New research from Griffith University has measured individual tree heights across 3.1 million hectares in the New South Wales Northern Rivers Region, revealing a level of detail not captured before, including old growth forests ...
Ecology
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A small yet innovative experiment is taking place at CERN. Its goal is to test how the CERN-born optical timing signal—normally used in the Laboratory's accelerators to synchronize devices with ultra-high precision—can best ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 2, 2025
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Since 2022, American companies, consumers, and even the United Nations have used large language models—artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as ChatGPT that are trained to create text that reads like human-generated writing. ...
Economics & Business
Oct 2, 2025
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Fear of the fabled "big bad wolf" has dominated the public perception of wolves for millennia and strongly influences current debates concerning human-wildlife conflict. Humans both fear wolves and, perhaps more importantly, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2025
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Researchers at UNSW have developed a novel fire-resistant spray that could slow the rate at which cotton materials catch fire—and reduce the risk of burning.
Materials Science
Oct 2, 2025
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The number of heat-related deaths in Spain between May 16 and September 30 hit 3,832, an 87.6% increase from the same period in 2024, the health ministry said Thursday.
Environment
Oct 2, 2025
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Researchers at Integra Therapeutics, in collaboration with the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) and the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG), have designed and experimentally validated ...
Biotechnology
Oct 2, 2025
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A first thought when describing a rock formation likely isn't a mille-feuille, but there are actually certain types composed of many thin layers that bring the flaky pastry to mind. Not only that—but these rocks can quite ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 2, 2025
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A landmark study of thousands of stock trades reveals consistent patterns of profit linked to lawmaking timelines—and proposes a new way forward.
Economics & Business
Oct 2, 2025
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Many people have probably seen birds picking up small pieces of man-made materials, like strips of a plastic bag or paper litter, and taking them into their nest. This behavior appears to be fairly widespread among birds. ...
