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Was Earth already heating up, or did global warming reverse a long-term cooling trend?
Natural records suggest a cooling trend was underway thousands of years ago. DeAgostini/Getty Images Ellie Broadman, University of…
The largest structures in the Universe are still glowing with the shock of their creation
Tessa Vernstrom using Planck data, Author provided Tessa Vernstrom, The University of Western Australia and Christopher Riseley, Università…
Cancer evolution is mathematical – how random processes and epigenetics can explain why tumor cells shape-shift, metastasize and resist treatments
Stochasticity is everywhere – and finding the order in disorder can unlock new ways to understand biology. Erlon…
How could we detect atom-sized primordial black holes?
Artist’s rendition of a concentration of small black holes in the centre of the galaxy NGC 6397. ESA/Hubble,…
New Biomaterial Can Repair Tissues “From the Inside Out”
Researchers at the University of California San Diego created a new biomaterial that can be injected intravenously and…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds “Ripples” In Ancient Martian Rock—And a Lake May Have Left Them There
It’s been established for quite some time now that Mars was once a watery world; evidence of its…
Chess players perform worse when air quality is poor – and other high-skilled workers could be affected too
Francis Pope, University of Birmingham Humans are exposed to air pollution almost everywhere. The World Health Organization estimate…
The science of holding your breath: How could Kate Winslet stay underwater for over 7 minutes in Avatar 2?
Kate Winslet promoting ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ in London in December 2022. Winslet held her breath for…
Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea ice
Rain and warm air make it harder for sea ice to grow. Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via…
The future of flight in a net-zero-carbon world: 9 scenarios, lots of sustainable biofuel
Some airlines are already experimenting with sustainable aviation fuel. Michael H/Stone Collection/Getty Images Candelaria Bergero, University of California,…