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Fusion energy may be one of the most promising clean power sources of the future--but only if scientists can precisely measure the extreme, fast-moving plasmas that make it possible. A new U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored report urges major ...

Earth's vertebrate diversity may be far richer than anyone realized. A sweeping analysis of more than 300 studies suggests that for every known fish, bird, reptile, amphibian, or mammal species, there are about two nearly identical "cryptic" species ...

Tiny, tooth-sized fossils have just reshaped the story of our deepest ancestry. Paleontologists have discovered the southernmost remains ever found of Purgatorius--the earliest-known relative of all primates, including humans--in Colorado's Denver .. ...

K'gari's iconic lakes have existed for tens of thousands of years--but they haven't always been full. New research shows that about 7,500 years ago, during a time of high rainfall, several of the island's deepest lakes mysteriously vanished. ...

Even in the ultra-dry Atacama Desert, tiny soil-dwelling nematodes are thriving in surprising diversity. Scientists found that biodiversity increases with moisture and altitude shapes which species survive. In the most extreme zones, many nematodes . ...

For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil -- mysterious glassy fragments forged when a powerful extraterrestrial object slammed into Earth about 6.3 million years ago. Named "geraisites" after Minas Gerais, ...

Scientists in Brazil have transformed cocoa waste into a functional chocolate-infused honey packed with antioxidants and natural stimulants. Using ultrasound waves, they enhanced honey's ability to pull beneficial compounds from cocoa shells--no ...

Jupiter's icy moons may have been seeded with the chemical ingredients for life from the very beginning. An international team of scientists modeled how complex organic molecules--essential building blocks for biology--could have formed in the ...

Scientists have built a massive cellular atlas showing how aging reshapes the body across 21 organs. Studying nearly 7 million cells, they found that aging starts earlier than expected and unfolds in a coordinated way throughout the body. About a ...

A popular climate theory suggested that melting Antarctic glaciers would release iron into the ocean, sparking algae blooms that pull carbon dioxide from the air. New field data from West Antarctica reveal that meltwater provides far less iron than . ...