A ground-breaking study reinforces that flapper skates are beginning to recover in Scotland. The study—led by Rosie Ashworth, a Research Assistant at The Lyell Center for Earth and marine sciences—involved interviews with ...
Plants & Animals
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A substance poisonous to humans—hydrogen cyanide—may have helped create the seeds of life on Earth. At cold temperatures, hydrogen cyanide forms crystals. And, according to computer models reported in ACS Central Science, ...
Biochemistry
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For decades, scientists have been counting annual growth rings—similar to tree rings—inside fossilized leg bones of Tyrannosaurus rex to estimate how old the giant carnivores were when they died and how quickly they grew ...
Paleontology & Fossils
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Marsupials are a group of mammals that encompass many of Australia's most iconic animals, unique because of their geographically isolated evolution. Despite their household names, their microbiomes remain under-researched.
Ecology
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Which feels further back in time: the year 2016, or 10 years ago? And which feels closer: 2036, or 10 years from now?
Economics & Business
Jan 14, 2026
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Europe and western North America will experience more frequent and severe crop droughts as Earth warms, even in places where yearly rainfall increases.
Earth Sciences
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University of Birmingham scientists have developed a new way of measuring and analyzing indoor air pollution that—in initial trials—has established a clear link between office occupancy, physical activity, and air quality.
Environment
Jan 14, 2026
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The planet logged its third hottest year on record in 2025, extending a run of unprecedented heat, with no relief expected in 2026, global climate monitors said Wednesday.
Environment
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Beneath the surface of forests, grasslands and farms across the world, vast fungal webs form underground trading systems to exchange nutrients with plant roots, acting as critical climate regulators as they draw down 13 billion ...
Ecology
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Researchers have developed a way to 3D print custom micrometer-sized structures directly into the interior of living cells.
Cell & Microbiology
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