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The US has deployed weapons in space, the US military has confirmed, in an extraordinary public announcement that analysts warn will accelerate a high-risk...

They’re the sopranos of the forest, so what’s silencing the gibbons’ morning chorus? | Primatology

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Nutrients in our food are declining. Can regenerative agriculture save it? | Vegetables

For the last few decades, the nutrient content of our crops has been declining. In the late 90s, the US Department of Agriculture found...

What can the Galápagos Islands’ animals teach us about the threats of El Niño? | Environment

The ocean waters around the Galápagos Islands are hot. Very hot. Observed for centuries in the Pacific by fishers, the El Niño weather phenomenon...

Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game | Marine life

Orcas have been observed ramming into giant fish so hard that the prey explode, possibly as a form of gory entertainment.On several occasions, orcas...

Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover | Cetaceans

Sperm whales produce a specific pattern of clicking noises when they hear the noise of boats, researchers have found. The pattern is so distinct...

Rivers of magma once bubbled beneath crust of Mars, research suggests | Mars

Mars once had rivers of magma bubbling beneath its crust, new research suggests. The surprise find makes it more probable that Mars could have...

Slowdown in Arctic ice melt ends after largest winter decline on record | Environment

A previously recorded slowdown in Arctic sea ice decline has ended, according to a new study, with the largest year-to-year wintertime reduction ever recorded.In...

Al-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk | AI (artificial intelligence)

For many birdwatchers, recording a species outside its normal range is the holy grail. In the UK, the discoveries often make national headlinesThe western...

Weatherwatch: How English summer clouds can warn of trouble ahead | Meteorology

“Mare’s tails and mackerel scales make lofty ships to carry low sails,” runs an old English saying about summer skies.Mackerel skies are cirrocumulus or...

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