2025/07/nitrogen-soil.jpg
07-17-2025
Soil is losing nitrogen, along with its climate-fighting power
Plants can’t pull carbon from the air without nitrogen in...
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07-17-2025
Food waste can be used to make biodegradable plastic
Americans throw away staggering amounts of food waste. The U.S....
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07-17-2025
Geologists found 'gigantic fortresses' beneath the Earth's crust in the mantle
Geologists have stumbled on what they call gigantic fortresses lying...
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07-17-2025
Dogs can detect some neurological diseases, like Parkinson's, years before symptoms appear
A pair of specially trained dogs has shown that Parkinson’s...
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07-17-2025
Male birds depend on a special gene to survive
What if the survival of half a species depended on...
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2025/07/Friends-shopping.jpg
07-17-2025
Friends affect how our brain responds to shopping
We like to think our shopping decisions come down to...
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2025/07/Forest-removal-flood.jpg
07-17-2025
Forest removal can turn rare floods into regular disasters
Forests do more than provide timber and shelter wildlife. They...
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2025/07/anteater_mammal-evolution_ants-termites_1m.jpg
07-17-2025
Mammals have evolved to eat ants and termites 12 different times since the dinosaurs
Evolution often follows curious paths, especially when it comes to...
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2025/07/Ocean-sugars-clouds.jpg
07-17-2025
How tiny sugars in the Southern Ocean help clouds freeze
Tiny bits of organic matter bobbing at the ocean’s surface...
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2025/07/Rivers-split.jpg
07-17-2025
Why rivers split: A century-old mystery has finally been solved
Rivers shape life on Earth. They deliver water, sediment, and...
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2025/07/Birds-plastic-.jpg
07-17-2025
Birds are building nests with plastic, and the consequences are deadly
A new study shows how everyday waste - like ropes...
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Jet-stream-shift.jpg
07-17-2025
Why the Southern jet stream is shifting - and what it means
A fast belt of westerly winds that helps shape summer...
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