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New solar telescope turns sunspots into exoplanet-finding weapons
The Paranal solar ESPRESSO Telescope (PoET), installed at the European Southern Observatory's (ESO's) Paranal site in Chile, has made its first observations. Th...
Why treelines don't simply rise with the climate
A global study by the University of Basel, Switzerland, reveals a surprising picture: While 42% of treelines worldwide are shifting upslope, 25% are retreating....
New Hampshire ski industry concerned about climate change
New research out of the University of New Hampshire reveals that the majority of New Hampshire ski industry professionals are concerned about the effects of glo...
New AI method flags fluid flow tipping points before simulations break down
David J. Silvester, a mathematics professor at the University of Manchester, has developed a novel machine-learning method to detect sudden changes in fluid beh...
Preventing the spread of a deadly virus to Pennsylvania's rabbits and hares
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 is a terrible way for any animal to die, especially creatures as gentle as these. Highly contagious and lethal, it threa...
Scientists discover the antibacterial potential of 'hero' Korean skincare ingredient
Fans of Korean skincare may be familiar with "hero ingredient" Madecassic acid for its skin-soothing properties, but researchers at Kent have revealed its great...
World's largest study of human flourishing opens its data to the public
The Global Flourishing Study (GFS), the most comprehensive empirical investigation of human flourishing ever undertaken, has made its first two waves of data pu...
'Chills': Artemis astronauts say lunar flyby still washing over them
They took thousands of photographs and documented copious observations on their voyage around the moon, but as they sped closer to home the Artemis astronauts s...
Artemis II astronauts follow Apollo tradition of naming lunar features after loved ones
Lunar love knows no bounds. Now hurtling home from the moon, the Artemis II astronauts took a poignant page from Apollo 8 earlier this week, proposing deeply pe...
Reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 is critical to avoid disastrous effects on human well-being, researchers warn
Halting and reversing the global decline in biodiversity is now urgent to avoid destabilizing Earth's vital systems that support human well-being. That's the st...
One DNA letter can trigger complete sex reversal
Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have discovered that changing just one letter in DNA can completely alter sex development in mice. In the new study, publishe...
March smashes heat records for continental US
March's persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, accordi...