Scientists Ponder a New Climate Defense Tactic: Throwing Shade at El Niño – Mother Jones
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A red dwarf star called TRAPPIST-1, just 40 light-years from Earth, hosts seven Earth-sized planets — including three orbiting in the narrow zone where liquid water could potentially survive
TRAPPIST-1 is not impressive by the usual standards of stargazing. It is too faint to see with the…
Bacteria Turn Toxic Uranium Into a Surprisingly Stable Compound
Nanoparticles form in bacterial membranes within mine water. Credit: HZDR/J. Raff/E. Krawczyk-Bärsch/edited with AIBacteria may offer an unexpected…
Britain’s biggest community solar farm forced to shut over grid overload fears | Solar power
Britain’s biggest community solar project has been forced to shut for the duration of its first summer by…
In 1987, the United States decided to capture every remaining wild California condor after lead poisoning, habitat loss, and poaching left just 27 birds alive; today, hundreds once again soar across western skies | World News
Once on the brink of extinction, the majestic California condor’s survival hinged on a daring rescue. Capturing the…
6,000-year-old infant from ancient Mesopotamia shows one of the world’s oldest signs of child abuse
A 6,000-year-old infant buried in ancient Syria has given researchers what looks like the oldest known case of…
UK couple found burned and semi-conscious in Almería amid Spanish wildfires | Wildfires
A British couple have been found badly burned and semi-conscious in a Spanish ravine amid deadly wildfires that…
Chimpanzees Keep Throwing Stones at the Same Trees – Scientists Want To Know Why
Accumulative stone throwing is a rare, potentially cultural, behavior that has been observed among four groups of wild…
During Aging, Cells Develop a Preference for Short Genes
Cells transcribe active genes into messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules, using a crucial complex known as RNA polymerase II.…
Wildfires kill long after the flames have gone | Wildfires
The wildfires sweeping across Europe are damaging precious habitats, destroying property and taking people’s lives (Fast-spreading wildfire kills…
Earth’s inner core is not rock but a sphere of solid iron-rich metal, smaller than the Moon yet probably more massive. As the planet gradually loses heat, liquid metal freezes onto its surface, expanding it by roughly a millimetre each year.
The centre of Earth is easy to imagine wrongly. It is not a cavern, not a furnace of…
Mangatangi and Maramarua rivers: Testing reveals 527 species, rare kākahi
Over the past two years (2024 and 2025), eDNA results have been encouraging and informative. In 2024, approximately…