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Sizzling Start to Summer

The astronomical start to summer was difficult to ignore for tens of millions of people in the United States in 2025.

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Caffeine Could Slow Cellular Ageing: New Research Shows How

A new study from the Cellular Ageing and Senescence laboratory  at Queen Mary University of London’s Centre for Molecular Cell Biology, reveals how caffeine —the world’s most popular neuroactive compound—might do more than just wake you up.

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New Homes for Endangered Skink

Climate change and habitat loss are affecting animal populations around the world and reptiles such as South Australia’s own endangered pygmy bluetongue are susceptible to higher temperatures and declining long-term rainfall trends.

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Little Researched Current Impacting on Winter Sea Ice in the Arctic

A research team from the Alfred Wegener Institute has for the first time gained insights into a current in the Barents Sea which affects Arctic sea ice.

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Steering Magnetic Textures With Electric Fields

Researchers at the Swiss Spallation Neutron Source SINQ at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have demonstrated an innovative method to control magnetism in materials using an energy-efficient electric field. 

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When Earth Iced Over, Early Life May Have Sheltered in Meltwater Ponds

Modern-day analogs in Antarctica reveal ponds teeming with life similar to early multicellular organisms.

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How a Genetic Tug-of-War Decides the Fate of a Honey Bee

Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens or short-lived sterile workers who help rear their sisters rather than laying their own eggs.

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Island Rivers Carve Passageways Through Coral Reefs

Volcanic islands, such as the islands of Hawaii and the Caribbean, are surrounded by coral reefs that encircle an island in a labyrinthine, living ring.

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Alps Could Face a Doubling in Torrential Summer Rainfall Frequency as Temperatures Rise by 2°C

Intense, short-lived summer downpours are expected to become both more frequent and more intense across Alpine regions as the climate warms.

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Vanishing Saltmarshes Threaten Climate Progress but Recovery is Within Reach

The world’s saltmarshes are disappearing three times faster than forests, threatening global progress on climate change goals, according to a major new report co-led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

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