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EU cities plan to compensate for a fifth of their emissions through carbon removal, but few have thought through how
An analysis of 103 European cities' climate-neutral plans for 2030 (including 22 capital cities) shows that municipalities are planning to r
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Monsoon-driven wildfires may have shaped human evolution
A reconstruction of East Africa's environment 1.75 million years ago suggests wildfires spiked during wetter times, which may have influence
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Why do people ask so few questions in conversation?
We've perhaps been conditioned to not ask too many questions, in case it comes across as rude or prying. But columnist David Robson argues t
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Hidden moth population found after 70 years
Dr Dave Wainwright describes the discovery as one of the highlights of his career.
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From toxic blooms to dead zones, how wildfires transform oceans and lakes
Wildfire smoke and ash can reshape aquatic ecosystems long after the flames have been extinguishedWildfires are an increasing problem in Eur
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'Squashed poo' a sign of water voles' success
Signs suggest the water vole population on the Hogsmill River in Surrey has been reestablished.
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Experience: I found my long-lost twin aged 49
The joy, disbelief and shock of discovering I had a brother the same age as me came with a million questions. How were we separated and why?
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Indian solar mission's new findings throw light on enduring Sun mysteries
Why is the Sun's corona millions of degrees hotter than its surface? And how does it maintain its inexplicably high temperature?
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Why has Britain's grass turned yellow? A plant scientist explains what happens next
Fields, parks and lawns across Europe have turned to straw this summer. Landscapes thousands of years old have been revealed as green outlin
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Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support—here's how to keep kids safe
It's 2 a.m., and a teenage girl, worrying about an issue with a friend, lies awake. Rather than wake her parents, she picks up her phone, op
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Two oceans, one country—and 20 times more sharks in the prehistoric Pacific
How many sharks should a coral reef have? It sounds like a simple question, but almost nowhere on Earth is there a reef that has not at some
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Layered nano-biohybrid uses sunlight, air and water to make hydrogen peroxide
A research team led by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has developed a new material that combines inorgani
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You got hold of eclipse glasses just in time - here's what to do with them now
Solar specs are tricky to recycle because of their lenses, so here are three things to do instead.
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Fulfilling friendships linked to better health and well-being across 22 countries
Fulfilling friendships and close social relationships are strongly linked to excellent physical and mental health, finds a substantial globa
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Tracer exchange reveals ions can speed up or slow down inside battery solids
Understanding how ions diffuse in solid materials is essential for technologies including batteries, electronics and chemical catalysts, but
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Theoretical framework expands directional light control beyond ordered crystal structures
A research team has developed a new theoretical framework that can suppress light scattering in certain directions while enhancing it in oth
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Synchronized star pairs unleash radio bursts via a Jupiter-Io-like mechanism
Researchers have helped unravel the mystery of why certain pairs of stars pulse with regular, long-period bursts of radio waves. The particu
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Butterfly effects of climate change
The Australian National Insect Collection at CSIRO holds 2,000 drawers of butterfly specimens, including some that were collected more than
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Mutation hotspots help 'friendly' viruses outmaneuver the bacteria in your gut
Every 15 minutes, someone in the U.S. dies from a drug-resistant superbug. A few decades from now, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections
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While Great Lakes ice cover is slipping, a 'temporary respite' may be on the way
There's good news and bad news for folks who love a good coat of ice on the Great Lakes for the activities and businesses it supports. The g
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Proposed 900-telescope array could detect an Earth-like exoplanet's atmosphere in a single transit
What do you do when the observation you need comes around once a year? Well, preparation is key, but this is the awkward truth about finding
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How a mystery kept in London led to the discovery of a new Ecuadorian frog
Scientists from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador officially described Pristimantis milpe, an abundant and widely distributed
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Safe havens protect Australian mammals from invasive predators. Why aren't they working for other animal groups?
Feral cats and foxes now roam across almost all of Australia. These predators are a major reason why many species have been driven to extinc
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How to fine-tune molecular structures within vaccines to improve immune responses
A vaccine's molecular structure plays a key role in determining how the immune system responds and prepares to protect the body from future
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