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Grass and clover can provide more than animal feed

Growing leys—grass and clover—is nothing new in Swedish agriculture. But in the arable farming regions dominated by cereal production, leys are less c...

Sep 18, 2026 • Read Preview →

In hottest summer on record, 2 in 3 Americans say climate change is increasing heat-related illnesses

Nearly two-thirds of the American public say climate change is increasing the risk of respiratory diseases and heat- and insect-related illnesses, acc...

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When prepping for disaster, don't forget to pack your teddy bear

Imagine it's the dead of night. Your phone pings with a text—it's a government emergency alert: "Leave your home immediately! Only take with you enoug...

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Robots grow and package lettuce year-round in Norway's fully automated farm

Norway's first fully automated facility for vegetable production was put into operation last fall. This spring, the first products hit store shelves.

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Museums on prescription: How cultural activities are becoming crucial to the public health debate

On June 18, 2026, on the sidelines of the European Council in Brussels, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of the Europe...

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Toxic algae can pose a hidden danger to dogs swimming in freshwater

Diving into cool water can be a quick way to escape the summer heat, but during certain times of year, freshwater can pose hidden dangers to people an...

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From toothbrushes to aerospace: Graphene research advances fibers that conduct heat efficiently

KAIST's discovery of graphene oxide liquid crystals in 2011 laid the foundation for 15 years of research worldwide, leading to technologies for produc...

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Europe's earliest glacier loss day in years signals a reckoning for the Alps

On June 29, 2026, the snow accumulated by Switzerland's glaciers over the course of the previous winter had melted. Known as Glacier Loss Day, this da...

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Fossil plankton shells reveal reduced nitrogen fixation in warmer oceans 3 million years ago

Nitrogen is a key nutrient because it fuels the growth of plankton, which forms the basis of the marine food web. Two opposing processes determine the...

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Circular economy pilot projects show hotels can reduce waste and costs

The new EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR) has been in effect since Aug. 12, 2026. Under this regulation, beginning in January 2030, the food service indu...

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A finely tuned mess—how disorder can make networks more stable

Perfection is overrated—at least when it comes to complex systems like the power grid, food webs and advanced materials. For decades, scientists gener...

Sep 17, 2026 • Read Preview →

Developing new asymmetric catalytic reactions for the synthesis of complex molecules

Do Hyun Ryu's research team in the Department of Chemistry at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) has developed two new asymmetric catalytic methods for th...

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Report on global water resources: Worldwide continents are drying up

The global water cycle is becoming increasingly unbalanced. Extreme droughts and floods are the result. This is shown in this year's report by the Wor...

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Ubiquitin marks abnormal glycogen for destruction to protect the brain, study finds

Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology have discovered a previously unknown cellular defense system th...

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Scaling up the detection of genome-edited rice lines

A new open-access study introduces RiSpy, a data-driven fingerprinting framework that makes the identification of genome-edited (GE) rice lines more r...

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