Anti-environmentalism is gaining ground. Attacks on the net zero goal and hostility to conservation measures and anti-pollution targets are becoming more common. And, as recent election results have shown, these tactics are ...
Environment
May 22, 2025
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Australia needs to urgently prioritize state and national conservation policies, according to a new study, with the findings warning that more than 220 critically endangered species are at risk of being lost due to their ...
Plants & Animals
May 22, 2025
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A new study led by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance researchers sheds light on the social dynamics that drive the continued consumption of bear bile in Việt Nam, revealing that gift-giving among close social networks plays ...
Plants & Animals
May 22, 2025
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Heat waves destroy crops, drive wildfires, and kill humans and wildlife, but these extreme weather events aren't just limited to land. Large bodies of water can also be hit by heat waves that linger for weeks, months and ...
Environment
May 22, 2025
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Manuel Endres, professor of physics at Caltech, specializes in finely controlling single atoms using devices known as optical tweezers. He and his colleagues use the tweezers, made of laser light, to manipulate individual ...
Quantum Physics
May 22, 2025
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University of Illinois Physics Professor Paul Kwiat and members of his research group have developed a new tool for precision measurement at the nanometer scale in scenarios where background noise and optical loss from the ...
Optics & Photonics
May 22, 2025
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A newly discovered silicone variant is a semiconductor, University of Michigan researchers have discovered—upending assumptions that the material class is exclusively insulating.
Polymers
May 22, 2025
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Most of us are familiar with sloths, the bear-like animals that hang from trees, live life in the slow lane, take a month to digest a meal and poop just once a week. Their closest living relatives are anteaters and armadillos, ...
Evolution
May 22, 2025
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As the national debate intensifies around immigration, a new study from the University of California School of Global Policy and Strategy is challenging conventional wisdom about "brain drain"—the idea that when skilled workers ...
Economics & Business
May 22, 2025
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Co-paired stars, or stars that travel together, can provide insights into processes that other stars can't. Differences in their brightness, orbits, and chemical composition can hint at different features, and scientists ...
Astronomy
May 22, 2025
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