Each year, about 20,000 people in India die of rabies after being bitten by one of the country’s many street dogs. Proposals made by the Indian supreme court last year to relocate dogs in Delhi and ban citizens from feeding them (except in…
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Author Correction: Relatively warm deep-water formation persisted in the Last Glacial Maximum
Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate…
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How to eat well and within Earth’s limits
Earlier this month, US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr released new dietary guidelines urging Americans to “eat real food”. Rather than consuming highly processed and sugary foods, the guidance recommends that people eat more protein,…
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Spotting viral invaders in koala family trees
Habitat loss is not the only threat faced by koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus; pictured). Around half of captive koalas die from cancers associated with retroviruses — viral invaders that insert their DNA into the host’s genome. When such…
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Magnetic avalanches on the sun reveal the hidden engine powering solar flares
A giant solar flare on our sun was powered by an avalanche of smaller magnetic disturbances, providing the clearest insight yet into how energy from our star is released in a torrent of high-energy ultraviolet light and X-rays. The discovery…
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Several Psychiatric Disorders Share The Same Root Cause, Study Suggests : ScienceAlert
Researchers have discovered that eight different psychiatric conditions share a common genetic basis.
A study published in early 2025 pinpointed specific variants among those shared genes, showing how they behave during brain development.
The…
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1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb discovered in Mexico features enormous owl sculpture symbolizing death
Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a 1,400-year-old tomb from the Zapotec culture that features well-preserved details, including a sculpture of a wide-eyed owl with a man in its beak, multicolored murals and calendrical…
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Super-Earth exoplanets may have built-in magnetic protection from churning magma — and that’s good news for life
“Super-Earth” exoplanets may have an in-built way to protect themselves from harmful radiation, giving any potential life on such worlds a better chance of surviving, according to recent research.
Super-Earths, worlds larger than Earth but…
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The UK has lost its measles elimination status — again
The U.K. has officially lost its measles elimination status, meaning the highly infectious disease has been circulating continuously in the region for at least a year.
Within the past decade, the U.K. has gained, lost and regained its measles…
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Scientists Connect This Lethal Poison to the Origin of Life on Earth, and Possibly Beyond
Hydrogen cyanide, or HCN, is typically associated with poison capsules and spy thrillers, where it acts swiftly by cutting off oxygen to cells. In concentrated form, it can kill a human within minutes. Yet, as recent findings indicate, this…
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