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ESA selects two new scout-class missions

• Jun 2, 2026

When it comes to understanding Earth and our changing environment, space is the place. Not only does it give us an overall holistic view of the planet...

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Rovers, regolith, robots: The blueprint for the moon

• Jun 2, 2026

The "soil" blanketing the moon's surface isn't actually soil. It's a fine, lethal, abrasive powder of shattered rock and jagged glass that shreds gask...

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Textile wastewater treatment generates alarmingly high levels of toxic compounds, study reveals

• Jun 1, 2026

Textile wastewater treatment practices inadvertently produce toxic byproducts—including chloroform and bromoform—at alarming levels that pose a clear...

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Two decades of data show that climate change is transforming Biscayne Bay to be warmer, saltier and more acidic

• Jun 1, 2026

Climate change and sea level rise are altering the chemistry of Biscayne Bay in ways that could threaten South Florida's coastal ecosystems, water res...

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Moderate thinning increased hair lichens, while heavy cuts reduced them in Sweden

• Jun 1, 2026

By using clearcutting, industrial forestry has caused a large-scale decline of hair lichens in Sweden's forests. In a large-scale field-experiment, re...

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First injured Langobard woman in skeletal record reshapes view of male-only violence

• Jun 1, 2026

The Langobards are frequently depicted as fierce warrior-like people, with all known archaeological evidence of violence restricted to men. However, n...

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Low-cost method uncovers conical intersections that steer light-driven molecular reactions

• Jun 1, 2026

Conical intersections are crucial molecular switching points in light-driven reactions, but accurately predicting them usually requires computations....

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Drought linked to 46% increase in sexual violence among adolescents in Southern Africa

• Jun 1, 2026

New research from the University of Oxford provides the first quantitative evidence that drought exposure over the last 12 months is associated with a...

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Future jet stream changes could ease drying across Asian drylands

• Jun 1, 2026

Mid-latitude Asian drylands, stretching from Central Asia to northern China, are among the largest dryland systems in the world. Home to extensive agr...

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Bridged or not? Scientists uncover a key step in hydrogenase assembly

• Jun 1, 2026

How does nature build one of the most sophisticated catalytic metal centers found in biology? An international team of researchers has now resolved a...

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RNA 'cut-and-patch' tool repairs faulty messages without altering DNA

• Jun 1, 2026

A research team from the School of Biomedical Sciences at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has achieved a significan...

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How sargassum affects air quality, beach environments and exposure risks for families

• Jun 1, 2026

As another heavy sargassum season unfolds, many beachgoers are asking the same question: Is it safe to be near it? A recent University of Miami study...