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New robotic sampler aims to transform monitoring of aquatic ecosystems
Invasive species, pathogens, and parasites can have serious ecological consequences for aquatic ecosystems and also put human health and economies at risk. Earl...
Light offers a non-invasive alternative to painkillers in veterinary medicine
Turning on the light to turn off pain: This is the principle behind a new analgesic method called light-induced analgesia (LIA), discovered by scientists from t...
Global population living with extreme heat expected to double by 2050
A new University of Oxford study finds that almost half of the global population (3.79 billion) will be living with extreme heat by 2050 if the world reaches 2....
Mini tornadoes spin out dried cellulose nanofibers
Researchers at the University of Maine and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are collaborating on a new way to dry non-...
Octopus numbers exploded around the UK's south-west coast in 2025. A new report explores this rare phenomenon
Cold spray whipped off the ropes as a diesel engine throbbed in the background. One by one, empty shellfish pots came over the side of the fishing boat, occasio...
What an ancient jellyfish can teach us about the evolution of sleep
An upside-down jellyfish drifts in a shallow lagoon, rhythmically contracting its translucent bell. By night that beat drops from roughly 36 pulses a minute to...
Life in fossil bones: What we can learn from tiny traces of ancient blood chemicals
Blood tests are useful tools for doctors and scientific researchers: they can reveal a lot about a body's health. Usually, a blood sample is taken to get a pict...
Unlocking the high-performance potential of CF₃SF₄
Fluorine has changed the world of medicine. You might not see it, but newly approved drugs contain at least one fluorine atom. This tiny but powerful element is...
Restoring ecosystem function can reverse desertification in Europe's drylands
Desertification is accelerating under climate change, threatening biodiversity, food security, and human well-being across the Mediterranean Basin, southern Eur...
The New START treaty is ending. What does that mean for nuclear risk?
On February 4, the New START Treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia, is set to expire. Signed in 2010, t...
Sprint or marathon? Aging muscle stem cells shift from rapid repair to long-term survival
Aging muscles heal more slowly after injury—a frustrating reality familiar to many older adults. A UCLA study conducted in mice reveals an unexpected cause: Ste...
Optical atomic clocks poised to redefine how the world measures seconds
Time is almost up on the way we track each second of the day, with optical atomic clocks set to redefine the way the world measures one second in the near futur...