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'Remarkable' marine animal forests found around Wellington's coast in central New Zealand

From branches to loops: The physics of transport networks in nature

Enhancing hurricane forecasts: Simulations reveal reducing estimates of atmospheric friction improves storm predictions

New approach reveals details about aerosol properties from hard-to-sample areas in the atmosphere

Study reveals which men may be more likely to commit sexual assault

Another building block of life can handle Venus' sulfuric acid

Plant lineage study provides insights into the ecological and evolutionary effects of different reproductive strategies

Elucidating the mechanism of cell division during plant self-healing

Climate change accelerates vulnerability and loss of resilience of a key species for the Mediterranean ecosystem: Study

Map of the immune system changing with age may help optimise vaccines

Nonlinear optical metasurface achieves electrically tunable third-harmonic generation

The biological marvels of the seabed are being mined to create commercial products—here are the risks

How iron and metabolic constraints can aid gene discovery for photosynthesis and biofuel production

Seal species carries 'genetic scars' after being hunted to the edge of extinction, new research reveals

How a protein keeps gene clusters quiet in the cell nucleolus

Chemical engineers provide new insights in CO₂ conversion with electricity

Fruit juice offers a fresh take on kombucha

Populist radical right politics moving to mainstream in Europe, study finds

Ancient buried log offers evidence of biomass vaults as cheap way to store climate-warming carbon

Extreme El Niño events cause short-term CO₂ fluctuations, researchers find

Smashing heavy ions together could produce the world's strongest electric fields

Scientists uncover structural secrets of antiepileptic drugs

Expert discusses authoritarian tactics in the 2024 US presidential campaign

Accelerator lab provides detailed data on the 'magic' N=50 neutron shell closure

NASA's BioSentinel studies solar radiation as Earth watches aurora

Update to US precipitation frequency standards now accounts for climate trends

New upgrade will supercharge atomic vision of the world's most powerful X-ray laser

Marine debris removal benefits Hawaiian monk seals and ecosystems

How Your Brain Detects Patterns without Conscious Thought

Soil volatile organic compound profiles show promise for evaluating soil health in soybean fields

Warming climates quicken aging-related mortality in mosquitoes, study finds

New food safety rules may cost small and mid-sized businesses big money

Scientists begin testing space thruster that could boldly go where no one has gone before

Discovering quasiparticles ejected from color centers in diamond crystals

Wall lizards shed light on how animals prevent harm in territorial disputes

How large language models are changing collective intelligence

Water flux recovers asynchronously after snow damage in subtropical forest, study shows

Study suggests moon may have been captured from space rather than formed from collision particles

Forcing people to change their passwords is officially a bad idea

Hurricane leaves millions without power, four dead in southeast US

Researchers crack a key problem with sodium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and grid energy storage

Sloth survival under threat due to climate change, study finds

Affordable iron catalysts offer a sustainable route to prized Z-alkenes

Study uncovers first evidence of a volcanic spatter cone on Mars

Exploiting quantum squeezing to enhance precision of measurements in systems with multiple factors

Marine dust identifies 1.5 million year Oldest Ice near South America

How rapid intensification spawned two monster hurricanes in one week

Scientists identify structural basis of stitched-together protein complexes that recycle most proteins in cells

Scientists may have an explanation for why some batteries don’t last

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