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Tree communities shape hidden energy flows under European forests
- May 7, 2026
Mixing tree species can lead to better growth in the forest—at least above ground. A new study published in Nature shows that mixed forests had lower...
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Drones match farm planning effectiveness of more expensive tech, study finds
- May 7, 2026
Environmental scientists and water resource managers need precise, high-resolution maps to reveal areas that farmers should avoid when planting crops,...
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Satellite captures a sea of spinning clouds
- May 7, 2026
Over the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, winds can whip around the globe relatively unimpeded by land. Intrepid sailors termed these southern l...
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Deforestation lessens Amazon rainfall—and climate change hastens that process, study finds
- May 7, 2026
Climate change makes the southern Amazon's rain increasingly sensitive to deforestation, a new study finds. Clearing large areas of forest can trigger...
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Brexit did not just shake Britain—it sent financial shockwaves across Europe, research indicates
- May 7, 2026
Brexit sent waves of financial volatility through European markets, reshaping how risk traveled between countries and exposing how tightly connected t...
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Construction sector adapts to global shocks faster than expected
- May 7, 2026
Despite major global disruptions, new research published in the International Journal of Production Economics, shows Australia's construction sector h...
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Protecting the future of Southeast Asia's giant clams
- May 7, 2026
Southeast Asia is home to eight out of the world's 12 giant clam species and their numbers are dwindling. Addressing this issue, Dr. Neo Mei Lin, Seni...
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Testing quantum collapse theory with the XENONnT dark matter detector
- May 7, 2026
Theories of quantum mechanics predict that some particles can exist in superpositions, which essentially means that they can be in more than one state...
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Chilean wasp named in honor of Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday
- May 7, 2026
Scientists from the Natural History Museum, London have described a new genus and species of parasitic wasp found within the Museum's collections, and...
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Ice Age butcher's tools are a sign of ancient humans' creativity during hard times
- May 7, 2026
In central China, scientists have spent over a decade excavating and studying an archaeological site where ancient humans butchered animals. Amidst bo...
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Rapidly melting Antarctic ice shelves may cause global sea levels to rise far faster than expected
- May 7, 2026
Global sea levels may rise faster than previously expected, suggests a new study in Nature Communications. The reason is that warming oceans appear to...
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These monster black holes did not form the usual way—their history of violence is written into spacetime ripples
- May 7, 2026
The most massive black holes in the universe detected by the ripples they make in spacetime were not born directly from collapsing stars, according to...