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Breathing may introduce microplastics to the brain – new study
Small plastic particles are everywhere: in the soil where our food is grown, in...
Our digital 3D models of huge coral reefs could help revive these precious ecosystems
As a team of marine biologists, assessing the health of thousands of square metres...
Oil pollution in North Sea is ‘grossly underestimated’, suggests new report
The tragic explosion of the oil rig platform in 1988 claimed the lives of 167 people
Mass animal extinctions: our new tool can show why large mammals – like the topi – are in decline
Effective conservation and recovery strategies are needed. To develop them, you...
Bees have irrational biases when choosing which flowers to feed on − just like human shoppers do
Just like people confronted with a sea of options at the grocery store, bees foraging...
Can you change your personality? Psychology research says yes, by tweaking what you think and do
Have you ever taken a personality test?
Did COVID come from an animal market? Here’s what the new evidence really tells us
The argument about the origins of COVID has always been heated, and nowadays it...
Here’s how to maintain healthy smartphone habits
What is the first thing you do in the morning after you awaken? Many people immediately...
Mixed emotions – neuroscience is exploring how your brain lets you experience two opposite feelings at once
Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college...
Ancient DNA helped us uncover the Iberian lynx’s potential secret weapon against extinction
Many large mammals have lost genetic diversity, often thanks to the actions of people...
Rare Florida fossil finally ends debate about how porcupine jaws and tails evolved
Published in Current Biology, our paper argues that North American porcupine ancestors...
Astronomers just detected the biggest black hole jets ever seen – and named them Porphyrion
The largest known black hole jets, 23 million light years across, have been discovered...
A lonely and ancient plant needs a female partner and researchers are using drones and AI to find it – podcast
The only known specimens of Encephalartos woodii (E. woodii), a species of cycad,...
Astronomers can’t agree on how fast the universe is expanding. New approaches are aiming to break the impasse
It is almost 100 years since scientists discovered the universe is expanding
Plants can grow in near-darkness, new research shows – here are three promising benefits
The German-led team of researchers lowered light sensors into Arctic water to a...
Why we haven’t evolved better knees – new research
The groans of pain as we get up from the sofa or the sound of crunching cartilage...