As Europe seeks to curb its dependence on China for rare earths, plans to mine the continent’s biggest deposit have hit a roadblock over fears that mining operations could harm endangered beetles, mosses and mushrooms.
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Beetles block mining of Europe's biggest rare earths deposit
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You finally got a doctor's appointment. Here's how to get the most out of it
It’s not unusual for a 20-something to text Mom in a panic from the doctor’s office, seeking help answering a question. And patients of any age can struggle to recall all their medicines—or forget to mention a concern.
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First beta-delayed neutron emission observed in rare fluorine-25 isotope
A research team at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) is the first ever to observe a beta-delayed neutron emission from fluorine-25, a rare, unstable nuclide. Using the FRIB Decay Station Initiator (FDSi), the team found contradictions in…
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Early motherhood carries wage penalty, while delaying pays off
A woman’s early career pregnancy decision may shape her financial future for decades, according to new research co-led by Eden King, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Psychology at Rice University, and Nicola Lawrence-Thomas, a lecturer in work…
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U.S. Plan to Drop Some Childhood Vaccines to Align with Denmark Will Endanger Children, Experts Say
December 20, 2025
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U.S. Plan to Drop Some Childhood Vaccines to Align with Denmark Will Endanger Children, Experts Say
The U.S. reportedly plans to overhaul the country’s childhood vaccine schedule. The move…
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Strange Energy Burst Coincides With 3I/ATLAS At Earth’s Closest Point
Schumann resonance spectrogram showing a rare, isolated 25 Hz spike at 02:40 UTC, highlighted in red, appearing just hours before 3I/ATLAS’s closest approach to Earth.
A rare…
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Life in all of its complexity
Editor in Chief Nancy Shute talks about life’s complexities, from its evolution on Earth as a single cell to complex human behavior.
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Earth’s Seasons Are Strangely Out of Sync, Scientists Discover From Space : ScienceAlert
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have watched our planet’s seasons from space and discovered that spring, summer, winter, and fall are surprisingly out of sync.
Just because two places exist in the same hemisphere, at…
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Germany Building Clever System to Heat 40,000 Homes Using Device Powered by River Water
The Rhine is the second-longest river in Western Europe, discharging about 100,000 cubic feet of water a second into the North Sea.
It snakes through the Swiss Alps and makes up large sections of Germany’s western border with France, spreading…
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