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Indoor urban agriculture isn't necessarily low carbon, study shows
- Jun 11, 2026
Growing lettuce indoors in Canadian cities can be as climate-friendly as conventional farming, but only in regions where electricity comes from renewa...
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Scientific discoveries and research
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First global map of mycorrhizal fungi reveals true scale of underground networks across the planet
- Jun 11, 2026
Mycorrhizal fungi form underground networks that sustain plant life and help regulate Earth's climate by drawing carbon into soils. In a study publish...
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Organic molecule with ultranarrow emission spectrum could lead to better LEDs
- Jun 11, 2026
Over the past several decades, light sources have gradually transitioned to light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, and inorganic LEDs are now used across a w...
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Physicists introduce phase contrast to electron microscopy, delivering sharper images of our body's tiniest proteins
- Jun 11, 2026
Nearly 100 years ago, a seemingly simple discovery revolutionized the microscope. The introduction of phase contrast, which garnered a Nobel Prize in...
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Prescribed fires can cut smoke pollution for years, miles beyond burn areas
- Jun 11, 2026
A new study finds that burning 500,000 acres (202,000 hectares) of California conifer forests each year with prescribed fire could cut deadly pollutio...
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Overlooked pollutants are responsible for about 15% of current global warming, study shows
- Jun 11, 2026
In a new paper published in Science, leading scientists and climate policy experts show that 15% of current global warming (0.3°C) from human emission...
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Wasp spider reveals rapid genetic adaptation during decades-long march into northern Europe
- Jun 11, 2026
It has taken only a few decades: The wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) has expanded its range from the Mediterranean region to northern Europe—even as...
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Rare deep-sea goblin sharks filmed in natural habitat for first time
- Jun 11, 2026
The first published live observations of the rare goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) in its natural deep-ocean habitat were reported in a new paper by...
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AI doesn't just help us think, it thinks instead of us: What this means for the process of learning
- Jun 11, 2026
Deep in Book VII of Plato's Republic, Socrates describes prisoners chained inside a cave, mistaking shadows cast on a wall by firelight for reality it...
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Amazon deforestation is falling, but progress is stalling
- Jun 11, 2026
In 2025, the area deforested in the country fell below 1 million hectares in a year for the first time since 2019. A total of 984,794 hectares of nati...
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Why animal calls sound alike in time: Most species share a common communication tempo
- Jun 11, 2026
From insects to great apes, by way of birds and fish, animals communicate through an extraordinary variety of sounds. While the pitch or timbre of the...
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Ocean glow meets 3D printing with living gels that sense mechanical force
- Jun 11, 2026
The integration of biological organisms into synthetic structures offers a radical new pathway for developing intelligent, self-powered materials. Res...