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Giant jars, ancient bells, buried bones and a mystery that endures

• Apr 8, 2026

Helping to preserve artifacts, some potentially 2,000 years old, was an irresistible privilege. Since 2016, an Australian-Lao team led by Louise Shewa...

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Heat from traffic is contributing to rises in city temperatures, study finds

• Apr 8, 2026

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new way to measure how traffic contributes to rising urban temperatures, revealing that ev...

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A volcanic medley near Mammoth Lakes

• Apr 8, 2026

Take a tour through volcanic history on the edge of the Sierra Nevada near Mammoth Lakes, California. Between the tall granite peaks to the west and t...

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Ancient Romans were obsessed with a plant said to be a contraception and an aphrodisiac. Then one day, it went extinct

• Apr 8, 2026

Roman leader Julius Caesar is said to have kept a stock of it in the treasury. Ancient writer Pliny the Elder says Rome's Emperor Nero owned the last...

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Why doesn't the US recycle more plastic? Study points to lack of access

• Apr 8, 2026

A new University at Buffalo study finds that people in the United States generate similar amounts of plastic packaging waste regardless of income, edu...

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Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon

• Apr 8, 2026

Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Spa...

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Atmospheric dust gives plants nutrients through their leaves, study finds

• Apr 8, 2026

Research in New Phytologist shows that plants can acquire nutrients not only from the soil but also from atmospheric dust that settles and dissolves o...

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Seizure of 2,000 ants at Nairobi airport highlights the hidden scale of insect trafficking

• Apr 8, 2026

Last year Kenya Wildlife Service warned of a growing demand for garden ants in Europe and Asia, where some people view them as exotic pets. An attempt...

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Climate change may speed evolution through inherited gene regulation changes

• Apr 8, 2026

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, finds that changes in animal development induced by climate shock persist generations after the initia...

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Guidance aims to improve collaboration between scientists, tribal nations

• Apr 8, 2026

A team of university and Tribal researchers has developed a blueprint for creating research agreements that enable respectful research with Tribes and...

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Drought parches Florida

• Apr 8, 2026

Florida is among the wettest U.S. states, but that doesn't mean it is drought-free. Nearly all of Florida faced at least "moderate" drought, and nearl...

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Climate change does not polarize opinions: 'In fact, we are increasingly in agreement'

• Apr 8, 2026

Differences of opinion on climate change among the Dutch have not increased over the past 40 years; in fact, they have decreased, according to a study...