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Bushbabies reclassified as 'near threatened.' Scientists share how to protect these adorable primates
Frank Cuozzo and Michelle Sauther first traveled to South Africa in 2012 to search for some of the most unusual primates on Earth—bushbabies. These animals are...
Atrocities take place in democratic nations as well as autocratic ones—our database has logged them all
Thousands of people were killed by Iranian security forces in days of protests in January 2026. Meanwhile, in the same month, the killing of two protesters in M...
Researchers measure Puijo lichens and microbes for canopy nitrous oxide uptake
The role of soil and forests in greenhouse gas sequestration has been studied for a long time. However, forests are also home to invisible organisms that may af...
Sea level rise worries most Hawaiʻi residents, survey finds
Most Hawaiʻi residents believe sea level rise is already affecting the state, expect major impacts within their lifetimes, and support significant changes to ho...
Expedition to investigate coastal Kelvin waves and marine heat waves in the tropical Atlantic
Yesterday, an international team of researchers from various disciplines set off aboard the German research vessel METEOR for an expedition along the west coast...
How 1.5 million km of undersea internet cables can double up as an earthquake and tsunami warning system
Forecasting earthquakes presents a serious challenge on land, but in the oceans that cover around 70% of Earth's surface it is all but impossible. However, the...
Will more police and surveillance prevent the next school tragedy?
I'm still processing the devastating mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Like many people across the country, I'm thinking about the families and commun...
Gotland hunter-gatherer graves hint at how Stone Age families organized
A woman was buried with two children, but they were not her own. In another grave, two children were placed. They were not siblings and were more distantly rela...
Cognitive biases of talent scouts can undermine sports teams' success
Sports talent scouts' decisions are influenced by various common cognitive biases that can affect their work and undermine team success, a paper published in th...
A bacterium's built-in compass, explained: Single-cell magnetometry confirms Earth-field alignment
Some bacterial species possess an astonishing ability: They use Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves. To better understand this mechanism, the team led b...
Scientists build successful 'cloud in a box'
In a quiet laboratory, a team of atmospheric scientists and engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory recently gathered...
Rhododendron-derived drugs now made by bacteria
Bioengineered E. coli bacteria can now produce a group of compounds with anticancer, anti-HIV, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities. The Kobe Universit...