The world's second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia's longest river—we're bringing it back
Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of ...
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Quasar discovery sheds light on early universe's rapid growth
A Yale-led team of astronomers has detected an intensely brightening and dimming quasar that may help explain how some objects in the early universe grew at a highly accelerated rate. The ...
We live in times of multiple entwined crises—but our policy responses aren't keeping up
Existing policies to tackle environmental challenges fail to take into account that biodiversity loss, climate change and ...
A recent fast radio burst calls into question what astronomers believed they knew
Astronomer Calvin Leung was excited last summer to crunch data from a newly commissioned radio telescope to precisely ...
Better digital literacy could help reduce climate and disaster conspiracy theories
In recent years, the proliferation of conspiracy theories amid escalating climate disasters and their aftermath has become an ...
Most of us trust scientists, shows a survey of nearly 72,000 people worldwide
Public trust in scientists is vital. It can help us with personal decisions on matters like health and provide evidence-based ...
Saturday Citations: Europe is sun powered; mitochondria lead busy lives; Plus: life in the big, interdependent city
Hola, mis amigos de la ciencia! This week, researchers reported that hominins strode bipedally across Europe 500,000 years ...
Newly discovered microbes in Amazon peatlands could affect global carbon balance
Complex organisms, thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand, can shape massive ecosystems and influence the fate of ...
Supranano engineering enhances strength and ductility of structural materials
Building on their work on the first-ever supranano magnesium alloy, a research team led by City University of Hong Kong ...
The cost of ignoring the biodiversity crisis: Research highlights 'invisible' wildlife benefits that people could lose
New WWF-led research reveals that the vital benefits wildlife provides to people's everyday lives are vastly underrepresented ...
Mechanochemical synthesis: New theory explains reaction rate acceleration
In contrast to conventional organic synthesis, mechanochemistry does not use solvents that eventually become industrial ...
Molecular mechanism reveals how hairy mussels achieve reversible underwater adhesion
A research team at POSTECH has uncovered the molecular mechanism behind the remarkable underwater adhesion of hairy mussels ...