The pink ball was introduced for day-night matches over a decade ago, and in June this year the International Cricket Council (ICC) approved a trial of pink balls in Tests expected to be affected by bad light—subject to prior ...
General Physics
Oct 7, 2026
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Penguin poop is fertilizing snow algae blooms along the Antarctic Peninsula, feeding dense green algae patches along the coastline, a new study shows. These expanding stretches of green snow melt faster than clean, white ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 7, 2026
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A teenager in Shanghai will wait in line for hours to get a Labubu doll. Meanwhile, a shopper in Ohio might drive across town to buy a robotic vacuum. Although buyers might call these products "cool," research shows they ...
Social Sciences
Oct 7, 2026
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During the 2023–2024 El Niño, about 75% of the world's tropical forest areas experienced at least six months of unprecedented simultaneous drought and heat. According to a study published in Earth's Future, this scenario ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 7, 2026
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For more than a decade, U.S. embassies and consulates provided independent, publicly available air-quality readings in cities around the world.
Environment
Oct 7, 2026
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Every few years, the elders of Muluk, a tiny coastal community in Papua New Guinea, close a stretch of their reef to fishing. They do this to give these underwater gardens room to breathe, grow and replenish.
Ecology
Oct 7, 2026
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Children living in houses improved through the Healthy Homes Initiative were found to be 30% less likely to be hospitalized in the following five years, according to research led by the University of Otago, Wellington—Ōtākou ...
Social Sciences
Oct 7, 2026
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Collisions between particles at high energies can sometimes produce new particles and shed light on interactions between the fundamental constituents of matter. Simulating these collisions and their underlying processes could ...
U.K. vacationers and the tourism industry have a "real opportunity" to shift to low-carbon European vacations, researchers say.
Social Sciences
Oct 7, 2026
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Across much of the central United States, there are ongoing efforts to restore native prairie. Returning native plants to the landscape can improve soil health and water quality and provide habitat for important wildlife ...
Ecology
Oct 7, 2026
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