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The day a male spear squid hatches determines which mating tactic he will use throughout his life, according to new research.

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Imagine being able to look inside a single cancer cell and see how it communicates with its neighbors. Scientists are ...

WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) researchers expect an elevated wildfire danger in the Alpine Foreland ...

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When talk turns to climate change, certain images pop to mind—maybe polar bears on ever-shrinking ice floes, coral reefs ...

It may come as a surprise to hear 2023 was Australia's biggest bushfire season in more than a decade. Fires burned across an ...

The U.S. nuclear physics community is preparing to build the electron–ion collider (EIC), a flagship facility for probing the ...

Earth's atmosphere maintains a constant level of oxygen, whether it is a wintry, rainy day or hot summer. Across the ocean, ...

A rapidly spreading virus threatens the health of the cacao tree and the dried seeds from which chocolate is made, ...

Researchers believe that understanding how electrons move within small, natural systems could power a more sustainable future ...