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Screwworms in US: Human risk is low—but they can burrow through your skull

The chances are low, but not zero.

Frozen squirrel scat preserves ancient DNA from hundreds of species

A complex ecosystem of woolly mammoths, bison, horses and big cats has been elucidated by studying the faeces of small…

The last-ditch plan to save coral reefs from utter destruction

Bleaching has devastated reefs around the world, raising fears of an irreversible shift.

Using Optical Aberrations to Distinguish Real Astronomical Transients

Researcher Ivo Busko demonstrates that fast astronomical transients detected in 1950s Palomar photographic plates…

Solar Energy Saves Europeans $135M a Day

Europe's extensive solar installations are saving the continent over $135 million daily by reducing reliance on fossil…

Gold isn’t inert, it just has bodyguards protecting it

Individual gold atoms move around to form oxidation-proof structures.

Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact site stayed hot for millions of years

Drill cores at the impact site of the Chicxulub asteroid show evidence that, alongside widespread destruction, the…

A cosmic case of mistaken identity that can only be solved right now

Brown dwarfs are somewhere between the size of a planet and a star, so how could we have potentially mistaken two of…

Forever Young: how one molecule can lock plants in a youthful state.(2025)

Biologist Scott Poethig discovered that a single molecule called miR156 acts as a genetic switch controlling when plants…

Why we should all take quantum physics extremely personally

Physics is considered a cold, hard science – but it will transform your life if you view it with a bit more…

Hundreds of aftershocks jolt Philippines as officials say death toll could rise

Dozens of people are dead and hundreds more injured following an earthquake in the country's south.

A giant star may have destroyed itself in one of the rarest explosions

Artemis II crew flew fast, earned new patch: Astronauts' Mach 39 emblem

"It is actually challenging how you measure [Mach] from space."

Why are cells small?

Cells are constrained to small sizes primarily by two physical limitations: the surface area-to-volume ratio, which…

Watch: Southern Lights timelapse filmed from space

This occurrence of aurora australis, or Southern Lights, was captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir.

Your empty cuppa could capture carbon

Polystyrene can be upcycled into carbon sponge material.

What really happened when ancient humans migrated out of Africa

The out-of-Africa migration, in which ancient humans went on to inhabit every other continent except Antarctica, may not…

What is a ‘normal’ memory slowdown, and when should I worry?

Lapses in memory are a normal part of ageing but can also be signs of dementia.

Wildlife thrives in solar farm built on restored peatland

A diverse range of bird species has been recorded at a solar park on rewetted peatland in Germany, suggesting that…

A Falcon 9 booster turns 5 years old—and just set a remarkable reuse record

We take the Falcon 9 rocket for granted. But we probably shouldn't.

EU-banned pesticides found in rice, tea and spices

Laboratory tests of 64 food products from EU countries detected residues of banned pesticides in 45 samples, including…

Why are so many young people getting cancer? What researchers do and don't know

Researchers worldwide are investigating a growing puzzle: why young people are increasingly developing cancers that were…

Half the world's reservoirs could be clogged up with dirt by 2060

Each decade the world is losing over 7 per cent of its freshwater storage capacity to sediment build-up, according to an…

Understanding anorexia’s grip on the brain could unlock new therapies

One-third of people with anorexia nervosa don’t recover and treatment has remained stagnant for years.

Unpicking endometriosis reveals how it affects more than the pelvis

Endometriosis is usually thought of as a gynaecological condition, but a huge study shows it has links with cholesterol…

You could get some of the benefits of sleep without having to nod off

Mice seemed to reap some of the benefits of sleep by having their brain activity stimulated while they were awake, and…

The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary

Machine learning has its limits—how is it being used?

How much of Thermo Fisher's antibody data has been manipulated?

Researchers have identified over 450 manipulated images in Thermo Fisher Scientific's online antibody verification…