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Plantwatch: Cities make a surprising refuge for threatened UK wildflowers
UK cities are emerging as unexpected sanctuaries for threatened wildflowers, offering specialized habitats and microclimates that protect plants from intensive farming practices that have decimated countryside meadows.
Black holes keep tearing these stars apart, but they survive
Some stars survive close encounters with supermassive black holes and return repeatedly, each time producing fainter light bursts. New research explains why: the star’s initial rapid rotation prevents further spin-up during subsequent passages.
Dogs blink more often when they see owners blinking, study finds
Dogs blink more frequently when observing their owners blink, according to a new study examining the role of blinking in human-canine social interactions.
One asteroid strike may explain two mysteries of Mars’ moon Deimos
An international team found that a single asteroid collision may have reshaped Mars’ moon Deimos, explaining both its southern depression and dusty surface using simulations and spacecraft observations.
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is ready to hunt thousands of alien worlds
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been enclosed in its SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket fairing at Kennedy Space Center, moving closer to its targeted launch date of August 30.
190-year-old DNA reveals a hidden pangolin species
Researchers have confirmed a previously unrecognized Asian pangolin species, Manis aurita, living in Nepal and Northern India using DNA from a 190-year-old museum specimen, which could help combat illegal trafficking.
Scientists may have found a shortcut to calorie restriction’s anti-aging benefits
Yale researchers found that calorie restriction lowers an immune protein linked to aging and inflammation, potentially offering anti-aging benefits without severe dietary restrictions.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered an earlier, simpler version of Stonehenge about 3 miles away, consisting of two wooden posts aligned with solar solstices and dated to 5,000 years ago.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
Researchers have confirmed that a fossil stored in a drawer for 40 years is the first dinosaur bone ever discovered in Antarctica, a tail vertebra from a Titanosaur found in 1985.
Archaeologists discover mysterious 400-year-old Indigenous pot in Florida
University of Florida students uncovered a 400-year-old intact clay pot from an Indigenous Potano-Timucua settlement at Mission San Francisco de Potano in Gainesville, a rare find that archaeologists are still studying.
JWST finds early galaxies may be 4 times more massive than thought
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered that early massive galaxies contained far more small stars than previously thought, making them up to four times more massive than earlier estimates.
This frozen fiber makes light and sound interact 1,000x more strongly
Researchers froze the liquid core of optical fibers using extreme cold, enabling light and sound to interact 1,000 times more strongly than in conventional fibers, potentially advancing photonic computing technology.
Forces deep inside Earth helped Antarctica freeze before the Arctic
Scientists discovered that deep Earth forces gradually raised East Antarctica’s terrain millions of years ago, creating elevations cold enough for ice to accumulate and form the massive ice sheet that exists today.
Three forgotten kings could rewrite the history of ancient Assyria
A new study identifies three previously unknown Assyrian rulers not listed in the traditional Assyrian King List, suggesting the official record may have omitted rulers for political reasons.
Sand overextraction weakening riverbanks as concrete demand soars
Global sand and gravel extraction from riverbeds has more than doubled since 2000, outpacing natural replenishment and damaging riverbanks, groundwater levels, and water quality, according to a new study.
RSPB reports record-breaking Cornish chough numbers
Chough populations in Cornwall have reached record numbers this summer, with 161 birds counted across the region, representing a significant recovery for the species that vanished from the area in the 1970s.
Fermanagh barn owl success raises hopes for rare bird
County Fermanagh recorded 10 barn owl chicks across two sites this summer, marking the first successful breeding in the county in approximately 50 years and raising hopes for the species’ recovery.
Astronomers discover a new kind of cosmic object – a black hole ‘star’
Astronomers report discovering a solar-system-sized object combining black hole and star characteristics, identified as a red-glowing anomaly in early universe images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Scientists crushed diamond beyond Neptune-like pressures—and solved a 20-year mystery
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory resolved a decades-long mystery about how diamond behaves under extreme pressure, potentially advancing inertial confinement fusion research and planetary science models.
The “Asian water tower” is losing 24 billion tonnes of groundwater every year
Groundwater reserves beneath High Mountain Asia are declining by approximately 24.2 billion tonnes annually, according to a new satellite-based study using artificial intelligence to track changes over two decades.
World’s oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Niño grows
Ocean surface temperatures reached a record 21.1°C in August, surpassing previous highs as climate change and the growing El Niño phenomenon intensify marine conditions worldwide.
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An Object From Another Star System Just Passed Through Ours
In 2025, astronomers detected 3I/ATLAS -- only the third object ever identified as having originated outside our solar system. Like its predecessors, 'Oumuamua in 2017 and Borisov in 2019, it was spotted moving through our solar system on a trajectory that could not...
New Fremont, California Pedestrian Accident Study
Fremont, a city known for its amusing history and beautiful vistas, has many walkable neighborhoods. Nevertheless, pedestrians in the city are still at risk of accidents, especially when crossing busy intersections, because of careless drivers. A recent study takes a...
CRISPR Gene Editing Study Demonstrates How Hox Genes Impact Appearance
Lots of scientists know of the “McGinnis experiment”, which William McGinnis undertook in 1990 to examine how high-level control genes, known as Hox genes, determine our physical characteristics. He investigated whether proteins encoded by the human or mouse Hox gene...
Importance of space exploration according to ‘The Eureka Manifesto’
The human species has always had an insatiable need to explore the unknown and learn more about the undiscovered. We have always stimulated our ambition by pushing our limits in the pursuit of knowledge and working hard to gain a better grasp of our environment and...