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Chemistry textbooks have been getting this wrong for nearly 100 years
An international research team has found that chemistry textbooks have incorrectly described the inductive effect, a fundamental concept in organic chemistry, for nearly a century.
One Mount Etna eruption took weeks. Another happened in hours
A Cornell-led research team analyzed two major Mount Etna eruptions, finding that magma followed dramatically different pathways and ascended at vastly different speeds, with one eruption taking weeks and another occurring within hours.
New Carlo Rovelli book challenges science’s understanding of reality and the universe
Physicist Carlo Rovelli’s new book challenges the traditional scientific quest for ultimate truth, arguing that physics reveals a relational universe rather than an objective reality independent of observation.
This German submarine sank in 1917. It’s still leaking TNT
A German submarine that sank in 1917 carrying explosives is still leaking TNT into the North Sea, according to recent research examining pollution from thousands of historical wrecks in Danish waters.
Crocodiles are famous for finding their way home. These ones didn’t
A new study finds that captive-born saltwater crocodiles do not attempt to return to their breeding facilities after release, unlike wild crocodiles, offering new opportunities for conservation efforts.
A coral reef thought dead for 60 years is teeming with life
A coral reef off Benin’s coast thought dead for over 60 years has been rediscovered alive and thriving, containing multiple coral species and diverse fish populations in a previously undocumented ecosystem.
Plague was killing entire families thousands of years before the Black Death
A new study identifies plague bacteria in remains from 5,500 years ago, revealing the disease was already highly lethal in small hunter-gatherer communities thousands of years before medieval epidemics.
Global warming is breaking a 400-year climate link between two oceans
A new study finds that climate warming is disrupting a 400-year connection between the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans, with effects potentially complicating future climate predictions.
Back-to-back Arctic storms can double sea ice loss
Back-to-back Arctic storms can double sea ice loss compared to isolated cyclones, according to new research examining decades of weather observations across the polar region.
Scientists overturn a theory about this shark’s strange head
A new study challenges previous theories about how bonnethead shark head shapes develop, finding both males and females start with pointed heads that become rounder with age.
Quantum oscillations defy expectations in this exotic material
Researchers studying zirconium pentatelluride discovered unexpected quantum oscillations that persist beyond theoretical limits, revealing how electron spin and orbital motion interact in exotic materials near topological phase transitions.
Life uses 4 DNA letters. Scientists just made 8 work
UC San Diego researchers demonstrated that an enzyme crucial to gene expression can accurately read and transcribe an eight-letter genetic code instead of the four letters found in all natural life.
From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa’s historic mission to the Moon
Four astronauts completed NASA’s historic Artemis II mission, traveling further into space than humans have ventured before during a 10-day journey to the Moon and back.
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 events 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 first dinosaur fossil ever found on the continent, belonging to a long-necked Titanosaur species.
Sand overextraction weakening riverbanks as concrete demand soars
Sand and gravel extraction from riverbeds is accelerating to meet rising concrete demand, outpacing natural replenishment and causing riverbank erosion, groundwater depletion, and water quality issues.
‘Sad moments ahead’: Kew Gardens to fell rare trees in race to save Victorian greenhouse
Kew Gardens will fell some rare trees in its Palm House to renovate the Victorian greenhouse, while relocating over 1,000 plants and launching conservation efforts to save endangered species.
How a small island in Canada appeared, vanished, and was found again
A forested floating island discovered in a British Columbia reservoir disappeared from satellite imagery before officials relocated it near shore, having drifted approximately 30 kilometers from its original position.
Deep beneath Mars, scientists find a vast hidden magma system
Scientists analyzing NASA seismic data have discovered evidence of a vast magma system deep beneath Mars’ surface, suggesting the planet once had complex crustal evolution without plate tectonics.
Plants may be evolving the wrong traits for a warming world
A University of Michigan study finds that morning glory plants are evolving larger flowers to attract pollinators, potentially limiting their ability to adapt to climate change and warming temperatures.
Scientists discover a bizarre “devil flower” hidden in Thailand
Scientists discovered a new leafless flowering plant species in Thailand called Thismia daemona, or the “devil flower,” characterized by black flowers with horn-like appendages and reddish-orange patches resembling glowing eyes.
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