Coral reefs have long been celebrated as biodiversity hotspots—but new research shows they have also played a much deeper role: conducting the rhythm of Earth's carbon and climate cycles for more than 250 million years.
Earth Sciences
Dec 1, 2025
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Earth's atmosphere might have contributed to the origin of life more than previously thought. In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, CU Boulder researchers and collaborators reveal that ...
Astrobiology
Dec 1, 2025
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Billions of years ago, it rained on Mars. The water collected in valleys and rivers, filled and spilled over the rims of craters, and was funneled into canyons, perhaps even making its way to a large Martian ocean.
Astrobiology
Dec 1, 2025
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When males are forced to compete for females, new species form more rapidly. This has been shown in a new study where the researchers compared beetles allowed to mate freely with groups of the same species where competition ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 1, 2025
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New metal-organic framework (MOF) materials based on gold nanoclusters have the potential to transform nanoelectronics. Four innovative materials with electrical conductivity and semiconductor-like behavior were developed ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 1, 2025
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The color "ultrablack"—defined as reflecting less than 0.5% of the light that hits it—has a variety of uses, including in cameras, solar panels and telescopes, but it's difficult to produce and can appear less black when ...
Materials Science
Dec 1, 2025
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The first major study into public attitudes toward degrowth—the notion that high-income economies should prioritize well-being over growing production—reveals significant public support for its key ideas across both the UK ...
Environment
Dec 1, 2025
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New research from the University of St Andrews, as part of a team led by the University of Bradford, has confirmed the details of a massive, neolithic pit structure recently discovered during a geophysical survey around the ...
Archaeology
Dec 1, 2025
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A new study, led by the University of Vienna and the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, shows how the eyes of adult marine bristleworms continue to grow throughout life—driven by a ring of neural stem cells reminiscent ...
Evolution
Dec 1, 2025
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After a finite number of divisions, cells simply give up. As each round of replication trims their telomeres—the protective caps at the chromosome ends—those caps eventually become too short to prevent chromosome ends from ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 1, 2025
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