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Lake Chad supports 2.48 million waterbirds, emerging as one of Africa's top wetland refuge

A study titled "Monitoring major biodiversity stronghold in war zones: model predicts Lake Chad remains Africa's most important wetland for waterbirds" estimates that Lake Chad supports nearly 2.5 million waterbirds, making it one of the most important wetlands for birdlife in Af

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Cosmic dust could play key role in cracking long-standing mystery of solar corona heating

A researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has published a new study in The Astrophysical Journal suggesting that tiny charged dust grains near the sun may significantly influence how energy moves through the solar c

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Scientists create quantum sound device that could transform communications

A new quantum device can generate precisely controlled bursts of sound-like particles, or phonons, by forcing electrons through an ultra-thin crystal at extremely low temperatures. The surprising behavior pushes beyond the limits predicted by current theories, suggesting scientis

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Temporary protective status workers play critical role in state economy, view US as home,

Immigrant workers protected by a key humanitarian status make significant contributions to New York state's economy and communities, according to new Cornell University research.

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Analog gravity advance offers new insights into Hawking radiation from black holes

Hawking radiation is a form of radiation emitted by black holes, as theoretically predicted by Stephen Hawking. It suggests that black holes do not merely swallow matter—as had previously been assumed—but also emit very faint radiation themselves. This radiation has not yet been

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Climate change will raise the risk of severe heat waves: New Zealand homes aren't ready

Europe's summer heat wave has exposed tens of millions of people to temperatures above 35°C, broken records and claimed hundreds of lives. Early climate attribution studies suggest Europe's event would have been "virtually impossible" just 50 years ago without human-caused climat

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Songs play a greater role than plumage color in limiting bird hybridization, study suggest

When trying to attract and recognize potential mates, animals are known to rely on various signals, traits and behaviors. In the case of birds, these signals can typically include a wide range of sounds—such as trills, whistles, chirps or melodious notes defined as "songs"—as wel

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Tax-avoiding firms more likely to greenwash, analysis of 391 ASX companies suggests

Businesses today face growing dual pressures to deliver strong financial performance while also demonstrating environmental and social responsibility. New research from Murdoch University published in Business Strategy & Development has found that companies that aggressively avoi

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Gentle nudges for increased animal welfare

Gentle purchase incentives can lead customers to choose groceries with higher animal husbandry standards more often. A recent study at the University of Bonn at least suggests this. The researchers used two different animal welfare label posters as "nudges." Each poster changed t

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Drinking to cope with stress may permanently rewire your brain

Using alcohol to cope with stress when young may permanently alter the brain, making it harder to adapt to challenges and increasing the risk of returning to drinking later in life. Researchers also found signs of brain damage associated with early dementia, suggesting the effect

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Why put solar panels on green space when we could put them over car parks?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions considers a hot topic within renewable energyThis week’s replies: Are there places on Earth where humans haven’t been?I would like to know why we build solar farms over green space, when we could just put th

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Rare 309-million-year-old fossils suggest early tetrapods developed without tadpole phase

Scientists have long posited that the earliest water animals to transition to land had amphibious tadpole features, going through a metamorphosis akin to that of today's frogs.

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