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An international team of astronomers used the state-of-the-art capability of VERA, a Japanese network of radio telescopes operated by NAOJ, to uncover valuable clues about how rapidly growing “young” supermassive …
People in the Beijing wear protective clothing as the Chinese capital bakes under a record-breaking run of high temperatures. Beijingers baked under crippling summer heat on Wednesday as China’s capital …
A large piece of space debris that washed up on a remote West Australian beach has been moved to a secret location, but its origin remains unknown. The Australian Space …
The world of brain research has a secret flaw. For decades, studies into how the mind works have been carried out primarily by English-speaking scientists on English-speaking participants. Yet their …
Record temperatures, drought, smoky air and loss of habitat make it increasingly difficult for feathered and other winged creatures in urban and suburban areas to find the water they need. …
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It is well known that microplastics are a problem: They are tiny, barely visible plastic particles that can harm the environment, for example, if they are eaten by animals. However, …
A man cools off at a fountain in Rome as Europe braces for new high temperatures. Extreme heat was forecast across the globe on Wednesday, as wildfires raged and health …
During his visit to China this week, John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, pressed the hope that the two powers could work together on the urgent problem of global warming …