Baby boy Cassian is an internet sensation. He was born earlier this year in the United States weighing 5.8 kilograms (12.8 pounds).
But after his mum and the hospital shared the news recently, it wasn’t long before headlines about the “giant”…
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COVID’s Surprising Effect on Sperm May Impact Future Generations : ScienceAlert
COVID-19 infection causes changes to sperm in mice that may increase anxiety in their offspring, a study released Saturday said, suggesting the pandemic’s possibly long-lasting effects on future generations.
Researchers at the Florey…
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Digital flocks, predators allow ecologists to simulate real-world animal behaviour
On arriving at work one day last October, ecologist Koen de Koning did what he often does first thing in the morning: he fired up the Crane Radar. The interactive web application showed a flock of cranes heading his way. Excitedly, he dashed…
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Corals have been pushed beyond an irreversible tipping point, says report
Vast expanses of coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have died as a result of extremely high water temperatures.Credit: David Gray/AFP/Getty
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The widespread decline of coral reef ecosystems, caused by surging global temperatures, marks
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Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth
The 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize for Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to three researchers who have shown how technological and scientific innovation, coupled to market competition, drive economic growth.
One half of…
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Alchemy: discredited pseudoscience or chemistry’s worthy ancestor?
Nature, Published online: 13 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03309-9
A spirited tour of alchemy shows how it bridged everything from chemical reactions, medicine and craft to philosophy, art and religion.
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Defending Ohuira Bay, Mexico
“In this photograph, I am taking local reporters out into Ohuira Bay on Mexico’s west coast, where my community’s sacred sites lie. We fish shrimp and crab here, and collect snail shells to make crafts — a tradition that has been part of…
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What an academic misconduct accusation taught me about sharing research
Jack W. Baker had to unexpectedly combat an accusation of plagiarism. It taught him something about keeping science transparent.Credit: Yuri Hobart/Stanford
More than ten years ago, my student and I were accused of misconduct. The issue was our…
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Andean peoples hunted and gathered long after they embraced farming
Nature, Published online: 13 October 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03283-2
Remote-sensing data reveal hunting corrals that were used well into the eighteenth century.
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