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Rodent eradication sparks insect boom on Lord Howe Island
- May 25, 2026
The removal of invasive rodents from Lord Howe Island has triggered a rebound of invertebrate life, with researchers from the University of Sydney and...
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DNA reveals hidden biodiversity loss in Ontario streams, offering powerful new tool for freshwater monitoring
- May 25, 2026
Researchers using cutting-edge environmental DNA (eDNA) technology have uncovered far greater biodiversity in eastern Ontario waterways than tradition...
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Tropical cyclones now release ocean carbon, but warming could flip role by 2035
- May 25, 2026
The ocean is an important carbon sink that absorbs 20–30% of the total anthropogenic CO2 emissions in the industrial era (1.0–3.0 Pg annually, 1 Pg =...
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The Southwest's drought is shrinking wildlife's suitable habitat, with predators hit hardest
- May 25, 2026
As people in the United States are coping with historic drought conditions, the country's wildlife is also facing problems because of the extreme arid...
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China launches crewed space flight as part of moon ambitions
- May 25, 2026
China launched its crewed Shenzhou-23 spacecraft and eased it into a successful docking with a space station early Monday as part of Beijing's ambitio...
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With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
- May 25, 2026
To avoid the punishing sun, Inas Gamal abandoned her ambitious plan of spending the days ahead of the hajj praying in Mecca's Grand Mosque and retreat...
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Expedition to Hess Rise in the Northwest Pacific begins
- May 25, 2026
Located in the middle of the North Pacific, between Japan and Canada, lies one of the world's largest oceanic plateaus, the so-called Hess Rise. The p...
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This tiny blue octopus from the Galápagos could curl up in your hand and shows how much deep ocean remains unexplored
- May 25, 2026
The Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador are home to more than a thousand plant and animal species found nowhere else on Earth—things like marin...
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Graphene quantum dots show promise in targeting Parkinson's-related protein clumping
- May 24, 2026
The buildup of a protein called 𝛂-synuclein (ASN) into toxic clumps is a hallmark of synucleinopathies, a group of neurodegenerative diseases that inc...
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Fear silences women politicians in public debate, surveys suggest
- May 24, 2026
Women politicians are significantly more likely than their male colleagues to refrain from speaking out in public for fear of threats or harassment—pa...
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When order gives way to chaos—the turbulent birth of magnetic nanovortices
- May 24, 2026
Magnetic switching processes are considered a prime example of controllable physics at the nanometer scale: in certain thin-film systems, a short elec...
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Companies struggle to realize circular ambitions, says researcher
- May 24, 2026
The research, conducted by Wierikx at the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, is based on more than 3,000 organizational asses...