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Science
Animals sleep, but little is known about how sharks do it
Sharks used to figure prominently in my nightmares: coming after me in the ocean,...
How climate change stresses plants and alters their growth
Plants that inhabit the Earth have the incredible ability to grow continually for...
Honeybees join humans as the only known animals that can tell the difference between odd and even numbers
“Two, four, six, eight; bog in, don’t wait”
Anticipating a side effect makes it more likely you’ll experience it – this could contribute to vaccine hesitancy
The COVID pandemic has highlighted several interesting features of modern medical...
Ministry of education and Qatar Foundation collaborate in the area of Genomics and Precision Medicine
The workshops presented the latest developments in Genomics and their applications,...
Disease-causing parasites can hitch a ride on plastics and potentially spread through the sea, new research suggests
Typically when people hear about plastic pollution, they might envision seabirds...
Thawing permafrost is roiling the Arctic landscape, driven by a hidden world of changes beneath the surface as the climate warms
Across the Arctic, strange things are happening to the landscape
Do mushrooms really use language to talk to each other? A fungi expert investigates
Nearly all of Earth’s organisms communicate with each other in one way or another,...
Curious Kids: how likely is it that there are parallel universes and other Earths?
How likely is it that there are other Earths or that the multiverse exists? – Tasneem,...
Is it possible to heal the damage we have already done to the Earth?
Is it possible to heal the damage we have already done to the Earth? – Anthony,...
Most distant star to date spotted – but how much further back in time could we see?
The Hubble Space Telescope has observed the most distant star ever seen – Earendel,...
We found a genetic link between routine blood test results and mental health disorders
Mental health disorders including depression, schizophrenia, and anorexia show links...
Government announces National Biodiversity Conference to take place June 8 – 9
The conference will mark a key milestone in the development of Ireland’s Fourth...
Researchers identified over 5,500 new viruses in the ocean, including a missing link in viral evolution
RNA viruses are best known for the diseases they cause in people, ranging from the...
The spider that looks like bird poo – and other amazing (and gross) tricks animals deploy to survive
Animals do all sorts of disgusting things. While these gross behaviours might turn...