Brazil’s underprotected Cerrado savanna stores a staggering amount of carbon, study finds
The Cerrado savanna occupies about 26% of Brazil and is home to more than 12,000 plant species and diverse animal life. It’s also speckled with...
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Understanding telescope magnification: A beginner’s guide to eyepieces, aperture and getting the best views
More magnification means better views, right? That’s the received wisdom among buyers of beginner’s telescopes, and it’s easy to see why. Telescope packaging often shouts...
Colorectal cancer is now the most common cause of cancer deaths in the US for people under 50
Colorectal cancer — cancer of the large intestine or rectum — is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in people under 50 in the...
‘We got evidence of boars, deer, bears, aurochs’: Ancient DNA reveals sunken realm Doggerland had habitable forests during the last ice age
A sunken landmass that connected Britain to mainland Europe until a few thousand years ago may have been an excellent refuge for plants and animals,...
How plants moved from sea to land and changed Earth forever
Long before dinosaurs roamed the land, Earth looked very different from the planet we know today. Around 500 million years ago, most of Earth’s surface...
A single injection of mRNA-like treatment could help heart muscle heal after a heart attack in mice and pigs. Could it work in humans too?
A single shot of self-amplifying RNA can repair tissue damage from a heart attack, new research in pigs and mice shows. It can take weeks...
Live Science Today: ‘Hexagonal’ diamonds and fish scale down
Today’s top story Hexagonal diamonds could open up a wealth of new applications. (Image credit: FlashMovie via Getty Images) Researchers in China claim to have...
Measles’ resurgence in the US is a grim sign of what’s coming
In the three decades between 1993 and 2024, measles in the U.S. was relatively rare — a few hundred cases each year, at most. But...
The government is very serious about UFOs. So why are researchers being stymied?
President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon and other federal agencies to begin releasing government files related to UFOs and unidentified anomalous phenomena — called UAP...
In physics first, Chinese scientists create rare ‘hexagonal diamond’ that’s harder than natural diamond
Researchers in China have made what they claim to be the first samples of pure hexagonal diamond, a theorized rare variant of superstrong diamond found...