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Hidden star cluster discovered in Milky Way's crowded disk defies easy classification
Astronomers have discovered a stellar cluster hidden in the crowded disk of the Milky Way. The object, named Garro 04, was first identified as an unusual collec...
Sugar found in meteorites may have helped secure its own survival on early Earth
Is there life elsewhere, or is Earth unique in the universe? This is one of humanity's great unanswered questions. One way to approach this mystery is to invest...
Dark kitchens are popping up everywhere, but what are they and why does it matter?
When you order food through an app, how much do you know about where you're buying it from? It could be a restaurant on the local main street or one located in...
Earth and Mars: Built from different cosmic recipes
Four and a half billion years ago, Earth and Mars were born in the rotating cloud of gas and dust that would eventually become our solar system. Yet exactly how...
Cities across the world are sinking because of groundwater depletion, but the process can be reversed
Many cities around the world are sinking because too much water is extracted from the groundwater reservoirs beneath them. This sinking makes these coastal citi...
Alpine bacteria show unexpected ability to fight viruses
A silent, long-running competition has been taking place in Swiss alpine lakes for millions of years, killing trillions of organisms every day without anyone no...
Drones, satellites and AI help scientists watch over Antarctica's smallest lifeforms
Monitoring Antarctica's tiny, scattered ecosystems is a challenge that has long plagued researchers. But a new study led by the University of Wollongong (UOW) o...
Q&A: The safety and sterilization of pharmaceuticals manufacturing
Manufacturing modern medicines is a multistage process, and each step introduces the opportunity for contamination, which can be both deadly and expensive. Rece...
Butterflies use optical illusions to dodge predators
A bird attacking a butterfly will often find its beak snapping at thin air. According to new research, that split-second miss isn't just bad luck. It's caused b...
Asgard archaea suggest crawling motility may be far older than previously thought
Asgard archaea, our closest known microbial relatives, play a key role in current models of the origin of more complex organisms, known as eukaryotes (all anima...
Little-studied Antarctic basin could raise sea levels, but melt timing remains unknown
Over a century ago, Australian geologist Sir Douglas Mawson led a sledding expedition over hundreds of kilometers of ice into a remote part of East Antarctica....
Study: Paid internships deliver strong payoff early in careers
A new national study co-authored by UW–Madison School of Education professor Mindi Thompson, who directs the university's Center for Research on College‑Workfor...