Science
Scientific discoveries and research
When climate data is transformed into visuals, some people and places get overlooked
When a climate disaster happens, people thousands of miles away may encounter it through numbers: how many people died, how many were displaced, how many homes...
Wildfires cause Amazon to emit 1.17 billion more metric tons of CO₂ than it absorbs
From 2010 to 2024, the Amazon rainforest—the largest tropical rainforest on the planet—released an average of 1.17 billion metric tons more carbon dioxide (CO₂)...
Four ways cities can help protect democratic values
When people think about democracy, they tend to think about national elections, parliaments or the policies of national governments. Even the recent special ele...
Drought shifts more plant root cells into newly discovered environmental response mode
Scientists have discovered a hidden layer of identity in plant root cells: an "environmental mode" that switches on in some cells and becomes more common when w...
Are you using AI to study? Here's how to do it well
Artificial intelligence (AI) means high school and college students now have access to a resource that can potentially "do all the work for them." While this ca...
Supermassive black holes ejected from galactic centers? Quasar survey supports decade-old prediction
By analyzing data on around 100,000 quasars, or extremely luminous galactic nuclei, researchers at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) have found statistical eviden...
The same novel can spark very different inner worlds in readers
Every storybook opens a window for our imagination to be freed from the reality of the world around us and escape into the fictional world. While the author's w...
Tire-derived pollutant found at elevated levels in critical fish habitats
Endangered coho salmon and steelhead trout live and spawn in habitats surrounded by human activity, such as the San Francisco Bay Area. During a recent storm, r...
Research tackling immature fruit drop in avocado trees
Only a percentage of avocados ever make it to harvest, but CSIRO research is working on ways to combat what is called immature fruit abscission or early fruit d...
World-first basic income trial boosts Indigenous livelihoods and Amazon rainforest protection
A pilot project in which Indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon were given an unconditional basic income significantly improved community well-being, strength...
How much control do we have over picking up an accent? A lot, study finds
Have you ever binge-watched Bluey or a British crime drama and caught yourself imitating the characters' accents out loud? Rest assured, you are not alone. Whil...
Black hole observations uncover evidence of solar storm–like magnetic eruptions
Technion researchers have presented evidence for the existence of solar-storm-like outbursts near supermassive black holes, which can be a million times larger...