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SMILE spacecraft launches to capture first X-ray views of Earth's magnetic shield
A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted off into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from t...
New Mexico wildfire sparked by fatal medical plane crash spreads quickly in rural area
A fast-growing wildfire sparked by the fatal crash of a small medical plane outside Ruidoso, New Mexico, has triggered evacuations for a rural area north of the...
DNA floating in seawater is now enough to let scientists monitor the health of America's dolphin populations
DNA is everywhere in the world's oceans—not only packaged inside cells from skin, scales, mucus, feces, and blood, but also floating freely. Sequencing such "en...
Economic impact report examines the value of open biodata infrastructure
Public infrastructures like roads and electricity are so essential to society that people almost take their value for granted. A new report by Frontier Economic...
Cryo-EM reveals the structural basis of functional diversity in alcohol oxidase isozymes
As the global push toward a carbon-neutral society accelerates, understanding how microorganisms metabolize methanol with high efficiency has become increasingl...
How much worse could western wildfires get? New modeling changes projections
Across the western United States, wildfires are increasing in size and intensity. As the climate continues to warm, more extreme wildfires will reshape landscap...
What a powerful El Niño could mean for the US region of Appalachia
A potentially powerful El Niño could take shape later this year. While its effects are often felt dramatically across parts of the United States and around the...
Hidden algae diversity emerges in wheat fields across spring, summer and autumn
Intensive agriculture poses a significant threat to global biodiversity. However, one aspect of biodiversity in farmland is little studied: algae. Most people h...
Climate change drives 'emptying' of rural Bhutan
Homes are being abandoned as climate change accelerates migration out of rural Bhutan, new research shows. The mountain kingdom is the world's first carbon-nega...
How unequal trade with Global North leaves Latin America supplying land, labor and raw materials
More than 900 million tonnes of materials, 4 million km2 of land, and 53 billion hours of labor. This is the scale of resources that the Global North net approp...
Virtual reality game about zombie ants increases players' understanding of evolution
Playing a virtual reality game in which the player takes on the role of the zombie fungus Ophiocordyceps increases the players' understanding of how evolution w...
How location sharing apps change the ways we communicate
Mobile apps that allow people to share their location with others have become increasingly popular. But how and why do we use these apps, and what are the impli...