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An interstellar comet that blazed past the sun last year could be nearly three times older than our solar system and is unlike anything ever seen befo...
Destructive fishing practices and inadequate management allowed industrial fisheries operating in the waters of Saint Pierre and Miquelon to dump abou...
The number of people exposed to dangerous heat stress worldwide has risen sharply over the past half-century, propelled by climate change, according t...
"What goes on in Antarctica doesn't stay in Antarctica—it has global implications," Geology tauira Natalie-Jane Reid says. Reid is one of two Otago Ph...
An international team of researchers has discovered a remarkable new spider species in the rainforest of North Queensland that spins an ingenious and...
How large, fully folded proteins can pass through cell membranes without destroying them has long been one of the open questions in cell biology. Usin...
The main reason for sealing wine bottles with a cork is to protect the liquid from oxygen. However, it is not an impermeable barrier, and a small amou...
The European Commission has presented a new legislative package. It is intended to reform key provisions that have hitherto governed the approval of p...
Astronomers have discovered a "remarkable" bow-and-arrow-shaped radio galaxy with an enormous arc-like structure extending nearly 1.8 million light-ye...
Can newly identified antiviral compounds help stop some of the most dangerous mosquito-borne viruses that attack the brain? A research team led by sci...
Our body contains an intricate system of tiny vessels through which blood, water and other molecules flow. When the size of the pipes shrinks to the n...
Many animal species that live in groups are known to adjust their behavior to strengthen their social bonds or increase their coordination with others...
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