'Expect extremes': California officials warn of severe wet–dry swings
California heads into the new water year facing continued risks from climate-driven extremes, the California Department of Water Resources said.
California heads into the new water year facing continued risks from climate-driven extremes, the California Department of Water Resources said.
Earth Sciences
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This week, Sydney hosts the world's largest space conference, attracting astronauts and heads of space agencies from around the planet. It's a great time to ask: what does the average Australian think about space?
Space Exploration
Oct 1, 2025
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Reports of the death of the US dollar appear to be greatly exaggerated (like that of author Mark Twain).
Economics & Business
Oct 1, 2025
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The call is coming from within the house: Trump was the main source and distributor of disinformation in ethnic and Indigenous press in the US, according to a new study published today by the International Center for Journalists; ...
Political science
Oct 1, 2025
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A newly described fossil reveals that leeches are at least 200 million years older than scientists previously thought, and that their earliest ancestors may have feasted not on blood, but on smaller marine creatures.
Plants & Animals
Oct 1, 2025
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Sierra Space had been looking to join SpaceX and Northrop Grumman as one of three commercial resupply partners for NASA aiming to fly its Dream Chaser spacecraft to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Oct 1, 2025
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At first glance, plants may seem passive—but beneath their stillness lies a world of complexity and constant activity. Plants are highly sensitive to their surroundings, continuously monitoring environmental signals to adapt ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 1, 2025
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Native animals can make excellent neighbors. Blue-banded bees pollinate our vegetable gardens. Microbats eat up to 1,200 mosquitoes a night and powerful owls keep rodents at bay. But could we go one step further, and change ...
Ecology
Oct 1, 2025
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About 12,000 years ago, high up on a cliff in the desert of northern Arabia, an artist—or perhaps artists—was hard at work.
Archaeology
Oct 1, 2025
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A new study finds men access almost twice as much of their online entertainment from illegal sources compared to women, with live sports standing out as a particular hotspot.
Social Sciences
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