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Svalbard lost about 1% of its glacier ice in summer 2024, a record seasonal loss

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Published: August 20, 2025 10:30

Scientists report that Svalbard lost about 1% of its glacier ice during the summer of 2024—the largest seasonal loss on record for the archipelago—amid a record-breaking heatwave [phys.org#1]. Coverage, including Inside Climate News’ headline, frames the…

Arctic sea ice loss has slowed, with no statistically significant extent decline since 2005

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Published: August 20, 2025 08:00

Scientists report a dramatic slowdown in Arctic sea-ice melting over the past 20 years, with no statistically significant decline in extent since 2005. Researchers say natural climate variation is the most likely reason, even as carbon emissions continue…

Pakistan monsoon floods inundate Karachi, sweep away villages

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Published: August 19, 2025 23:35

Torrential monsoon rains triggered widespread flooding in Pakistan, inundating Karachi and sweeping away villages, according to reporting on August 19, 2025 by the New York Times [nytimes.com#1]. The Times describes the deluge as part of a “catastrophic…

Bonobos track multiple hidden humans study finds

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Published: August 19, 2025 23:10

A new study using hide-and-seek–style tasks shows a bonobo can mentally keep track of multiple familiar humans at once, even when they are out of sight, providing the first experimental demonstration of this ability in apes…

Black moon sets ideal stargazing on Aug. 23

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Published: August 19, 2025 22:58

A seasonal “black moon” — the third new moon in an astronomical season that contains four — occurs on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, rising with the sun and rendering the moon essentially invisible to skywatchers. The event happens roughly every 33 months and…

FDA warns against certain frozen shrimp sold at Walmart over possible radiation exposure

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Published: August 19, 2025 22:24

The FDA issued a warning advising consumers not to eat certain frozen shrimp products sold at Walmart after other products from the same supplier tested positive for a radioactive substance. The warning is precautionary and applies only to specified…

Hurricane Erin drives dangerous East Coast rip currents

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Published: August 19, 2025 20:03

Powerful Hurricane Erin is generating long-period swells that are producing dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast, from Miami to Maine. Forecasters say the storm is expected to remain offshore, while authorities on a few Outer Banks…

Webb finds Uranus’ 29th moon, about 6 miles wide

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Published: August 19, 2025 18:01

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope spotted a previously unknown, roughly 6-mile (10-km) wide moon orbiting Uranus during observations on February 2, 2025, bringing the planet’s known satellite count to 29…

Researchers use radio waves to enhance smell

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Published: August 19, 2025 16:00

Researchers report that directing radio waves at the brain’s olfactory system enhanced people’s ability to detect different smells [newscientist.com#1]. Coverage suggests the approach could help people with smell loss, with one report saying it may help…

Africa heat waves intensify over 40 years

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Published: August 19, 2025 14:37

Researchers report that heat waves across Africa are now hotter, longer, and more frequent than 40 years ago, based on a new continent-wide analysis led by the University of Illinois Chicago [phys.org#1][technologynetworks.com#1][reddit.com#1]. The study…

Spain fights record wildfires after 16-day heatwave

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Published: August 19, 2025 14:36

Spain is battling widespread wildfires after a record 16-day heatwave, with thousands of firefighters aided by soldiers and aircraft as temperatures begin to fall and humidity rises. The fires have burned about 382,000 hectares and killed four people,…

LHCb observes ultra-rare sigma-plus decay

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Published: August 19, 2025 14:10

The LHCb collaboration reported observing an ultra-rare decay of the sigma-plus (Σ⁺) baryon into a proton and two oppositely charged muons. This kind of rare baryon decay provides a sensitive test of the Standard Model and could help reveal physics beyond…

Juno detects new plasma wave in Jupiter’s aurora

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Published: August 19, 2025 10:00

Researchers analyzing data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft report a new type of plasma wave in Jupiter’s auroral zones above the planet’s north pole [sci.news#1][scienceblog.com#1]. The discovery adds to Juno’s stream of results that have reshaped scientists’…

Researchers identify minty fix, sour taste protein

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Published: August 19, 2025 03:09

Scientists report natural compounds—including a minty molecule—that suppress the bitter aftertaste of artificial sweeteners such as saccharin and acesulfame K, a tweak that could boost the appeal of reduced‑calorie foods and drinks [scitechdaily.com#1]. In…

Parker Solar Probe observations support decades-old reconnection models

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Published: August 18, 2025 20:31

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe recorded in situ signatures of magnetic reconnection in the Sun’s outer atmosphere, aligning with long-standing theoretical models for how solar flares rapidly release energy. Coverage notes “Direct in situ observations of…

Svalbard glaciers lose 1% during 2024 heatwave

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Published: August 18, 2025 20:00

Researchers report that a six-week summer heatwave in 2024 melted about 61.7–62 gigatons of ice across Svalbard—roughly 1% of the archipelago’s total ice—setting a new annual record for loss [newscientist.com#1][cosmosmagazine.com#1]. The event contributed…

Spain, Portugal battle wildfires amid 45.8C heat

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Published: August 18, 2025 12:56

Wildfires continued across Spain and Portugal as a heat wave pushed temperatures to exceptional levels, including a 45.8C high recorded in Cádiz on Sunday. Spain’s meteorological agency Aemet warned of “very high or extreme fire danger” across most of the…

Paris prepares for 50 C heat waves

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Published: August 18, 2025 09:00

Paris city planners say temperatures reaching 122°F (50°C) could stall the capital in the near future, and they have already begun preparing for that scenario. France is currently experiencing its second heat wave of the summer, underscoring the urgency of…

Rising seas inundate Philippine coastal villages

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Published: August 18, 2025 09:00

A Guardian photo essay documents how rising seas are increasingly inundating coastal communities around Manila Bay, including Hagonoy’s villages of Tibaguin and Pugad. It highlights homes, trees, and roads going underwater more often as climate change…

China hosts humanoid robot games with 500 competitors

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Published: August 18, 2025 08:33

Beijing hosted the first World Humanoid Robot Games, bringing together about 500 humanoid robots to compete in events ranging from sprints and soccer to kickboxing. The spectacle showcased rapid progress in humanoid robotics while also revealing current…

Climate change fuels cloudbursts in India, Pakistan

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Published: August 18, 2025 01:43

Reports spotlight a spate of cloudbursts—sudden, intense downpours—affecting parts of India and Pakistan, explaining what they are and why they can be deadly [google.com#1][yahoo.com#1]. Scientists and journalists link a warming atmosphere to an increase…

Webb suggests Earendel may be a cluster

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Published: August 17, 2025 16:54

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope report that Earendel, previously hailed as the most distant individual star, may instead be a star cluster rather than a single star [livescience.com#1][google.com#1][google.com#2]. The object was first…

The Cooling Solution documents heat adaptation in four countries

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Published: August 17, 2025 07:00

The Guardian spotlights The Cooling Solution, a combined photographic and scientific project documenting how people in Brazil, India, Indonesia and Italy are adapting to rising temperatures and humidity. The work highlights stark inequalities in access to…

Hurricane Erin reaches Category 5 in 25 hours

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Published: August 16, 2025 20:38

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in about 25 hours [reddit.com#1], ranking among the fastest rapidly intensifying Atlantic storms on record [yahoo.com#1]. Erin reached Category 5 strength while affecting…

Titan casts shadow on Saturn Aug. 19

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Published: August 16, 2025 17:30

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, will cast its shadow across the planet on August 19 in a rare shadow transit, offering a striking target for skywatchers. Space.com outlines viewing details and tips on how to see the event [space.com#1].Highlights:What’s…

Ohio downpours damage crops after 2024 drought

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Published: August 16, 2025 14:31

Ohio farmers are contending with heavy spring downpours that damaged fields and crops a year after a drought. Regional reporting describes a wet May followed by a hot June that hurt yields in Ross County, wide variability in corn maturity, and outcomes…

ISS-frozen mouse stem cells produce healthy pups

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Published: August 15, 2025 21:00

A study published August 15 in Stem Cell Reports reports that mouse spermatogonial stem cells cryopreserved aboard the International Space Station for six months later produced healthy offspring back on Earth [popsci.com#1]. The findings suggest that germ…

Environmental groups sue over DOE climate report

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Published: August 15, 2025 19:29

Environmental groups filed a lawsuit challenging a Department of Energy report they say downplays climate change, seeking to block the Trump administration from repealing the legal foundation for regulating climate pollution [nytimes.com#1]. CBS News…

Scientists film human embryo implantation in 3D

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Published: August 15, 2025 18:00

Researchers recorded the first real-time, 3D footage of a human embryo implanting into a laboratory-built uterus model [phys.org#1][livescience.com#1][theguardian.com#1]. The team included the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and Dexeus…

Oldowan toolmakers hauled stone 13 km in Kenya

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Published: August 15, 2025 18:00

An international team reports that early hominins at the Nyayanga site in southwestern Kenya were transporting stone up to 13 kilometers to make Oldowan tools about 2.6 million years ago, indicating long-range planning and material selection much earlier…

Jordan, Israel log nights above 35C in heatwave

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Published: August 15, 2025 16:49

Jordan and Israel endured their hottest nights on record this week, with minimum temperatures staying extremely high overnight [theguardian.com#1]. Readings did not drop below 35C in Ghor es-Safi and Aqaba on Monday, while Sedom, Israel did not fall below…

Single gene transfers mating behavior between fly species

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Published: August 15, 2025 16:24

A Japanese research team reports what it claims is the first transfer of a courtship behavior between fruit fly species, achieved by manipulating a single gene [elpais.com#1]. In Drosophila subobscura, females accept mating only after males regurgitate…

Canadian crops beat Europe-grown emissions—even after 17 trips across the Atlantic

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Published: August 15, 2025 12:58

A new analysis reported by Phys.org finds Canadian-grown wheat, canola and peas have some of the lowest carbon footprints in the world—so low that, in some cases, these crops could be shipped to Europe 17 times before matching the emissions of the same…

Reports link Denisovan interbreeding to modern humans

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Published: August 15, 2025 11:17

ScienceDaily highlights research indicating that interbreeding between Denisovans and modern humans influenced present-day humans, with the headline “Mysterious Denisovan interbreeding shaped the humans we are today” [google.com#1]. The theme is echoed in…

Experts say stigma blocks research and potential trials on abortion drug’s role in breast cancer prevention

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Published: August 15, 2025 10:58

An international group of doctors and scientists argues in a Lancet opinion piece that mifepristone, a drug used in medical abortions, could help reduce breast cancer risk for women at high genetic risk, such as BRCA1/2 carriers…

UN plastics talks in Geneva end without deal

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Published: August 15, 2025 10:35

UN-led negotiations in Geneva to forge a global plastics pollution treaty ended without an agreement on Friday, after nearly three years of talks and six negotiating rounds failed to bridge differences [aljazeera.com#1][phys.org#1][nytimes.com#1].…

Scientists unveil 25-million-year-old predatory whale in Australia

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Published: August 14, 2025 22:39

Researchers have described a new species of tiny, toothed mammalodontid whale, Janjucetus dullardi, that lived in Australian waters around 25 million years ago during the Oligocene [sci.news#1][livescience#1]. A juvenile skull shows large forward-facing…

JWST finds no detectable atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1d

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Published: August 14, 2025 21:27

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope report no detectable atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1d, one of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 [nytimes.com#1][sciencealert.com#1][space.com#1]. While this dampens prospects for…

Researchers map grid risks; California tests 100,000 batteries

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Published: August 14, 2025 21:00

New analyses highlight how extreme weather and fast-growing A.I. data center demand are straining the U.S. power grid [google.com#1][technologynetworks.com#1][nytimes.com#1]. An A.I.-based nationwide index finds outage severity has risen about 20% per year…

Physicists observe quantum gas that resists heating

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Published: August 14, 2025 19:00

Physicists report observing a driven ultracold quantum gas that refuses to heat up, a behavior they describe as many-body dynamical localization. Despite continuous energy input, quantum effects kept the atoms from spreading into higher energies as…

Chemists stabilize all-carbon ring at room temperature

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Published: August 14, 2025 19:00

Chemists report a way to study a ring-shaped, all‑carbon molecule (a cyclo[N]carbon) in solution at room temperature by mechanically interlocking it as a catenane, overcoming the molecule’s extreme reactivity under ambient conditions [science#1]. It marks…

Crew-11 plants seed pillows for VEG-03 study

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Published: August 14, 2025 18:40

NASA’s Crew-11 astronauts began a new round of space farming on the International Space Station, launching on August 1 with VEG-03 seed pillows to grow leafy greens in the Veggie chamber [nasa.gov#1][phys.org#1]. The system uses red, blue and green LED…

Single gene transfers fruit fly courtship behavior

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Published: August 14, 2025 18:00

Researchers in Japan report the first transfer of a courtship behavior between fruit fly species by activating a single gene in insulin-producing neurons, prompting Drosophila melanogaster to perform a “gift-giving” ritual it normally does not do…

Brain implant decodes inner speech with 74% accuracy

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Published: August 14, 2025 16:14

Scientists report a brain-computer interface that decodes people’s inner speech in real time, enabling four volunteers with severe paralysis to communicate by thinking words instead of attempting to speak…

Study finds up to 6% sex reversal in wild Australian birds

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Published: August 14, 2025 15:44

A study of nearly 500 Australian birds across five species found that up to 6% had the physical traits of one sex but the genetic makeup of the other, suggesting sex reversal may be more common than previously thought…

Trump signs order to accelerate commercial space

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Published: August 14, 2025 14:48

President Trump signed an executive order directing multiple federal agencies to streamline launch licensing, fast‑track spaceport construction, and support emerging in‑space industries, aiming to speed commercial access to orbit [space.com#1]. The order…

Astronomers detect SN 2023zkd black hole interaction

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Published: August 14, 2025 11:55

Astronomers report a never-before-seen supernova, SN 2023zkd, apparently triggered by interaction with a black hole and described this week in a new study [google.com#2][google.com#1][popsci#1]. The event was flagged in 2023 by a machine-learning system at…

Heatwaves, wildfires sweep Europe; at least 3 dead

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Published: August 14, 2025 07:57

Wildfires fueled by weeks of extreme heat are raging across southern Europe, leaving at least three people dead and displacing thousands [pbs.org#1]. Thinly stretched crews are fighting to contain multiple blazes amid searing temperatures [pbs.org#1], with…

UN plastics talks stall on final day

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Published: August 14, 2025 00:43

As negotiations in Geneva entered their final day, there was no agreement in sight and a widely rejected draft omitted limits on plastic production and failed to address chemicals used in plastic products [aljazeera.com#1]. Outside the U.N. office,…

ADHD drugs linked to lower risks in 150,000-person Swedish study

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Published: August 13, 2025 22:30

A large study using Swedish medical records of nearly 150,000 people aged 6–64 with a new ADHD diagnosis found that starting ADHD medication was associated with lower risks of first-time suicidal behavior (−17%), substance misuse (−15%), transport…

Glacial outburst sets record Juneau river crest

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Published: August 13, 2025 18:10

A glacial lake outburst from Suicide Basin sent a surge of water down the Mendenhall River in Juneau on Wednesday, prompting flood alerts and evacuations and driving a record crest of 16.65 feet with peak flow of 47,700 cubic feet per second…

Stalagmites reveal 13-year Maya drought

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Published: August 13, 2025 18:00

Chemical fingerprints in a stalagmite from a Mexican cave on the Yucatán Peninsula reveal a 13-year drought, along with several others lasting over three years about 1,000 years ago, which may have contributed to the Classic Maya collapse…

Study projects up to 80% drop in Arctic reindeer by 2100

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Published: August 13, 2025 18:00

Researchers report that Arctic reindeer populations and distributions could shrink under future climate change, with numbers potentially falling by up to 80% by 2100 [scimex.org#1][google.com#1]. The species has already lost nearly two-thirds of its global…

Study finds human-waste biochar boosts crop yields

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Published: August 13, 2025 17:00

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports that converting human waste into biochar can boost crop yields and cut greenhouse gas emissions, offering a potential way to ease fertilizer shortages. The research…

Ethiopian fossils reveal new Australopithecus alongside early Homo

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Published: August 13, 2025 15:30

Scientists working in Ethiopia’s Ledi-Geraru (Afar) report fossil teeth dated to about 2.8–2.6 million years ago that they attribute to a previously unknown member of the genus Australopithecus; the findings are reported in Nature…

Researchers expand where life may exist beyond water

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Published: August 13, 2025 15:00

Researchers report that salty brines may briefly form on Mars twice a day in some seasons [sciencedaily.com#1]. Separately, a simple test could help detect signs of recent life on Mars [google.com#1]. Other work suggests cell-like vesicles could arise in…

Researchers propose 3 cm sunlight-powered flyer concept for the mesosphere

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Published: August 13, 2025 15:00

International researchers report ultra-light perforated structures that levitate using sunlight-driven photophoresis and could hover in the mesosphere, a region largely out of reach for planes and balloons…

AI maps fusion reactor safe zones in milliseconds

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Published: August 13, 2025 14:14

Scientists unveiled HEAT-ML, an AI tool that rapidly identifies “magnetic shadows” — safe zones shielded from plasma heat — inside tokamak fusion reactors. The system maps these regions in milliseconds, speeding calculations used to protect reactor…

Scientists unveil 25–26-million-year-old whale species

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Published: August 13, 2025 11:32

Scientists in Australia have described a new species of ancient whale from a 25–26 million-year-old fossil found near Jan Juc on Victoria’s Surf Coast. Named Janjucetus dullardi, it had eyes about the size of tennis balls and razor-sharp teeth, indicating…

Astronomers report 36 billion-solar-mass black hole candidate

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Published: August 13, 2025 10:26

Astronomers have reported a supermassive black hole candidate with an estimated mass of about 36 billion Suns, whose gravity bends the light of a background galaxy into a near-perfect Einstein ring. The study, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal…

Study analyzes dolphin–whale play across hundreds of videos and images

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Published: August 13, 2025 10:10

Researchers analyzed hundreds of videos and images to examine rare interactions between dolphins and whales, finding many behaviors consistent with play and noting that whales often responded positively to these encounters…

Study finds 6% detection drop after AI use

https://kite.kagi.com/edb2b462-9eed-4d08-a5cc-f9cf2852a74c/science/7

Published: August 13, 2025 08:45

A study in Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology analyzing colonoscopies at four Polish centers found that clinicians’ detection rates in procedures without AI dropped by 6% after the clinics began using AI tools, suggesting potential “deskilling” with…

Scientists warn heat threatens tropical birds

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Published: August 13, 2025 05:51

Scientists report that extreme heat is jeopardizing tropical bird species, including those living inside intact, undisturbed forests, underscoring climate risks to biodiversity once thought buffered by dense canopy cover [google.com#1][yahoo.com#1]. The…

ULA launches Vulcan on 1st Space Force mission

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Published: August 13, 2025 02:50

United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket lifted off Tuesday night, Aug. 12, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on its first national security mission for the U.S. Space Force, carrying an experimental navigation satellite. The mission,…

Ancient DNA links 7th century Britons to West Africa

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Published: August 12, 2025 23:00

Researchers analyzed ancient DNA from two unrelated people buried in 7th-century cemeteries on England’s south coast and found they had recent African ancestry—likely at the grandparent level [phys.org#1][livescience.com#1][newscientist.com#1]. The…

Weaver ants boost individual force in larger teams

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Published: August 12, 2025 22:24

New research published on August 12 in Current Biology finds that weaver ants pull harder as group size increases, countering the typical drop in individual effort seen in many human teams [phys.org#1][science.org#1][newscientist.com#1]. The study suggests…

Perseid meteor shower peaks Aug. 12–13

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Published: August 12, 2025 18:38

The Perseid meteor shower, the summer’s most active, peaks overnight Tuesday into Wednesday (Aug. 12–13) [nytimes.com#1][space.com#1]. The peak favors viewers in the Northern Hemisphere [nautil.us#1]. If you can’t get outside, a free live webcast was…

Study proposes paperclip probe to black hole

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Published: August 12, 2025 17:07

An astrophysicist has outlined a concept to send a paperclip‑sized, laser‑driven spacecraft to a nearby black hole, potentially arriving within a century. The ultralight nanocraft would be accelerated by Earth‑based lasers to a fraction of light speed and…

UN plastics talks face split on production caps

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Published: August 12, 2025 15:32

UN negotiators in Geneva are closing a round of talks on a global plastics treaty amid a central divide over whether to cap new plastic production or prioritize design, recycling, and reuse measures [pbs.org#1][grist.org#1]. In parallel, researchers…

Europe sets heat records; wildfires force evacuations

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Published: August 12, 2025 15:14

Millions across Europe are enduring record-breaking heat this week, with temperatures surpassing 40°C in parts of the south, while wildfires prompted evacuations in Greece and elsewhere. Europe has warmed faster than any other continent—about twice the…

Researchers uncover 33 species in 75,000-year cave

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Published: August 12, 2025 00:56

Researchers report a rich trove of animal bones, representing 46 taxa from 33 species and dating to about 75,000 years ago, from a coastal cave near Kjøpsvik in northern Norway [cosmosmagazine.com#1]. The site—known as the Arne Qvam Cave—offers the oldest…

Researchers reveal bacterial rewiring to boost vitamin K2

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Published: August 12, 2025 00:00

Researchers report how a common food bacterium regulates production of a vitamin K2 precursor, pointing to ways to engineer microbes for higher yields [technologynetworks#1]. The study outlines how to “rewire” bacteria to produce more vitamin K2 for use in…

Georgia meteorite predates Earth by about 20 million years

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Published: August 11, 2025 21:09

Scientists analyzing the McDonough meteorite that crashed through a home's roof near Atlanta in late June report it is about 20 million years older than Earth [livescience#1]. The fall was part of a mysterious daytime fireball, and fragments narrowly…

NASA installs Roman sunshield; study faults rover tests

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Published: August 11, 2025 21:02

NASA engineers have installed an "extremely strong sunblock"—a protective sunshade—on the Roman Space Telescope, marking a major integration milestone for the observatory [space.com#1][common]. Separately, University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers report…

Scientists report worst bleaching on record for Western Australian reefs

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Published: August 11, 2025 20:33

Western Australia’s coral reefs have suffered their worst bleaching on record, which scientists say was driven by the state’s “longest, largest and most intense” marine heatwave on record [bbc.com#1].Highlights:Scientists described the marine heatwave as…

JWST and ALMA reveal early galaxy with about 15 clumps

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Published: August 11, 2025 17:31

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array to study a distant galaxy nicknamed “Cosmic Grapes,” finding about 15 massive star-forming clumps embedded in a smooth, rotating gas disk about 900 million…

White House seeks cuts to NASA climate satellites

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Published: August 11, 2025 16:14

The White House is seeking to end or scale down NASA Earth-observing satellites that track atmospheric carbon dioxide and plant health, according to reports and analysis [google.com#1][zmescience.com#1]. In response, Nature urged Europe to safeguard…

Perseid meteor shower peaks Aug. 12–13 under moonlight

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Published: August 11, 2025 16:02

The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday (Aug. 12–13), with best visibility across the Northern Hemisphere [nytimes.com#1][theguardian.com#1]. A bright gibbous moon will dim the display and wash out many fainter…

Scientists find Bronze Age plague in sheep

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Published: August 11, 2025 15:00

Researchers recovered Yersinia pestis DNA from a 4,000-year-old domesticated sheep tooth at the Bronze Age site of Arkaim in present-day Russia—the first identification of the Late Neolithic–Bronze Age (LNBA) plague lineage in an animal. The finding…

France, Spain warn as 44C heat grips south

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Published: August 11, 2025 13:50

Southern Europe is enduring a severe heatwave, with temperatures reaching up to 44C and national weather services escalating alerts across France and Spain. Météo-France placed more than half the country under heatwave warnings, including 12 departments on…

Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell dies at 97

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Published: August 11, 2025 13:31

Jim Lovell, the NASA astronaut who led Apollo 13 through a perilous crisis and safely home, died on Aug. 7, 2025, at age 97 [livescience.com#1]. A veteran of four spaceflights, including Apollo 8 — the first crewed mission to orbit the moon — Lovell became…

Astronomers report ~36-billion-solar-mass black hole in the Cosmic Horseshoe

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Published: August 11, 2025 13:24

Astronomers report an ultramassive black hole of about 36 billion solar masses at the heart of the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy [scitechdaily.com#1][sciencedaily.com#1]. The system is located roughly 5 billion light-years away [sciencedaily.com#1]. Its gravity…

UK seas set record warm January–July average

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Published: August 11, 2025 10:24

The UK’s seas recorded their warmest January–July average since records began, according to BBC reporting, with warmer conditions helping to bring extraordinary new species into UK waters [bbc.com#1].Highlights:Record period: The first seven months of the…

Stronger El Niño events linked to tropical insect declines

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Published: August 11, 2025 10:16

Scientists report that stronger, climate-fueled El Niño events are associated with declines of butterflies, beetles and other arthropods in tropical forests, reducing both diversity and ecological functions [phys.org#1][google.com#1]. These losses threaten…

Researchers map emotion onset, flag AI dehumanization risk

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Published: August 11, 2025 10:00

Scientists reported mapping brain-wide activity patterns at the moment emotions first arise, in a study published in Science, offering a new window into how feelings begin in the brain [thehindu.com#1]. Separately, psychology experiments suggest that…

Georgia meteorite dated at 4.56bn years

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Published: August 11, 2025 08:00

Scientists analyzed fragments from a small meteorite that crashed through a home’s roof in McDonough in June and determined it formed about 4.56 billion years ago—roughly 20 million years before Earth. The cherry tomato-sized rock pierced the roof and…

Scientists image atomic zero-point motion with X-ray laser

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Published: August 11, 2025 05:29

Using the world’s most powerful X-ray laser, researchers directly captured atoms’ zero-point motion—the perpetual, synchronized vibrations that persist even at their lowest energy state [sciencedaily.com#1]. In a separate advance, scientists used AI to…

Alpine village launches project to reduce glacier lake flood risk

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Published: August 11, 2025 04:00

Pralognan-la-Vanoise in the French Alps is taking action after a huge lake formed by a melting glacier above the village raised the risk of inundation; a project is under way to prevent a potential disaster [theguardian.com#1][google.com#1]. The effort…

Astronomers find 36-billion-solar-mass black hole

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Published: August 11, 2025 02:26

Astronomers report an ultramassive black hole about 36 billion times the Sun’s mass at the heart of the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy, roughly 5 billion light-years away. Its gravity bends a background galaxy’s light into a nearly perfect Einstein ring and…

Global analysis finds most glacier erosion rates are 0.02–2.68 mm/yr

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Published: August 11, 2025 00:00

An international team led by University of Victoria geographer Sophie Norris published new global estimates of glacier erosion in Nature Geoscience. Using machine learning across about 85% of the world’s modern glaciers, they report that most glaciers…

Canadian researchers report fivefold THC potency rise and psychosis link

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Published: August 10, 2025 20:10

Public health reporting and new research highlight cannabis-related health impacts. The New York Times reports rising pediatric cannabis poisonings as edibles like gummies proliferate, with symptoms including seizures and life-threatening breathing…

Study warns fake-science market outpaces real research

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Published: August 10, 2025 16:00

A new analysis warns that a black market selling scientific credit—authorships, citations and even entire papers—is expanding faster than legitimate research output, driven by organized “paper mills” infiltrating the publishing system…

Scientists warn climate threat to fireflies

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Published: August 10, 2025 12:01

The Guardian reports that while many people have seen more fireflies in parts of the U.S. this summer, scientists caution that the apparent revival should not be mistaken for a sustained rebound and warn that climate change threatens fireflies’ long‑term…

NASA sets 2030 lunar reactor goal

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Published: August 10, 2025 12:00

NASA is accelerating plans to deploy a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 to provide steady power for long-duration lunar missions and surface operations [livescience.com#1][pbs.org#1]. Analysts note that nuclear power could address the Moon’s long nights…

Georgia meteorite dated to about 4.56 billion years

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Published: August 10, 2025 11:28

Scientists analyzing fragments from a meteorite that crashed through a home's roof in Georgia say the rock likely formed about 4.56 billion years ago—older than Earth—according to BBC reporting [bbc.com#1]. Additional coverage notes it may be roughly 20…

175 nations seek plastics treaty in Geneva

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Published: August 9, 2025 21:45

Negotiators from 175 countries are meeting in Geneva to craft the first legally binding global treaty to curb plastic pollution [pbs.org#1]. The talks coincide with a new study in The Lancet that, per PBS coverage, characterizes plastics as a grave,…

Scientists identify bacterium behind sea star die-off

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Published: August 9, 2025 18:40

Scientists report that Vibrio pectenicida strain FHCF-3 is a causative agent of sea star wasting disease, the epidemic that has killed more than 5 billion sea stars along the Pacific coast of North America over the past decade [google.com#1][phys.org#1].…

NASA, SpaceX Crew-10 splashes down off California

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Published: August 9, 2025 17:30

Four spacefarers returned from the International Space Station with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego at 11:33 a.m. EDT on Aug. 9, aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endurance: NASA’s Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA’s Takuya Onishi, and…

Robot crab tests fiddler mating displays

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Published: August 9, 2025 13:30

University of Exeter researchers deployed a robot fiddler crab nicknamed “Wavy Dave” on a southern Portugal mudflat to examine how resident males adjust their claw‑waving courtship when a new rival appears. Some males attacked the device and even tore off…

Webb and Parker reveal fresh cosmic insights

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Published: August 9, 2025 12:39

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reported evidence of a “helicity barrier” in the Sun’s super-hot (~2 million K) corona, offering new clues about how solar magnetism shapes the solar wind and space weather dynamics [google.com#1]. Meanwhile, the James Webb Space…