A new study has uncovered the Levant Basin as one of the world's most concentrated graveyards for plastic packaging and the mechanisms that help the plastic sink down to the seafloor.
Earth Sciences
Sep 8, 2025
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Caltech researchers have developed a powerful new method for creating embryo-like structures from stem cells that could transform how we study fertility.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 8, 2025
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2H-NbO₂—a novel van der Waals oxide synthesized by researchers from Japan—exhibits strongly correlated electronic properties with two-dimensional flexibility. By chemically extracting lithium ions from the layered sheets ...
Nanophysics
Sep 8, 2025
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On National Threatened Species Day (7 September), some news we can all celebrate—the world's most famous endangered greater gliders are parents again, with a new joey seen for the first time just three days ago.
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2025
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The spread of species beyond their native habitat is a human-made environmental change on a global scale. Among vascular plants, over 16,000 species have now permanently settled in foreign countries. The majority of these ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2025
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A study using multiple agronomic models to examine two long-term agricultural research stations in North America shows that so-called climate-smart agricultural practices—like no-till treatments, cover-crop utilization and ...
Agriculture
Sep 8, 2025
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Plastic pollution is everywhere: in rivers and oceans, in the air and the mountains, even in our blood and vital organs. Most of the public attention has focused on the dangers of microplastics. These are fragments smaller ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 8, 2025
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Australia and England are both multicultural countries where hundreds of languages are spoken. However, in both, levels of language learning at school are worryingly low.
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2025
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For the Sami people of northern Norway, the post-World War II era marked the beginning of significant technological change.
Social Sciences
Sep 8, 2025
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Heat affects not only our well-being, but also the performance and lifespan of systems and devices. However, it is often difficult to measure these effects accurately.
General Physics
Sep 8, 2025
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