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Canadian forest fires are losing their climate cooling power, says study
- Jun 2, 2026
Diminishing periods of snow cover in northern forests, shortened by climate change, are poised to disrupt a delicate balance in some of the planet's m...
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Ceres' surface is much more complex than previously thought
- Jun 2, 2026
The long, puzzling dwarf planet Ceres, in reality the first named asteroid, has surface features that are much more complex than previously thought. O...
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Small Magellanic Cloud is being pulled apart, reshaping how astronomers read its past
- Jun 2, 2026
Using more than a decade of observations from the VISTA Survey of the Magellanic Clouds (VMC), researchers measured the motions of millions of stars a...
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Tiny nest box change could help rare pygmy-possums after bushfires
- Jun 2, 2026
A 1-millimeter difference in the size of a nest box entrance could help rare little pygmy-possums recover after bushfire, according to new research by...
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Nine decades of changing insect diversity in Switzerland expose a striking divide
- Jun 2, 2026
Thanks to a historical data archive, Swiss researchers are able to draw conclusions about the changes in the diversity of two insect groups over the p...
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Q&A: How better climate data supports smarter environmental decisions
- Jun 2, 2026
Accurate measurements are the foundation of effective environmental management and decision-making. Through advanced monitoring networks and computer...
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Faster lower-cost PFAS testing could reshape how US drinking water is monitored
- Jun 2, 2026
A new investigation from the University of Kansas improves detection of PFAS, a family of so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water supplies. Th...
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Atmospheric rivers over Japan intensify 8% in 42 years, raising flood risk
- Jun 2, 2026
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are long, narrow bands of intense water vapor transport that move large amounts of moisture from low to midlatitudes, resembl...
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Antarctic 'sky rivers' deliver up to 90% of snowfall, 3D algorithm suggests
- Jun 2, 2026
Atmospheric rivers act like "rivers in the sky," shuttling intense bands of warm, heavy moisture from lower to higher latitudes. When an atmospheric r...
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Bees can swim and use visual cues to survive water crashes
- Jun 2, 2026
When a bee crashes into water, it may still be able to swim to safety. New research from Michigan State University confirms that honeybees can propel...
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Proteins can be selectively controlled with radio waves
- Jun 2, 2026
In a significant advance in biological quantum sensing, a research team led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has discovered and tested a ne...
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Environmental engineers reshape understanding of airborne pollution particles
- Jun 2, 2026
From sizzling bacon in the kitchen to wildfire smoke in the sky, cooking and pollution release microscopic particles that affect humans' health, the a...