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Compulsory sex-marking as a threat to personal autonomy
- Apr 10, 2026
Do our norms around sex presentation uphold a constrictive gender regime? In a new article in Ethics, Ophelia Vedder writes that the abolition of hege...
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Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up
- Apr 10, 2026
Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing some of the planet's most vital ecosystems, from Califor...
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Exaggerated AMOC collapse headlines may cloud Ireland's real storm and rain risks, says oceanographer
- Apr 10, 2026
The real climate risks to Ireland from changes to the Atlantic currents that sustain its mild climate are obscured by exaggerated claims in media head...
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Alzheimer's-linked protein tau plays a role in cell division
- Apr 10, 2026
All processes such as wound healing, hair growth, and the replacement of old cells with new ones depend on cell division. During this process, chromos...
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Using menstrual blood-derived particles to treat osteoarthritis
- Apr 10, 2026
New research by an interdisciplinary team in Lithuania has revealed a promising and unconventional approach to cartilage regeneration. Using extracell...
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Back-to-back Amazon droughts trigger record forest stress
- Apr 10, 2026
Two back-to-back droughts in 2023 and 2024 caused the most severe decline in forest moisture and biomass (the total mass of living vegetation such as...
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The Cascadia Subduction Zone isn't shutting down—but it's more complicated than previously thought
- Apr 10, 2026
Recent seismic imaging off Vancouver Island has revealed something extraordinary: a tear in the subducting oceanic plate beneath the Cascadia Subducti...
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Peculiar core-collapse supernova breaks the mold with a long, dim plateau
- Apr 10, 2026
Astronomers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have employed the Lijiang 2.4-m telescope to perform optical photometric and spectroscopic obse...
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Tropical cyclone Narelle struck three major reef systems in one epic trek
- Apr 10, 2026
Coral reefs are important in many ways, but they also play a major role in protecting much of the world's coastlines from erosion by blocking up to 90...
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Unlocking Earth's 4.5-billion-year secret: The case of the missing lead
- Apr 10, 2026
Geoscientists have long relied on different forms of lead to understand Earth's geological history and how it was created over billions of years. Howe...
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Biochar has limited effect on potato yields—but may improve soil and climate
- Apr 10, 2026
In a three-year project, researchers at NIBIO have tested how biochar affects potato yields and soil quality under Norwegian conditions. The results s...
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Glaciers rapidly declining, with extreme losses in 2025
- Apr 10, 2026
Earth's glaciers are continuing to shrink at alarming rates, with new international research revealing that 2025 was among the worst years on record f...