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Wild bird eggs reveal pollutants' environmental footprints
- Jun 9, 2026
Monitoring the eggs of wild birds like the bearded vulture and the imperial eagle over a decade reveals the accumulation and persistence of environmen...
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Scientific discoveries and research
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Scientists discover a 3.5-billion-year-old asteroid impact on the moon
- Jun 9, 2026
The first few billion years of Earth's history saw the rise of life, the atmosphere and the oceans. Still, that time is shrouded in mystery: Not many...
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A pectin and chitosan film to protect bioactive compounds in foods and therapies
- Jun 9, 2026
Researchers at IMDEA Materials Institute and the Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC) have developed an innovative biodegradable mu...
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Children's motivation and attitudes towards learning play a key role in academic success, study finds
- Jun 9, 2026
A major new study led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London has revealed that noncognitive skills—such as motivation, curiosity, academic...
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Firefighters face a higher risk of skin cancer, but nano fabrics with tiny, rough fibers can help keep them safer
- Jun 9, 2026
Wildland firefighters are exposed to a mix of harmful chemicals in the smoke they breathe and the ash and soot that gets on their clothing. Over long...
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Dino-killing asteroid may have fueled underground life for 8 million years
- Jun 9, 2026
The asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs also created an underground environment suited to supporting new life, and new research sugge...
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AI in nature conservation: Powerful tool or dangerous shortcut?
- Jun 9, 2026
Conservationists analyze overwhelming volumes of ecological data in their work. For example, they might need to process decades of weather data or the...
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How animals use leveling behaviors to put alphas in their place
- Jun 9, 2026
Inequality is not unique to human groups and societies. Individuals with relatively little power possess a variety of behavioral strategies to counter...
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New buried-growth process enables 2D arrays of position- and orientation-controlled diamond qubits
- Jun 9, 2026
Researchers at Kanazawa University, in collaboration with Diamond and Carbon Applications (Germany), have developed a buried-growth process for nitrog...
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Silent volcanic gas buildup revealed six months before La Palma eruption
- Jun 9, 2026
Researchers at Geosciences Barcelona (GEO3BCN-CSIC) have developed a novel way to monitor the silent accumulation of volcanic gases beneath Earth's su...
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'Seismic champagne effect' may explain why fires break out long after earthquakes
- Jun 9, 2026
Following the devastating urban fire that broke out in Wajima City after Japan's 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, investigators struggled to identify a...
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'Double-edged' nature of workplace resilience examined
- Jun 9, 2026
From underdog stories to comeback victories, everyone loves a tale of perseverance. But a new study suggests that highlighting workplace resilience ca...