This study might make you stop drinking bottled water forever
03-04-2026 Phi Phi islands sparkle in travel photos. Blue seas, soft beaches, postcard...
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Scientists are close to creating plants and crops that can fertilize themselves
03-08-2026 Two tiny changes inside a plant immune protein have been shown to convert a...
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Study warns Atmos Cave groundwater is highly vulnerable to pollution
Scientists have confirmed the largest known underground lake of warm water, located about...
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Arctic sea ice melt is shifting India’s monsoon westward
India’s summer monsoon is the country’s lifeline. Between June and September, it...
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Surprising discovery shows early humans were much more advanced hunters than we assumed
On stone arrowheads left in a South African rock shelter, researchers found 60,000-year-old...
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Scientists learn that forests capture more methane from the air as the planet warms
Forest soils are doing more climate work than most people realize, quietly absorbing...
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Mangroves are becoming major traps for plastic and coastal waste
Mangroves grow along tropical and subtropical coasts where rivers meet the sea. Strong roots rise...
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Surprising discovery made about the nectar of carnivorous pitcher plants
New analyses show that Nepenthes khasiana, a carnivorous pitcher plant from northeast India, loads...
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Scientists discover a plant that appears to have stolen genes from another species
On sheer rock walls in West Africa, a small, unassuming plant carries a genetic trait that does...
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Melting glaciers release antibiotic resistance into rivers and other vital water sources
Glaciers are melting fast, and the consequences aren’t only about sea level or...
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People inhale very high levels of microplastics simply by breathing city air
01-09-2026 Researchers in Xi’an, China found that levels of microplastics in the...
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Borrowing a trick from nature may solve plastic pollution
On a hike in Bear Mountain State Park, chemist Yuwei Gu stopped short at an...
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How heat supercharged a rare earthquake in Chile
Earthquakes deep inside Earth often follow strict physical limits. Heat, pressure, and rock...
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Plant leaves reveal how forests respond to rising carbon dioxide
Plants absorb carbon dioxide and water, use sunlight to make sugars, and release...
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650-foot mega-tsunami is recorded by satellites, sends seismic waves worldwide for nine days
Greenland’s eastern edge rarely causes a stir. Then, with no warning, seismic instruments...
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Wooden structure discovered that was built 300,000 years before Homo sapiens
Archaeologists working at Kalambo Falls in northern Zambia have uncovered two large wooden...
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Your city looks clean, but the 2025 Global Air Pollution Report says otherwise
Polluted air contributed to 7.9 million deaths worldwide, or about one in...
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Chimpanzee calls trigger a distinct response in the human brain
A small patch in the human auditory cortex responds more to chimpanzee calls than to other primate...
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New life forms found in the human body, discovery described by scientists as ‘insane’
Humans carry around a busy community of microbes that help run daily life....
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Scientists get peacock feathers to emit laser beams – but why would they want to?
Peacock feathers are famous for vivid iridescent colors, yet a new...
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