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Mysterious oarfish's fins inspire large underwater robot design
When designing a large underwater robot that could swim silently to avoid startling sea creatures, roboticist Rob Shepherd considered the unusual swimming syste...
How sea squirts perceive underwater noise
Shipping, construction work and other human activities are altering the acoustic conditions in our planet's seas. Sound pressure is often examined to determine...
International study identifies key childhood experiences that predict happiness and well-being in adulthood
A new study, led by the University of Nottingham and conducted across three countries, has identified a set of key childhood experiences that predict multiple m...
Women leave psychology research more often than men, especially early in their careers
Today, women are more likely than men to begin an academic career in psychology. Nevertheless, they leave research substantially more often, particularly during...
Antarctica's ice loss is locked in, and extra snowfall won't save it—low‑lying coastal areas elsewhere to suffer
Sea-level rise is one of the most visible signs of climate change, one that is threatening low-lying coastal communities around the world. Today, about 1 billio...
Chlamydia packs DNA with lipids, revealing possible target for blocking infection
The bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitted infections worldwide. Biologically, it is regarded as a highly spec...
Poverty in the EU declined in the last decade, but disparities persist among nations
Despite differences among nations, poverty in the European Union declined between 2015 and 2023, according to a study published in PLOS One by Silvia Megyesiova...
Adult fossil strengthens evidence for Homo erectus in southern Africa 2 million years ago
La Trobe archaeologists have described 18 new hominin fossils, including a second Homo erectus skull fragment that confirms the species first appeared in southe...
Why the nor'easter's storm surge was so high, and what it says about the El Niño winter ahead
As a powerful nor'easter hit the U.S. Atlantic coast in late September 2026, the ocean poured into coastal neighborhoods from North Carolina to New York. Water...
Criminal conspiracy to steal used cooking oil shows how trash can become treasure
Federal prosecutors recently described an interstate criminal enterprise with all the trappings of organized crime: clandestine warehouses, money laundering and...
Zinc oxide quantum dots enable faster charge detection, laying groundwork for spin qubits
Researchers at Tohoku University, in collaboration with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the University of Tokyo, have taken an important...
Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: Research
Climate change is increasingly reshaping the polar oceans, with Arctic waters warming rapidly, sea ice shrinking and wildlife losing habitat at both ends of the...