Mountain permafrost is warming and thawing worldwide due to climate change, with ground temperature being a key control of its mechanical stability. Heat conduction is the dominant mode of heat transfer in frozen ground, ...
Earth Sciences
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A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian's Wall, has shown that the occupants were infected by three types of intestinal parasite—roundworm, whipworm, and Giardia duodenalis.
Archaeology
Dec 18, 2025
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The City of Fort Lauderdale may soon make it easier for waterfront properties to install living seawalls—innovative underwater shoreline structures that mimic natural habitats, improve water quality and give marine life a ...
Ecology
Dec 18, 2025
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Drones have been used to successfully collect samples from the exhaled breath—or "blow"—from wild humpback, sperm and fin whales in northern Norway, hailing a new era of non-invasive health monitoring for these marine giants ...
Ecology
Dec 18, 2025
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Imagine a glossy sustainability report from a global food giant. Green fields, smiling farmers, promises of climate neutrality. It looks great. But behind the façade lies an uncomfortable truth: the biggest environmental ...
Environment
Dec 18, 2025
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New research from the University of St Andrews has found that increases in women's parliamentary representation within a country are related to enhanced public trust in the national parliament.
Political science
Dec 18, 2025
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The tallest plants alive today can grow to over 100 meters tall. But they evolved from ancestors that were just a few centimeters high.
Evolution
Dec 18, 2025
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MXenes (pronounced like the name "Maxine") are a class of two-dimensional materials, first identified just 14 years ago, with remarkable potential for energy storage, catalysts, ultrastrong lightweight composites, and a variety ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 18, 2025
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have characterized a hidden intermediate state at the center of Src kinase function. This hidden state allows the kinase to repeatedly modify its target, without needing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 18, 2025
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"Self-driving" or "autonomous" labs are an emerging technology in which artificial intelligence guides the discovery process, helping design experiments or perfecting decision strategies.
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 18, 2025
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