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04-01-2025

Luminous spiral galaxy and a blue giant star

Today's Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features the barred spiral galaxy...

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04-01-2025

Surprising 'shapes' discovered near Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

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04-01-2025

Humans have a much lower heat tolerance than expected

04-01-2025

Children played a spiritual role in prehistoric cave art

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04-01-2025

Animals

Antarctic iceberg breaks away and reveals ecosystem never seen by humans

An international team of researchers took advantage of a rare...

04-01-2025

Lifestyle News

Smartphones are teaching us how to supercharge our memory

Memories don't follow a straight, linear path, even though we...

04-01-2025

Science

From single cells to complex life: Was cooperation the first step?

Single-celled organisms that group together can generate stronger water currents...

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ENVIRONMENT TOP STORIES

04-01-2025

Borrow clothes, save the planet? The reality of fashion rental

04-01-2025

Whales in hot water: Will climate change disrupt their migration?

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04-01-2025

Fossil fuel pollution is causing disease, disaster, and extinction

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04-01-2025

Environment News

Butterfly effect in reverse: Climate change turns havens into traps

Butterflies have always captured human imagination. Their delicate wings, bright patterns, and graceful flight inspire...

03-31-2025

Environment News

Arctic sea ice hits record winter low, raising global alarm

This year’s winter buildup of Arctic sea ice is the weakest ever recorded, according to...

TRENDING ENVIRONMENTAL TITLES

Coca-Cola is on course to dump 1.3 billion pounds of plastic into our oceans each year

New ideas on how to cleanup the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch'

Drones reveal hidden details about Greenland’s melting ice

Women hear better than men across all environments

Drinking from plastic bottles directly linked to high blood pressure and heart problems

SCIENCE TOP STORIES

04-01-2025

Science

Breakthrough: New blood test can diagnose and track the progression of Alzheimer’s

A new blood test could revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment...

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04-01-2025

Science

Mars rover makes the most significant find yet in the search for alien life

NASA’s Curiosity rover has made another remarkable discovery on Mars...

04-01-2025

Lifestyle News

Put the phone down: Screen use in bed linked to insomnia

We all know how tempting it is to scroll through...

04-01-2025

Fossil fuel pollution is causing disease, disaster, and extinction

Flame Nebula in Visible and Infrared Light

04-01-2025

Tiny brown dwarfs discovered inside the Flame Nebula

03-31-2025

Some clever fish use tools to crack open prey

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03-31-2025

Human bodies begin breaking down at two very precise ages

03-31-2025

Arctic sea ice hits record winter low, raising global alarm

ANIMALS TOP STORIES

STORY OF THE DAY

04-01-2025

Whales in hot water: Will climate change disrupt their migration?

Every year, humpback whales in the southeastern Pacific make a long and difficult journey. They...

04-01-2025

Butterfly effect in reverse: Climate change turns havens into traps

03-31-2025

Some clever fish use tools to crack open prey

03-31-2025

Giant, mysterious organisms discovered are impossible to categorize

LIFESTYLE TOP STORIES

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Borrow clothes, save the planet? The reality of fashion rental

Clothing rental has been pitched as a way to curb the fashion industry’s massive environmental impact. But so far, many of these ventures haven’t lasted long. What could make this...

04-01-2025

Breakthrough: New blood test can diagnose and track the progression of Alzheimer’s

04-01-2025

Put the phone down: Screen use in bed linked to insomnia

03-31-2025

Human bodies begin breaking down at two very precise ages

03-31-2025

How simple emails could help fix America's math crisis

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03-31-2025

Human bodies have 'head-to-toe' microbiomes that are unique like fingerprints

03-30-2025

Fruits and plants are powerful allies for disease prevention

Public parks may be hotspots for parasitic infections

Drinking from plastic bottles directly linked to high blood pressure and heart problems

Your twenties can make or break your heart health

Digital distraction: The real culprit isn’t your phone

PLANTS TOP STORIES

03-31-2025

Plants News

Giant, mysterious organisms discovered are impossible to categorize

For over 165 years, scientists have puzzled over a strange...

03-31-2025

Plants News

How rising mountains give birth to new species

A new study shows that the forces creating mountain ranges...

03-30-2025

Plants News

Fruits and plants are powerful allies for disease prevention

Fruits and plant extracts have long been valued for their...

03-29-2025

Insecticides may be helping weeds thrive

03-29-2025

Cruelty-free foie gras made with enzymes, not force-feeding

03-28-2025

Forests can no longer carry the climate burden alone

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03-28-2025

Hundreds of fungi species are threatened with extinction

03-27-2025

Pollinator decline is a direct threat to food security

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