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Rape-kit testing shows that rapists also commit other serious, invasive crimes, according to new research
Larry McGowan is a sexual-assault offender, identified through the DNA testing of thousands of rape kits…
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake hits off Puerto Rico: USGS
A strong earthquake struck south of Puerto Rico early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, the…
New 'umbrella' species would massively improve conservation
The protection of Australia’s threatened species could be improved by a factor of seven, if more…
Rising carbon prices led to drop in German emissions in 2019
Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions fell sharply last year, putting the country’s 2020 climate goal within reach…
Drinking water under threat: Water contamination risks this bushfire season
Regional and metropolitan areas around NSW are facing water quality concerns in the face of the…
Trees and doodlebugs emit methane – the question is, how?
Trees and insects may play a significant role in the emission of methane—a potent greenhouse gas—and…
Birds and bats have strange gut microbiomes—probably because they can fly
At a time when kombucha is commonplace on cafe menus and “probiotic-fortified” has become the newest…
Famous black hole has jet pushing cosmic speed limit
The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration released the first image of a black hole with observations of…
NASA planet hunter finds its first earth-size habitable-zone world
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star’s habitable…