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12-12-2025

Dark Wolf Nebula in the constellation Scorpius

Today's Image of the Day from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) features the Dark Wolf...

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12-12-2025

Ancient plants turned up the heat to lure beetle pollinators

12-12-2025

Healthy eating can actually be cheaper - and better for the planet

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12-12-2025

This spiny creature spent a century hidden in plain sight, inside the drawers of a museum

12-12-2025

Lifestyle News

Alcohol and cancer risk: Why even light drinking matters

The holiday season often brings people together with food, music...

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12-12-2025

Animals

Dinosaur fossil with preserved 'voice box' reveals how it may have sounded

In a slab of Jurassic rock from northern China, a...

12-12-2025

Science

'Bubble wrap' window coating could save huge amounts of energy worldwide

Windows are the Achilles’ heel of energy efficient buildings. You...

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ENVIRONMENT TOP STORIES

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12-12-2025

Scientists learn who lived in the Sahara desert the last time it was green and lush

12-12-2025

When wildfire risk feels close to home, people finally take action

12-12-2025

Microplastics may be warping decades of ocean carbon records

12-11-2025

Environment News

Warm water is melting Antarctica from below

Warm water is quietly eroding Antarctica from below. Far beneath the surface, where ice shelves...

12-11-2025

Science

Coral reefs are much more resilient when they're connected

Coral reefs are under relentless strain. Warming seas, polluted runoff, and heavy fishing are steadily...

TRENDING ENVIRONMENTAL TITLES

Thousands of animal species are permanently losing their habitats

Giant spider species is methodically spreading across the US

Chemical industry accused of manipulating PFAS 'forever chemical' data

Space junk is piling up fast - can we still clean it up?

Cosmic cycles that shifted Earth’s oxygen may have triggered life’s greatest expansion

SCIENCE TOP STORIES

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12-12-2025

Science

Proposed highway route went through a lost Celtic town full of gold, silver, and amber

Archaeologists surveying the route of a new D35 motorway in...

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12-12-2025

Animals

Mysterious pandemic is wiping out sea urchins worldwide

Sea urchins are small, but their impact is outsized. By...

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12-12-2025

Science

Man's life is changed forever after finding a 12-carat diamond

A man named Madhav uncovered an 11.95-carat diamond while working...

12-12-2025

Horseshoe crabs were dying from infections 300 million years ago

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12-12-2025

What happened to the hobbits? Scientists think they figured it out

12-12-2025

Scientists learn who lived in the Sahara desert the last time it was green and lush

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12-12-2025

Buried silver treasure from the 11th century found at a nuclear power station

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12-12-2025

Natural compound found in dark chocolate and coffee is directly linked to slower aging

ANIMALS TOP STORIES

STORY OF THE DAY

12-12-2025

Mysterious pandemic is wiping out sea urchins worldwide

Sea urchins are small, but their impact is outsized. By grazing down fast-growing seaweeds, they...

12-12-2025

Horseshoe crabs were dying from infections 300 million years ago

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12-12-2025

Dog owners feel more connected to their neighborhoods

12-12-2025

Male bonobos can track female reproductive cycles with remarkable accuracy

LIFESTYLE TOP STORIES

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When wildfire risk feels close to home, people finally take action

When an email about natural disasters and wildfire risk mentions the name of a local suburb, people pay more attention. This local wording makes people about twice as likely to...

12-12-2025

Natural compound found in dark chocolate and coffee is directly linked to slower aging

12-12-2025

Dog owners feel more connected to their neighborhoods

12-12-2025

Scientists watch a Parkinson's protein pierce neuron membranes for the first time

12-12-2025

Teens’ weekend sleep habits may be harming their brains

12-11-2025

Heavy energy drink use may sharply raise stroke risk

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12-11-2025

Scientists manage to slow the course of Huntington's disease for the first time

Quality sleep makes us naturally take more steps the next day

Why do people get 'hangry'? The answer is not what you think

Maternal stress after birth has a strong effect on early development

People automatically blink less while listening carefully

PLANTS TOP STORIES

12-12-2025

Science

Scientists learn who lived in the Sahara desert the last time it was green and lush

About 7,000 years ago, two women were laid to rest...

12-12-2025

Plants News

Natural compound found in dark chocolate and coffee is directly linked to slower aging

Eating dark chocolate might be doing more than satisfying your...

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12-11-2025

Environment News

Thousands of animal species are permanently losing their habitats

Scientists warn that rising heat and rapid land change could...

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12-10-2025

Plants use melatonin as a secret weapon - and it's not for sleep

12-09-2025

Mixed grasslands grow more food with less fertilizer

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12-09-2025

New fairy lantern species discovered that is already critically endangered

12-07-2025

Tropical trees are growing deeper roots to survive droughts

12-07-2025

Early humans relied on plant foods much more than expected

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