Almost 200 nations have signed an ambitious agreement to halt and reverse biodiversity loss but none is on track to meet the crucial goal, our new research reveals.
Plants & Animals
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UK aid could support building more equal and respectful relationships with governments and communities, according to new research from the University of Portsmouth and Royal Holloway, University of London.
Political science
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If you've ever been stopped by quarantine officers at the airport, you might think Australia's international border is locked down like a fortress. But when it comes to trade in seafood, it's more like a net full of holes.
Ecology
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Evidence from 13th-century chroniclers and physicians indicates plague may have been involved in epidemics a century before the Black Death, a new study shows.
Archaeology
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The average Australian household size has decreased from 4.5 people per household in 1911 to 2.5 people in 2024. At the same time, the average house size has increased, from 100 square meters in the 1950s to 236m2 in 2020. ...
Environment
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What makes something quantum? This question has kept a small but dedicated fraction of the world's population—most of them quantum physicists—up at night for decades.
Quantum Physics
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Using the Special Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), Russian astronomers have carried out spectroscopic and photometric observations of a cataclysmic variable designated Gaia 19cwm, finding that it is a dwarf nova of the WZ ...
Hundreds of different species of microbes live in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: microscopic in-house pharmacist.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 18, 2025
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The origins of human language remain mysterious. Are we the only animals truly capable of complex speech? Are Homo sapiens the only hominids who could give detailed directions to a far-off freshwater source or describe the ...
Evolution
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Cells have surface receptors called integrins that bind to repetitive domains present on the extracellular matrix (ECM) surrounding the cells, allowing them to grow and spread. A new study from the Department of Bioengineering ...
Bio & Medicine
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