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Bulimba Creek tops Brisbane waterways for hazardous microplastics, risk analysis finds
A QUT investigation of the composition of microplastic types in three Brisbane creeks found that Bulimba Creek had a high load of hazardous microplastics. The w...
Rib contouring highlights social media's role in reshaping body ideals and surgical interest
Rib contouring—a cosmetic procedure aimed at creating a smaller, more defined waist—is one of the newer appearance trends on social media. Influencers are shari...
A galaxy with almost no stars? New Cloud-9 observations strengthen the case
Astronomers have taken one of the deepest looks yet at Cloud-9, a candidate "dark galaxy," and found no trace of stars. The paper outlining this discovery was p...
First Nations ranger knowledge reveals the threats facing NT's green turtles
First Nations ranger groups working in protected areas such as national or marine parks have identified illegal commercial fishing as a major concern for the No...
Yosemite's visitor surge revives concerns dating back 170 years
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary this summer, national parks are experiencing record-breaking visitation, with people flocking to enjoy the...
AI pinpoints when fish reach their thermal limit
Researchers have developed an AI-based system that automatically and objectively detects the moment when fish experience loss of equilibrium (LOE) due to temper...
Unaccounted climate feedback loops may amplify warming by 20–30% this century, but cutting emissions will reduce risks
New research shows that warming-induced emissions—greenhouse gas emissions from natural sources driven by rising temperatures—could amplify global warming by ap...
As oceans warm, Florida scientists hunt for heat-resistant coral
Off Florida's coast, a team of scientists and trained volunteers in scuba gear descends to the ocean floor, planting young coral onto a reef and examining how o...
Coyote density is 9 times higher in Seattle than in Washington's wildlands
Once coyotes get a taste for city living, the call of the wild fades to a whisper. Food is abundant and predators are few. Research indicates that coyotes enjoy...
Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.
Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate chan...
Anthropic researcher resigns with warning about the dangers of AI development
An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in A...
A stronger-than-normal El Nino alarms scientists over Galápagos wildlife and forests
The prediction that this season's El Niño phenomenon will be stronger than normal has alarmed the Ecuadorian scientific community, which has warned of its impac...