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/ 2 weeks agoA rice weevil frozen in flight won the 2025 Nikon Small World photo contest
From fluorescent ferns to sprawling neurons, this year’s winning photos reveal the structures and artistry of life seen through a microscope.Read...
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/ 2 weeks agoOur relationship with alcohol is fraught. Ancient customs might inspire a reset.
As evidence of alcohol’s harms mounts, some people are testing out sobriety. Look to ancient civilizations’ ways for a reset, scholars...
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/ 2 weeks agoAs wildfires worsen, science can help communities avoid destruction
Blazes sparked in wild lands are devastating communities worldwide. The only way to protect them, researchers say, is to re-engineer them.Read...
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/ 2 weeks agoAn estimated 54,600 young children are malnourished in Gaza
A study that screened young children in Gaza for malnutrition found that nearly 16 percent suffered from wasting in August 2025.Read...
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/ 2 weeks agoThese ancient bumblebees were found with their pollen source
Insects have long pollinated plants, but evidence of ancient pairing is rare. Fossils now show bees and linden trees goes back...
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/ 2 weeks agoFossil hand bones point to tool use outside the Homo lineage
The fossil wrist and thumb bones suggest Paranthropus boisei could grasp tools around 1.5 million years ago.Read More
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/ 2 weeks agoWe all have a (very tiny) glow of light, no movie magic needed
Normal cellular processes in living things — from germinating plants to our own cells — create biophotons, though escaping light isn’t...
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/ 2 weeks agoThe viral Chicago ‘Rat Hole’ almost certainly wasn’t made by a rat
Researchers used methods from paleontology to analyze the quirky local landmark, created when a rodent of a certain size fell into...
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/ 2 weeks agoHow a Yurok family played a key role in the world’s largest dam removal projectÂ
In The Water Remembers, Amy Bowers Cordalis shares her family’s account of the Indigenous-led fight to restore the Klamath River in...
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/ 3 weeks agoNew wetsuit designs offer a layer of protection against shark bites
By weaving Kevlar or polyethylene nanofibers into standard neoprene in wetsuits, researchers found ways to limit injury during rare encounters with...



