Science
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Beneath seagrass meadows, a shift in warming seas could decide which underwater habitats survive
On the western side of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, sits Myuna Bay, a quiet bay with meadows of seagrass waving beneath the water. The most com...
When retailers wait to reveal prices, shoppers fill in the blanks
Sometimes the price wasn't missing; its disclosure was just delayed. That's what Minzhe Xu, assistant professor of marketing in Iowa State University's Ivy Coll...
Good vibrations for quantum communications: Engineers couple single phonon to single atomic spin
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated, for the first time, a single quantum of vibratio...
Alaska's near‑record landslide tsunami sent a wave 1,580 feet up the fjord walls
On the evening of Aug. 9, 2025, passengers on the Hanse Explorer finished taking selfies and videos of the South Sawyer Glacier, and the ship headed back down t...
Self‑destructive behavior among Hermann's tortoises on a Macedonian island is leading to 'demographic suicide'
On the strictly protected island of Golem Grad in North Macedonia, the tortoises are destroying their own population. During prolonged courtship, aggressive mal...
Radio telescopes confirm 3.3-million-light-year halo in unusually quiet galaxy cluster
Astronomers have employed the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (uGMRT) and the MeerKAT radio telescope to observe a galaxy cluster known as RXCJ0232–442...
Under mushroom caps, 17-plus bacterial species help drive stubborn blotch disease
A University of Florida study has made a key discovery in understanding a disease that for over a century has plagued the white button mushroom—a nutrient-dense...
Cut marks on 1.6 million-year-old bones reveal early humans moved prized meat
There is an old adage that goes, "you are what you eat," meaning that the food you consume helps build your body and fuel your mind. The same is true now as it...
2026 global report shows retailers still falling short on sustainable chocolate
A global report into the chocolate industry has found that while some companies are improving their sustainability practices, many retailers are still failing t...
Reading genetic activity from living cells without destroying them
Until now, studying the genetic processes in cells required destroying them—making it impossible to observe these processes over extended periods of time. A tea...
No trees, no fans: surviving extreme heat in India's salt pans
India faces challenging heat waves each year, but few places endure conditions as searing as the country's western desert salt pans, where workers rely on simpl...
Researchers develop a biodegradable wash that can remove pesticides and keep fruit fresh longer
Many grocery shoppers know the routine: bring fruit and vegetables home, rinse them, dry them and hope they stay fresh long enough to be eaten. But fresh produc...