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Researchers uncovered the evolutionary origin of yeast’s unusual point centromeres, revealing they formed from retrotransposons once considered junk DNA.
New research reveals that several of K’gari’s deepest lakes vanished 7,500 years ago despite high rainfall, likely due to shifting wind patterns.
Scientists discovered that Hektoria Glacier collapsed rapidly after floating off a flat underwater ice plain, marking one of the fastest glacier retreats ever recorded.
NASA fired sounding rockets into the aurora over Alaska, creating a 3D scan of its electrical currents and studying rare black auroras.
Scientists have discovered microplastics inside Antarctica’s only native insect, revealing that even Earth’s most remote ecosystems are not untouched by pollution.
See the 2026 Winter Olympics from space. Satellite images reveal the Games stretching across Italy’s Alps, Lake Garda, Milan, and Venice.
A massive global study shows forests are becoming dominated by fast-growing trees while slow, long-lived species disappear—making forests weaker, less diverse, and more vulnerable to climate change.
Scientists have solved a 100-year-old mystery about how tiny, irregularly shaped particles move through the air we breathe—unlocking better predictions for pollution, health risks, and climate science.
Scientists have developed a new device that can switch ultra-stable, donut-shaped light patterns. These resilient light structures could help build faster and more reliable future wireless communication systems.
