Science
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Rising seawater heat may collapse coral oxygen flow before bleaching appears
Tropical coral reefs support the highest levels of biodiversity in the ocean. This vital ecosystem depends on reef-building corals, which form colonies of thous...
Disability compounds employment woes for people with criminal records, and vice versa
Justice-impacted individuals with disabilities (JIID) are nearly 11 percentage points less likely to be employed than people with disabilities who have not inte...
Insects in the city: Flowers alone may not be enough to sustain them
What renders a city garden attractive to insects such as solitary bees, bumblebees and hoverflies? And how well do they pollinate plants in urban areas? A study...
Astronomers uncover why some solar eruptions die
A team of scientists has recorded one of the most detailed views ever of a failed solar eruption, a powerful blast from the sun that never broke free. Their wor...
Overturning a 200-year belief: New surface design enables two distinct wetting states on a single substrate
NIMS discovered a phenomenon in which droplets on a single solid surface exhibit both a "sticky" and "repellent" state simultaneously. Namely, the wetting behav...
Why millions of Europeans vote one way nationally, and the opposite in Brussels
Millions of voters deliberately back one party in national elections and another in European elections to better match their views, according to new research fr...
New insights into how the human hand evolved from our ape-like ancestors
The human hand is an evolutionary marvel. While other primates rely on their hands for locomotion and basic grasping, ours can shape tools, manipulate objects,...
NASA's Fermi glimpses power source of supercharged supernovae
LSU researchers helped uncover what may be the first clear detection of gamma rays from a superluminous supernova, using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space...
Company location, rather than growth, may lead to higher investment returns
Investors looking for higher returns may want to focus on a company's location instead of its growth potential, according to a new study led by researchers at P...
New field evidence from Canada shows old wells can leave a hidden leakage footprint
Old oil and gas wells may continue to affect the environment long after they have stopped producing, with new field evidence showing that their leakage footprin...
How city life changes bird song and why many species do not adapt
Urbanization is rapidly transforming natural habitats and poses growing challenges for wildlife. One lesser-known consequence is its potential impact on bird so...
Fast-food waste driven by wrong orders, Australian review finds
A review into food waste in Australia's quick service restaurants has found order mistakes are the biggest driver of food waste, and better staff training is a...