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Plants & Animals Oct 28, 2026

Scientists count more than 2 million eels on one underwater mountain

Patience Seamount is an underwater mountain in Australia's Huon Marine Park off the coast of Tasmania. Every year, it is the site of an enormous gathering of basketwork eels (Diastobranchus capensis) for reasons unknown, ...

Archaeology Oct 28, 2026

UV scans uncover natural varnish that may have preserved ancient Chauvet Cave drawings

Tucked away inside a limestone cave in southeastern France lies some of the oldest artwork in existence. Known as Chauvet Cave, the site is so historically important—and fragile—that its location is kept secret and the cave ...

Planetary Sciences Oct 28, 2026

Supersonic waves could explain the strange orbits of hot Jupiters and Neptunes

Using advanced new simulations, a team of astronomers in the U.S. has developed a promising new theory for how giant, gaseous exoplanets migrate into stiflingly close orbits around their host stars. Led by J. J. Zanazzi at ...

Social Sciences Oct 28, 2026

Why hugs become memorable

A large-scale survey of adults in the U.K. shows that hugs are commonly remembered for comfort, support and understanding, according to a study published in PLOS One by Anna Lena Dueren of the University of Bristol, U.K., ...

Environment Oct 28, 2026

Climate change amplified 2024 European floods more than rainfall, models show

In September 2024, Storm Boris brought extreme precipitation and severe flooding to large parts of Central and Eastern Europe. Poland, Czechia and Austria were particularly affected. In some areas, several hundred millimeters ...

Environment Oct 28, 2026

Eaton Fire may have exposed nearly 7 million people to elevated lead levels

Caltech scientists have published the first detailed analysis of the atmospheric particles in the smoke plume from the Eaton Fire that devastated much of the town of Altadena in Southern California's San Gabriel Valley and ...

Social Sciences Oct 28, 2026

How to be happy: Tips from the pioneers of well being research

Earlier this year, we convened a meeting of some of the most influential figures in modern happiness research to discuss what they had learned in their 600 combined years of research and professional experience.

Plants & Animals Oct 28, 2026

Islands harbor nearly 20% of Earth's biodiversity, yet remain overlooked in conservation strategies

Although they account for just 7% of the Earth's land surface, island ecosystems harbor almost 20% of the world's biodiversity. From sea-level rise to biological invasions, islands are facing multiple pressures associated ...

Social Sciences Oct 28, 2026

How evolutionary biology became an unwilling ally of the manosphere

From steroid use to "bone smashing", the "looksmaxxing" movement is only the latest example of the manosphere's toxic hold on young people.

Condensed Matter Oct 28, 2026

When simulations fall short, this spectrometer learns for itself

An NMR spectrometer can reveal molecular structure down to the atomic level, but weak signals limit what it can see. Now, Aarhus University researchers have used AI to let the spectrometer learn the best pulse sequence directly ...

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