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Researchers reveal when mosquitoes first developed a taste for early humans
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (715+ words) Malaria remains a major global health burden, with an estimated 249 million cases and 608,000 deaths worldwide in 2022. (CREDIT: James Gathany / CDC) A warm body in the rainforest gives off a loud chemical signal. For most mosquitoes, that signal could belong to almost…...
A friendly fungus protects crops using airborne chemicals
1+ day, 33+ min ago (964+ words) A common soil fungus releases airborne chemicals that block dangerous crop diseases, pointing to a future with fewer synthetic fungicides. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0) Trichoderma hamatum is not new to science. Farmers and researchers already know it as a helpful…...
Homemade fusion reactor built by a 12-year-old draws national attention
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (646+ words) A 12-year-old Dallas student built a working fusion device at home and is seeking a Guinness World Record. (CREDIT: NBC5 News) "We got neutrons, yeah!" The shout came after years of after-school effort inside a Dallas home, where a seventh grader…...
New machine captures carbon dioxide from air and converts it into usable gasoline for cars
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (930+ words) Aircela's compact machines turn air, water, and renewable electricity into real, drop-in gasoline, fully compatible with today's engines and infrastructure. (CREDIT: Aircela) On a rooftop in Manhattan's Garment District, a blue hexagonal machine hummed quietly while producing something unexpected: gasoline....
Global first: A massive sleeper shark was filmed in cold Antarctic waters
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (733+ words) University of Western Australia researchers found a sleeper shark swimming into the spotlight of a video camera in Antarctica in January 2025. (CREDIT: University of Western Australia) A bulky shape drifted through dim water nearly half a kilometer below the Antarctic…...
Rainfall became irregular during Earth’s hottest periods, raising global warming concerns
1+ week, 2+ day ago (872+ words) A Nature Geoscience study finds that in one of Earth's hottest eras, rain often arrived in bursts, not steady seasons, drying many mid-latitudes. (CREDIT: U.S. Geological Survey) The climate record holds some of its best warnings in stone, soil, and leaves....
228-meter sediment core may predict future Antarctic ice sheet loss
1+ week, 2+ day ago (568+ words) The geological material is discussed, documented and given a preliminary age assessment while still in the field. (CREDIT: Ana Tovey/SWAIS2C) A tube of mud can look like nothing special at first. Pull it from half a kilometer under Antarctic ice,…...
Volcanic eruptions in the distant past may have led to ocean current collapse
1+ week, 3+ day ago (972+ words) The June 12, 1991, eruption column from Mount Pinatubo was taken from the east side of Clark Air Base. (CREDIT: U.S. Geological Survey / Dave Harlow) A massive volcanic eruption can cool the planet within months. What happens next may take centuries. Currently, this…...
5,000-year-old ice bacterium found resistant to 10 modern antibiotics
1+ week, 3+ day ago (460+ words) Scarisoara Ice Cave in Romania. A 5,000-year-old cave bacterium shows resistance to modern antibiotics while producing compounds that kill pathogens. (CREDIT: Paun V.I.) A collection of microbial specimens gathered from a cave located in Romania has displayed a variety of similarities…...
Scientists reveal why gravity is weaker beneath Antarctica than elsewhere on Earth
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1078+ words) A study traces Antarctica's gravity hollow to slow mantle motion, with timing that overlaps major shifts in Antarctic glaciation. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0) Gravity feels steady. You drop a set of keys, and they fall the same way every time....
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