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Africa's forests have undergone a shocking reversal, switching from carbon absorbers to carbon emitters after 2010. Researchers found that heavy deforestation in tropical regions has led to massive biomass losses, far outweighing any gains from ...

Gray whales are beginning to break their long-established migration patterns, venturing into risky new territory like San Francisco Bay as climate change disrupts their Arctic food supply. But this unexpected detour is proving deadly: nearly one in . ...

Light doesn't just help plants grow--it may also quietly hold them back. Researchers have uncovered a surprising mechanism where light strengthens the "glue" between a plant's outer skin and its inner tissues. This tighter bond, driven by a compound ...

A cave in Belgium has revealed unsettling evidence that Neanderthals selectively cannibalized outsiders, focusing on women and children. The victims weren't from the local group and appear to have been treated like prey, with bones butchered for meat ...

The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic Levant not only coexisted but actively interacted, sharing technology, lifestyles, and burial customs. These interactions ...

Mars may be hostile, but it might not be entirely unlivable. In lab experiments, yeast cells survived simulated Martian shock waves and toxic perchlorate salts--two major environmental threats on the Red Planet. Their secret weapon was forming ...

Scientists searching for air pollution clues stumbled onto something unexpected: toxic MCCPs drifting through the air for the first time in the Western Hemisphere. The likely source--fertilizer made from sewage sludge--points to a hidden route for .. ...

Dragonflies may see the world in a way that pushes beyond human limits--and surprisingly, they do it using the same molecular trick we evolved ourselves. Scientists discovered that these insects can detect extremely deep red light, even edging into . ...

Not all parts of our genetic code are equal, even when they appear to say the same thing. Scientists have discovered that cells can detect less efficient genetic instructions and selectively silence them. A protein called DHX29 plays a key role in .. ...

Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence that humans reached New Guinea and Australia around 60,000 years ago--earlier than some recent theories suggested. By tracing maternal DNA lineages, the team discovered that these early travelers likely . ...