Global melting is prying the lid off methane stocks, the extent of which we do not know. A researcher has now discovered high concentrations of the powerful greenhouse gas in meltwater from three Canadian mountain glaciers, where it was not thought to exist — adding new unknowns to the understanding of methane emissions from Earth’s …

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A 30 million year-old fossil whale may not be the heaviest animal of all time after all, according to a new analysis by paleontologists. The new analysis puts Perucetus colossus back in the same weight range as modern whales and smaller than the largest blue whales ever recorded. ​A 30 million year-old fossil whale may …

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When people lack visual imagination, this is known as aphantasia. Researchers investigated how the lack of mental imagery affects long-term memory. They were able to show that changes in two important brain regions, the hippocampus and the occipital lobe, as well as their interaction, have an influence on the impaired recall of personal memories in …

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Exposure to more ready-to-eat food outlets linked to a higher risk of heart failure, in a new study. ​Exposure to more ready-to-eat food outlets linked to a higher risk of heart failure, in a new study. Exposure to more ready-to-eat food outlets linked to a higher risk of heart failure, in a new study. 

According to new research, sitting for long hours without breaks increases risk of early death. ​According to new research, sitting for long hours without breaks increases risk of early death. According to new research, sitting for long hours without breaks increases risk of early death. 

A climate model has forecast where the most extreme heat will occur during the current El Niño phase, including the Caribbean and the South China Sea ​A climate model has forecast where the most extreme heat will occur during the current El Niño phase, including the Caribbean and the South China Sea A climate model has …

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The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Kaye Husbands Fealing to head the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE).Husbands Fealing is dean of the Georgia Institute of Technology Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and… ​The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Kaye Husbands Fealing to head the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and …

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The UK’s JET nuclear fusion reactor has been shut down after 40 years, and now researchers hope to repurpose many of its components in a world-first attempt at recycling a tokamak reactor ​The UK’s JET nuclear fusion reactor has been shut down after 40 years, and now researchers hope to repurpose many of its components …

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In a small study, people with type 2 diabetes maintained their weight loss on the low-carbohydrate ketogenic for a year after they stopped using Ozempic or similar medications ​In a small study, people with type 2 diabetes maintained their weight loss on the low-carbohydrate ketogenic for a year after they stopped using Ozempic or similar …

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