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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 47
India pollution monitors overwhelmed by toxic smog
India's air pollution monitors were overwhelmed this week by toxic smog so severe that concentrations exceeded their upper measurement limit, equivalent to 66 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum, regulators said.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Overlooked bushland remnants serve as 'stepping stones' for endangered Carnaby's cockatoos
New research from Murdoch University has revealed that Carnaby's cockatoos depend on small, fragmented patches of native vegetation to survive in heavily cleared landscapes—a finding that could play an important role in protecting the endangered species.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 38
Some antidepressants may work better than others long term – new study
The research review set out to compare how well different antidepressants help people maintain improvements in depression. Here’s what you need to know.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 39
Earliest known compact quasar pair poses a black hole growth puzzle
The oldest pair of compact quasars ever observed has been found only 900 million years after the Big Bang. Scientists say there is no theoretical explanation for how the pair of actively feeding black holes grew so massive at such an early time in the history of the universe.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 38
New organic iron-sulfur framework boosts photosynthesis and carbon fixation
Iron-sulfur clusters are ancient protein cofactors that are essential for electron transport, enzyme catalysis and photosynthesis. However, their sensitivity to oxygen and inherent instability have long hindered their practical application.
Whether an individual reoffends after their release from prison or is successfully rehabilitated depends on several factors. When assessing the risk of recidivism, all of these are taken into account—both by human experts and by machine learning models.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Financial institutions tout sustainability while still funding high-carbon projects, review finds
A review published in the International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting on the subject of greenwashing in financial services has found that financial institutions often claim environmental responsibility while continuing to finance high-carbon projects.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 39
Protein-building RNA molecules reveal possible remnants of an ancestral genetic code
The genetic code determines the correspondence between genetic instructions and amino acids—the building blocks that form proteins. How this correspondence arose is one of the major open questions in evolutionary biology. A study led by Dr.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 38
Webb's controversial 'little red dots' may finally have an explanation
Astronomers may have solved one of the biggest mysteries uncovered by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), using sophisticated simulations to show that enigmatic objects known as "little red dots" (LRDs) are likely the birthplaces of the first supermassive black holes.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 38
Protein tails help shape mosquito cell-to-cell channels
Cells share small molecules with their neighbors through tiny tunnels made of proteins arranged in a ring. Research at Nagoya University suggests that the tails of the proteins must link up to form an inner ring for the tunnel to become evenly round—a previously unknown step in…
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Repeatable laser measurements reveal 'forbidden' vibrations in single molecules without destroying them
The possibility of controlling "forbidden" excitations of vibrations in molecules could form the basis of extremely accurate clocks, quantum bits and precise tests of the fundamental laws of physics.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Q&A: 'AI has become a major force shaping our world,' says expert
Artificial intelligence is reshaping research, economies, and everyday life at a remarkable speed. In this interview accompanying the new AI100 report, Iyad Rahwan reflects on the rise of generative AI, the growing concentration of AI power, and the challenges facing societies…
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Archaeological trap: Fish can make skeletons appear hundreds of years too old
The Danish town of Svendborg was once home to a Franciscan monastery. As at other monasteries in Denmark, it was considered highly prestigious to be buried as close to the monastery church as possible, preferably inside the church itself, for instance near the chapter house or…
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Southern hairy-nosed wombat found to deliver key environmental benefits
The southern hairy-nosed wombat, a species long persecuted by farmers in South Australia, has been found to deliver key environmental benefits, and researcher Dr. Ruth Norris believes it warrants urgent protection.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Severe ocean risks threaten food prices, pensions and global economic resilience
Ocean risks are already severe and worsening, with the potential to become catastrophic without a change of course, according to a new report from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), the University of Exeter and The Ocean Race.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Changing magnetic dimensionality boosts spin-wave frequency in Cr₂₋δTe₂
Magnons are quasiparticles that represent quantized spin waves in magnetic materials. They can carry information without moving electric charge, making them promising for future information technologies that could use less energy than conventional electronics.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Team designs molecules that efficiently generate orange-to-red light for OLED displays
Most of us spend much of our day staring at organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs, which convert electricity into light to produce the colorful displays on smartphones, computer monitors and televisions.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 38
Turkish province despairs at being Europe's plastic dump
At first glance, the canal near which Ibrahim Yildiz grazes his sheep in the southern Adana province appears idyllic, framed by rows of clementine trees—until the mountains of plastic shavings come into view.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
El Niño 2026–27 as a polycrisis: What happens when health and energy systems fail simultaneously?
Open any news feed from the past few months, and the disasters arrive in a stream: smoke reaching dangerous levels throughout Canada and flash floods in Ottawa, Montréal and Toronto; heat and drought arriving together on every continent.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Did early humans collect keepsakes 500,000 years ago?
Most of us are familiar with the urge to pick up a seashell from the beach or keep a stone from a hiking trip. The object itself may be ordinary, but to the person who keeps it, it serves as a reminder of a particular moment, place or person. Where did this behavior come from?