Grasses growing in the shade of a solar array were only a little less productive than those growing nearby in open grassland during years of average and above-average rainfall – but in a dry year, the shaded plants grew much better than those…
30/05/2025 The Conversation
Scientists are trying to solve a decade-long mystery by determining the identity of anomalous signals detected from below ice in Antarctica.
21/06/2025 CNN
The Government is set to pour £650 million into DNA technology in an effort to treat serious illnesses before they become a problem. In comments first reported in the Daily Telegraph, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said new technology in areas such…
20/06/2025 The Independent
Sea spiders living near deep-sea methane seeps appear to cultivate and eat bacteria on their exoskeletons
20/06/2025 NewScientist
The longest day of the year, and the official start of summer, has arrived in the U.S. The summer solstice takes place Friday, June 20, and will be both the longest day and shortest night of 2025 in the Northern Hemisphere, according to the National…
20/06/2025 USA Today
The Northern Hemisphere has reached its peak sunshine, marking the summer solstice – the longest day of the year and the official start of astronomical summer. Conversely, for those in the Southern Hemisphere, it signifies the shortest day and the…
20/06/2025 The Independent
Could breast cancer survivors have a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease? South Korean researchers say breast cancer survivors have an 8 percent lower risk of developing the condition compared to people without cancer, despite commonly-held concerns…
20/06/2025 The Independent
A train operator renationalised two years ago has performed a “remarkable turnaround”, the rail minister said. Lord Hendy described TransPennine Express (TPE) as “the blueprint for Great British Railways (GBR)”. The Labour Government began…
28/05/2025 The Independent
In the early 1950s, “Hi-Proteen” powder, one of the first modern protein supplements, hit the market. Initially, it tasted awful. But after its creator, Bob Hoffman, added in Hershey’s chocolate, the flavor improved. (He used a canoe paddle to stir…
20/06/2025 The Atlantic
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will make the study of stars and galaxies more like the big data-sorting exercises of contemporary genetics and particle physics.
20/06/2025 New York Times
The decision to start advertising on WhatsApp marks a major shift for a private messaging service that has long positioned itself as being different from other social media platforms.
20/06/2025 The Conversation
(CNN) — Each year, a tiny species in Australia makes a grueling 620-mile (1,000-kilometer) nighttime migration, and it’s pulling off the feat in a way only humans and migratory birds have been known to do, a new study has found.
20/06/2025 CNN
The planet's food system faces growing risks from climate change, a new study published June 18 said. It's especially worrisome in the United States, where top crop production could drop by as much as 50% by 2100.
20/06/2025 USA Today
Are you losing faith in humanity because of everything that is going on right now? If so, that is no surprise. Our habit of “doomscrolling” convinces us that people are inherently self-centred and uncaring.
20/06/2025 The Conversation
Acquiring high-value status is not viewed merely as key for success in life, but also for attracting “high-value” women as well.
20/06/2025 The Conversation
Oh no! You dropped your keys on the ground, and it is too dark to see them. You might have to feel the ground with your hands, but a mouse could use its whiskers to find the keys.
20/06/2025 The Conversation
What does this new story have to offer cinema audiences accustomed to characters they already know and onscreen worlds that they have already visited?
20/06/2025 The Conversation
Fruit flies, fast skiers and electrical signals between muscles and neurons are helping researchers uncover a possible link between extreme exercise and MND.
20/06/2025 The Conversation
Seconds after a catastrophic series of power outages struck across the UK in the summer of 2019, a phone rang in the control room of the Dinorwig hydropower plant in north Wales.
24/05/2025 The Guardian
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