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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 ...

In the remote reaches of Arizona s Petrified Forest National Park, scientists have unearthed North America's oldest known pterosaur a small, gull-sized flier that once soared above Triassic ecosystems. This exciting find, alongside ancient turtles .. ...

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 ...

Feral honey bees, once celebrated for their agricultural value, are now threatening native ecosystems in Southern California by monopolizing pollen sources and overwhelming native pollinators. A new study reveals they remove up to 80% of pollen in a ...

UCLA scientists mined millions of electronic health records and uncovered four distinct "roadways" that funnel people toward Alzheimer's--ranging from mental-health struggles to vascular troubles. Following these breadcrumb trails proved far better . ...

Patients who undergo tummy tuck surgery may be in for more than just cosmetic changes -- a new study shows they often keep losing weight for years after the procedure. Researchers followed 188 patients and found consistent weight reduction up to five ...