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Queen bees have a disturbing way to survive pesticides
New research reveals that queen honeybees exposed to pesticides over time transfer accumulated chemicals into their eggs as a self-protective mechanism, a process researchers call maternal offloading.
This shark can live 400 years. Its eyes barely seem to age
Greenland sharks can live 400 years, and new research reveals their eyes show no signs of age-related degeneration despite extreme Arctic conditions and parasitic infections.
Physicists create a tiny “Big Bang” with surprisingly small atomic nuclei
Physicists at the University of Copenhagen recreated primordial matter from the early Universe using collisions between smaller atomic nuclei than previously thought possible, offering new insights into cosmic history and nuclear physics.
Scientists left this farm field alone. Thousands of orchids appeared
Research on a Norfolk field left fallow for over a decade shows abandoned farmland can naturally develop into species-rich wildflower meadows without expensive interventions or artificial seeding.
Draft dark skies guidance drawn up for the Highlands
Highland Council has developed draft guidance to reduce light pollution in the region, supporting dark sky sites and offering environmental and economic benefits including lower carbon emissions and energy costs.
Physicists discover a hidden gluon structure inside protons that could rewrite textbooks
Physicists at RHIC discovered evidence that gluons, not quarks alone, may carry baryon number through a Y-shaped junction structure, potentially overturning decades of textbook assumptions about proton composition.
Scientists discover a natural Arctic cloud factory missing from climate models
Scientists have identified a previously unknown natural process in the Arctic that produces cloud-forming particles, with implications for climate models and Arctic warming.
Plantwatch: Cities make a surprising refuge for threatened UK wildflowers
UK cities are emerging as unexpected sanctuaries for threatened wildflowers, offering specialized habitats and low-fertility soils where native plants can flourish amid urban environments.
Tiny quantum engines reveal useful energy hiding in “waste heat”
Researchers at the University of Basel developed a theoretical framework reconciling quantum physics and thermodynamics to identify useful work hiding in light emissions from tiny quantum engines.
SpaceX: What can scientists learn from a Falcon 9 rocket hitting the Moon?
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket upper stage struck the Moon near Einstein crater, creating a research opportunity for scientists to study crater formation and lunar geology.
80-million-year-old snake brain reveals a surprising evolutionary secret
Scientists analyzing an 80-million-year-old snake brain from Brazil discovered that early snakes occupied multiple habitats and developed diverse sensory adaptations rather than following a single evolutionary path.
See the Sun like never before with most detailed images yet
Scientists using Hawaii’s most powerful solar telescope have captured unprecedented images of the Sun’s surface, revealing magnetic swirling patterns that drive space weather affecting Earth’s infrastructure and astronauts.
Racy short story by Alan Turing offers glimpse of ‘playful, funny, cheeky’ side
A Cambridge professor has transcribed Alan Turing’s previously unstudied short story, arguing it reveals a playful, literary figure rather than the isolated mathematician portrayed in popular culture.
Gunther von Hagens, creator of Body Worlds and plastination, dies aged 81
Gunther von Hagens, creator of the Body Worlds exhibition and inventor of plastination, a technique for preserving human bodies, died aged 81 on 24 July after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage.
New process turns plastic waste into hydrogen fuel while trapping the carbon
Researchers have developed a chemical process that converts mixed plastic waste directly into high-purity hydrogen fuel while capturing carbon in solid mineral form, addressing two major environmental challenges simultaneously.
How scientists finally confirmed rare pink seaweed as new species
Scientists have confirmed a rare pink-striped seaweed discovered in UK maerl beds over 40 years ago as a new species, with the finding contributing to understanding of these threatened marine habitats.
Scientists found two mysterious ‘ghost’ ancestors hiding in our DNA
Researchers at UC Berkeley identified two previously unknown human ancestors whose DNA persists in modern humans today, revealing more complex interbreeding patterns than previously understood in human evolution.
Superheated magma may power towering lava fountains
Scientists studying magma from a 2021 Spanish volcanic eruption found that superheating delays crystal formation, which could explain why similar volcanoes erupt differently.
Ant brains reveal how evolution turned hunger into parenting
A study of clonal raider ants reveals that evolution may have adapted ancient neural pathways regulating hunger to produce parental behavior, rather than creating entirely new brain systems for caregiving.
Tiny black holes may be secretly exploding stars across the Milky Way
Researchers propose that primordial black holes may trigger white dwarf explosions as Type Ia supernovae, potentially explaining certain chemical patterns observed in Milky Way stars.
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds a mysterious honeycomb landscape on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered an extensive honeycomb-like landscape of polygonal fractures covering terrain in Mars’ Valle Grande valley, marking the largest such formation the rover has encountered during its 14-year mission.
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