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Scientists just named a new snake after Guns N’ Roses legend Slash
Researchers have named a newly discovered snake species from New Guinea after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, honoring his lifelong passion for reptiles and conservation.
Archaeologists are racing to save precious artifacts in Alaska after last year’s storm
Archaeologists in Alaska are racing to excavate and preserve artifacts from a Yup’ik cultural site threatened by erosion and storm damage following last October’s typhoon.
Ancient DNA reveals how plague kept returning for 400 years after the Black Death
Researchers analyzing ancient DNA from plague bacteria in human remains spanning four centuries have reconstructed how the disease repeatedly resurged across Europe long after the initial Black Death pandemic.
A new process turns plastic waste into gasoline and diesel fuel
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a method to convert polyethylene plastic waste into gasoline and diesel fuel using molten salts containing aluminum chloride at temperatures below 200 degrees Celsius.
Scientists discover first new penguin species in more than 100 years
An international team of researchers has identified a population of gentoo penguins living on the Kerguelen Islands as a distinct species, marking the first new penguin species formally named in more than 100 years.
AI solved one of math’s hardest problems. Humanity learned nothing (so far)
OpenAI’s AI solved a major unsolved mathematics problem, but the resulting 166-page proof is so dense and poorly written that mathematicians say they’ve learned little from it so far.
Artemis II: The 40 minutes when the astronauts lose contact with Earth
Artemis II astronauts will lose radio contact with Earth for approximately 40 minutes as their spacecraft passes behind the Moon, a profound moment of isolation experienced by previous lunar missions.
Summer wildfires caused ‘catastrophic’ hidden damage, scientists warn
Scientists warn that wildfires across Wales this summer caused extensive hidden damage beneath the surface, with thousands of years of accumulated soil carbon destroyed in days.
Nepal floods: The Himalayas are melting faster – and India’s economy is ‘at risk’
Himalayan glaciers are melting 65% faster than a decade ago, with only 21 of 40,000 glaciers monitored, creating risks for hundreds of millions across South Asia dependent on mountain water systems.
The shape behind the Einstein problem just revealed strange new physics
Researchers have discovered that optical structures based on the Smith hat mathematical shape produce unusual chiral light patterns, revealing new physics at the intersection of geometry and optics.
UV light reveals possible camouflage on a 125-million-year-old crocodile
Scientists studying a 125-million-year-old crocodile fossil from Spain used ultraviolet light to reveal preserved soft tissues, possible sensory organs, and evidence of camouflage coloring on its tail.
This Australian cave hid 25,000 years of ritual secrets
Archaeological evidence from Cloggs Cave reveals ritual burning practices spanning 25,000 years among the GunaiKurnai Aboriginal nation, with microscopic plant remains indicating intentional grass selection for spiritual ceremonies.
Scientists stunned as volcano cloud starts destroying methane
Scientists discovered that the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano’s massive ash and seawater plume unexpectedly destroyed methane pollution in the atmosphere, revealing a natural process that could inspire new climate mitigation strategies.
White-tailed eagle chicks fledge again amid reintroduction project
White-tailed eagle chicks have successfully fledged from wild English nests for the fourth consecutive year as part of a reintroduction project, with three chicks recently leaving nests in Dorset and Sussex.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered a simpler, earlier version of Stonehenge about 3 miles away, consisting of two wooden posts aligned with solar solstices and dating back approximately 5,000 years.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
A dinosaur tail bone discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and stored in a drawer for 40 years has been confirmed as the continent’s first dinosaur fossil, belonging to a long-necked Titanosaur species.
The clues that hint our planet might be heating faster than we realised
Scientists suggest Earth may be warming faster than previously thought due to declining sulphur pollution from clean-air policies, which had previously helped offset carbon dioxide’s warming effects.
This summer was hot. August shattered global heat records
Global temperatures in August shattered records, tying as the hottest month on record and exceeding a key climate threshold, according to international climate agencies.
France lifts alcohol content limit on champagne after record heatwaves
French champagne producers can temporarily raise alcohol content to 15% this year due to record summer heat that produced grapes with unusually high sugar levels, marking the region’s earliest-ever harvest.
Global warming is breaking a 400-year climate link between two oceans
Researchers found that the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans’ long-standing climate connection is being disrupted by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions in ways that appear unprecedented over the past 400 years.
Nepal floods: The Himalayas are melting faster – and India’s economy is ‘at risk’
Himalayan glaciers are melting 65% faster than a decade ago, with only 21 of 40,000 glaciers monitored, raising risks for hundreds of millions across South Asia dependent on mountain water systems.
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