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Astronomers are still trying to understand how a galaxy's spiral arms form
The Whirlpool galaxy (M51) is a classic grand spiral galaxy. It was the first object identified as a spiral, way back in 1845. At the time, it and other galaxie...
Scientists warn of potential global marine invasive species event linked to idle ships in the Strait of Hormuz
New research from an international team of 24 marine scientists, led by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) and including the Wo...
Black coral shapes influence how microscopic cilia move food and oxygen
An international research team led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen and the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Resear...
Left or right? Moths use a preferred side to inspect flowers for nectar
Just as humans exhibit right- or left-handedness, moths also have a preferred side on which they place their proboscis when inspecting a flower for nectar. This...
2% minimum tax on richest households could raise £10 billion
Introducing a 2% minimum annual tax on households with more than £100 million in wealth could raise around £10 billion in 2026, while affecting fewer than 1,000...
Kindness emerges intuitively in young children before reflection catches up, study finds
While humans are inherently social beings, psychology studies suggest that their social skills are gradually fine-tuned over time and with experience. Understan...
It's not just business: Why emotions are central to workplace management
"It's not personal, it's strictly business." This line, which echoes throughout Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 gangster film "The Godfather," epitomizes the classi...
Hydra rebuilds the body by restoring its internal cellular map
Before a hydra can regrow a head or foot, its cells appear to rebuild the internal map that tells them where they are and what they should become next, FMI rese...
Floating colonies: Engineering 3D microbial architectures in liquid cultures
Microbes in the gut, lungs and biofilms do not simply exist as perfectly mixed populations; instead, they grow in layered and clustered three-dimensional (3D) a...
Reflooding the Aral Sea could prevent massive CO₂ emissions
About 90% of the Aral Sea has dried up. The exposed sediments have already released enormous amounts of carbon dioxide (748 megatons) since 1960. However, throu...
Researchers expand simulation tool to help design the next generation of photonic and quantum devices
Many modern technologies, from optical communications and artificial intelligence (AI) hardware to advanced sensors and medical imaging, depend on photonic and...
Children become 'climate detectives' to help cool overheating schools
Elementary school children equipped with thermal cameras are helping redesign their schools to cope with hotter summers, thanks to a University of Surrey progra...