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Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft…
ScienceCompetition between small-scale fishers and industrial vessels can threaten food security and livelihoods in coastal communities, especially in the Global South. A new study looks at which…
ScienceAlong Zanzibar’s coastline, thousands of women rise with the tides to cultivate one of our islands’ most important natural resources. Day after day, they wade into the ocean, tending lines…
SciencePatroclo and Achille’s interspecies affair sheds new light on social and sexual relations between animals, scientists say In ancient myth, Achilles and Patroclus were two Greek heroes of…
ScienceSatellite radar and underground electrical scans have revealed a 2,600-year-old structure at Buto, one of ancient Egypt's most sacred cities. The real surprise wasn't the walls — but what…
ScienceHeavy rains and flash flooding have prompted mandatory evacuation orders in parts of the U.S. Southwest. In Colorado, officials in Pagosa Springs warned Sunday of potentially catastrophic…
ScienceBinance now says it has restored about 95% of the stolen assets using various funds.
ScienceSame-sex behaviour is common in animals, but a bull and a male donkey in Ethiopia are an unusual pair. What might they tell us about sex in nature?
ScienceHumans never evolved to read and write, and around 10 per cent of us are dyslexic. Now, we are uncovering the pathways underlying the condition, opening up new ways to support people who…
ScienceDevon nature reserve says ‘reckless’ theft of narrow-headed ant colony sets back years of conservation work A nest containing up to 5,000 of England’s rarest ant species has been stolen…
ScienceNASA’s Hubble studied 37 nearby dwarf galaxies and found that much of the oxygen they expected to see is missing.
ScienceClouded leopards, sun bears, and other medium to large mammals living in a protected but intensively hunted landscape in northern Laos might be selecting their forest hangouts based on the…
ScienceWith mercury increasingly hard to get, illegal gold miners have turned to a cheaper, deadlier alternative.
ScienceI thought the explanation I’d given about black holes was family-friendly. But, after what she had said, I had to rethink my examples Read more in the a job that changed me series In the…
ScienceMany treatments are now extending lives but the measure of progress should not end with a scan or a survival curve Two decades ago, a dear friend called me in a trembling voice. Was there…
ScienceAmazonian tiny bats are turning leaves into homes. Some species build shelters by biting and folding giant leaves into hidden “tents” suspended in the forest understory. But scientists…
ScienceOne of West Africa’s largest markets selling wildlife for belief-based uses has expanded rapidly over the past decade, according to a recent study. Researchers surveyed the Akodessewa…
ScienceAction taken to prevent bottom trawling in the marine protected area and conserve porpoise populations Greenpeace activists have dropped boulders in the North Sea to snag the dragnets of…
ScienceAt more than $52m, the race has become the most expensive in US history, but residents are fed up with flooding Aida Havel mulled her fate over coffee after working the early voting polls…
ScienceDespite coming after a year of dangerous weather and signs that global warming is accelerating, COP31 is unlikely to deliver dramatic progress on climate action
ScienceWe often think that our ability to be curious stems from our complex, human brain – but what if curiosity shapes that complexity?
ScienceDisruption to winds above Arctic threatens to alter weather patterns across parts of continent in coming weeks The stratospheric polar vortex over the northern hemisphere is facing the…
ScienceThis Roman glass cup can change from jade green to ruby red, and it features a mythical king who tried to banish Dionysus.
ScienceThe next edition of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders" will include biological factors like genetics in studying and diagnosing psychiatric conditions, according to…
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