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'Biodiversity time machine' provides insights into a century of loss
Scientists have run the first proof of concept of their DNA ‘time machine’ to shed light…
Masks are back, construction banned and schools shut as toxic air engulfs New Delhi
A toxic blanket of grey smog hangs over New Delhi’s monuments and high-rises. Schools have been…
Corporations fall short on implementing green agendas: report
Corporations are increasingly committed to green agendas, but a new report on Tuesday reveals that only…
French love letters confiscated by Britain finally read after 265 years
Over 100 letters sent to French sailors by their fiancées, wives, parents and siblings—but never delivered—have…
The last turn of 'Ezekiel's Wheel' honors a fossil hunter
The mystery of Ezekiel’s Wheel—the extinct sea creature, not the Biblical vision—may have taken its final…
STEM Career Days boost high school students' career aspirations in STEM fields, study finds
A new study at the University of Missouri—in partnership with Harvard-Smithsonian researchers—shows that when colleges host…
A comprehensive approach to tackling pollution in Houston and beyond
With its notoriously hot and humid climate and robust industrial environment, Houston is one of the…
Once they have laid their eggs, fish become 'young' again: Study
The physical relief—in body weight—that temperate fish like cod and Atlantic herring experience after they spawn…
Want the secret to less painful belly flops? These researchers have the answer
Anyone who’s ever done a belly flop into a swimming pool knows it ends with a…