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How microbial fossils illuminate life's origins
- Jan 23, 2026
More than 3.5 billion years ago, the Earth was not the hospitable world we know today. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, the seas were acidic and rich in...
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For every dollar we spend protecting nature, we spend $30 destroying it: Report
- Jan 23, 2026
For every US$1 the world invests in protecting nature, it spends US$30 on destroying it. This stark imbalance is the central finding of a new UN Envir...
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2D material offers a solution to long-standing obstacle in diamond-based circuits
- Jan 23, 2026
Beyond their sparkle, diamonds have hidden talents. They shed heat better than any material, tolerate extreme temperatures and radiation, and handle h...
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Questions are being raised about microplastics studies—here's what's solid science and what isn't
- Jan 23, 2026
Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been detected in human blood, lungs...
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Is AI hurting your ability to think? How to reclaim your brain
- Jan 23, 2026
The retirement of West Midlands police chief Craig Guildford is a wake-up call for those of us using artificial intelligence (AI) tools at work and in...
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Halley's Comet wrongly named: 11th-century English monk predates British astronomer
- Jan 23, 2026
The British astronomer and mathematician Edmond Halley was not, after all, the first to understand the cycle of the comet that now bears his name. Thi...
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Multiwavelength variability reveals dust structure in quasars
- Jan 23, 2026
A research team has investigated quasar variability by tracking optical to mid-infrared (MIR) wavelengths of variability information. This multiband j...
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Is AI a bubble that might burst?
- Jan 23, 2026
It is hard to imagine that anyone could have missed the fact that such economic crashes occur from time to time—crashes that could have terrible conse...
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Astrophysicists discover largest sulfur-containing molecular compound in space
- Jan 23, 2026
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), in collaboration with astrophysicists from the Centro de Astrobiología (CA...
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Florida reefs offer multimillion-dollar flood protection—if they survive
- Jan 23, 2026
It's no secret that Florida's iconic coral reefs are in trouble. Repeated body blows from hurricanes, pollution, disease, climate change—and a near-kn...
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Study finds fisheries management—not predator recovery—drives catch levels in the North Sea
- Jan 23, 2026
A new research study found that well-managed fisheries can support the recovery of large marine predators such as seals and porpoises, showing that co...
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Researchers show the insights drones can provide by monitoring corn on small farms
- Jan 23, 2026
With already thin profit margins and increasingly uncertain farm labor and other input costs, precision agriculture technology could improve New Engla...