Idaho poisoned Snake River for invasive mussels: Was it worth 'heartbreaking' loss?
The invasive quagga mussels found in an Idaho river in 2023 were microscopic. But to state officials, their presence was enormous.
The invasive quagga mussels found in an Idaho river in 2023 were microscopic. But to state officials, their presence was enormous.
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Two years before its controversial videotaped capture of a giant manta ray last month, a Florida company seized two more of the rare creatures for SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, one of which died in captivity, according to new records ...
Plants & Animals
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With today's advanced microscopes, scientists can capture videos of entire embryos developing in real time. But there's a catch: turning those breathtaking images into clean, accurate trajectories of each cell's journey as ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 25, 2025
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Four and a half billion years ago, Jupiter rapidly grew to its massive size. Its powerful gravitational pull disrupted the orbits of small rocky and icy bodies similar to modern asteroids and comets, called planetesimals. ...
Planetary Sciences
Aug 25, 2025
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New research shows that isotopic signatures of the EASM (East Asian Summer Monsoon) during Dansgaard-Oeschger (DO) events are not uniform but rather reflect diverse changes in response to subtle variations of the Westerlies' ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2025
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A research team from the University of Basel, Switzerland, has developed a new molecule modeled on plant photosynthesis: under the influence of light, it stores two positive and two negative charges at the same time. The ...
Biochemistry
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Vietnam evacuated tens of thousands of residents from coastal areas on Monday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Kajiki, which is expected to lash the country's central belt with gales of around 140 kmh.
Environment
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The 3.18-million-year-old bone fragments of human ancestor Lucy, which rarely leave Ethiopia, went on display in Prague on Monday, with the Czech prime minister hailing the fossils' "first ever" showing in Europe.
Paleontology & Fossils
Aug 25, 2025
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For years, Egyptian jasmine picker Wael al-Sayed has collected blossoms by night in the Nile Delta, supplying top global perfume houses. But in recent summers, his basket has felt lighter and the once-rich fragrance is fading.
Archaeology
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A 16-day heatwave Spain suffered this month was "the most intense on record," the national meteorological agency said on Sunday.
Environment
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