universe clues.
Two independent studies published in early 2026 offer a sophisticated perspective on the structural evolution of the universe.…