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Study reveals how offshore structures can help—or hinder—marine ecosystems
- May 25, 2026
A new international review has shed light on how offshore energy structures—from oil and gas platforms to wind turbines—shape marine ecosystems and th...
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Tuning into quantum sounds: Acoustic devices simplify quantum sensors
- May 25, 2026
When a singer belts out a tune while a guitar player strums along, sound waves travel through the air, driving collective oscillations of the molecule...
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Gentoo penguins cope with climate change heat waves by breeding earlier
- May 25, 2026
Over the past few decades, heat waves have become more common in several parts of the world as our planet warms. That's a huge problem for many animal...
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Artists reconstruct extinct Sri Lankan megafauna
- May 25, 2026
For animator and academic Dr. Jason Kennedy, palaeoart isn't just a hobby. Creating 3D images of prehistoric animals sits at the intersection of scien...
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Universe's most distant 'Hot DOG' yet may owe extreme infrared glow to polar dust, Webb reveals
- May 25, 2026
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed fresh details about one of the most luminous known objects in the universe: the dus...
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Baby boomers embrace a freer sexuality, but ageist norms persist
- May 25, 2026
Baby boomers have broken many taboos and transformed social norms, particularly around sexuality. As this generation grows older, is society's view of...
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When wars destroy heritage, women lose more than monuments—new research
- May 25, 2026
As conflict continues in Ukraine, Gaza, Iran and elsewhere, the cost is being recorded not only in deaths and displacement, but also in ruined librari...
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New mathematical model predicts global population crash by 2064
- May 25, 2026
In a new open-access study that I published with my late colleague Kostya Trachenko from Queen Mary University of London, I propose a surprisingly sim...
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New material could help NASA melt moon rocks, harness lunar resources
- May 25, 2026
A material recently discovered and tested at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland could help astronauts pack lighter for future missions to the m...
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A beautiful death: How a dying star created the Crystal Ball Nebula
- May 25, 2026
Planetary nebulae like the Crystal Ball Nebula (NGC 1514) are sort of like stellar obituaries. Though crystal balls supposedly reveal the future, the...
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Mars fungi could make red planet regolith fertile for crops
- May 25, 2026
You're on the fourth human mission to Mars, and you've been tasked with establishing the first self-sustaining food crop on a Martian settlement. You'...
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Analysis reveals overseas environmental toll of UK consumption
- May 25, 2026
British demand for everyday global commodities can be linked to more than 29,000 hectares of deforestation worldwide in a single year, with tens of th...