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A 23-year-old student in Germany can shrink and enlarge his pupils on demand, according to a new case report – a feat that was previously thought to be impossible. Two…
As Hurricane Ida headed into the Gulf of Mexico, a team of scientists was closely watching a giant, slowly swirling pool of warm water directly ahead in its path. That…
The best case scenario for the climate crisis is looking increasingly disastrous for much of the world, especially when it comes to rising seas. Even if we can limit global…
The use of leaded petrol has been eradicated from the globe, a milestone that will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths and save world economies over US$2.4 trillion annually,…
Nobody would ever have thought that farming the Atacama Desert would be easy. Yet, even so, the brutal challenges of living off the land in one of the driest, harshest…
As anyone who has ever lived with a dog will know, it often feels like we don’t get enough time with our furry friends. Most dogs only live around ten…
Are people in your culture are mindful of others, even if they’re total strangers? Social mindfulness differs from individual mindfulness in that money isn’t involved – there’s no reward to…
More Americans are coming to accept Charles Darwin’s “dangerous idea” of evolution, according to thirty years’ worth of national surveys. Researchers have found that public acceptance of biological evolution has…
Figuring out what’s going on underneath a kilometer (over half a mile) of solid Greenland ice isn’t easy for scientists, but the rise and fall of ‘water blisters’ could offer…
Tropical forests in Africa don’t receive nearly as much attention as the Amazon rainforest or the jungles of southeast Asia, but that says nothing of their overall importance in the…
Travel back in time 56 million years, and you’d arrive during a period of heightened volcanic activity on Earth. The activity triggered significant shifts in the planet’s climate, effectively turning…