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Scientists from UCL and the University of Cambridge have revealed that "space ice"--long thought to be completely disordered--is actually sprinkled with tiny crystals, changing our fundamental understanding of ice in the cosmos. These micro-crystals, ...

As glaciers melt around the world, long-dormant volcanoes may be waking up beneath the ice. New research reveals that massive ice sheets have suppressed eruptions for thousands of years, building up underground pressure. But as that icy weight ...

Hovering fish aren't loafing--they burn twice resting energy to make micro-fin tweaks that counteract a natural tendency to tip, and body shape dictates just how costly the pause is. The discovery flips a long-held assumption about effortless neutral ...

A new UCL study reveals that aligning workouts with personality boosts fitness and slashes stress--extroverts thrive on HIIT, neurotics favor short, private bursts, and everyone benefits when enjoyment leads the way.

High heat and heavy metals dampen a bumblebee's trademark buzz, threatening pollen release and colony chatter. Tiny sensors captured up-to-400-hertz tremors that falter under environmental stress, raising alarms for ecosystems and sparking ideas for ...

Some of the faintest, coldest stars in the universe may be powered not by fusion--but by the annihilation of dark matter deep within them. These "dark dwarfs" could exist in regions like the galactic center, where dark matter is thickest. Unlike ...

Neural networks first treat sentences like puzzles solved by word order, but once they read enough, a tipping point sends them diving into word meaning instead--an abrupt "phase transition" reminiscent of water flashing into steam. By revealing this ...

Danish and Welsh botanists sifted through 400 studies, field-tested seed mixes, and uncovered a lineup of native and exotic blooms that both thrill human eyes and lure bees and hoverflies in droves, offering ready-made recipes for transforming lawns, ...

Feral water buffalo now roam Hong Kong s South Lantau marshes, and a 657-person survey shows they ignite nostalgia, wonder, and worry in equal measure. Many residents embrace them as living links to a fading rural past and potential conservation ...

Scientists have decoded the sea spider's genome for the first time, revealing how its strangely shaped body--with organs in its legs and barely any abdomen--may be tied to a missing gene. The detailed DNA map shows this ancient creature evolved ...