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The University of Manchester

What Triggers Alpine Debris Flows? Scientists Finally Have an Answer

New study uncovers the invisible forces behind mountain disasters—and how we can defend against them

What Triggers Alpine Debris Flows? Scientists Finally Have an Answer
The University of Queensland

Algae Just Changed the Game for Growing Human Cells

A new discovery could speed up healing for burn victims and cut costs, waste, and animals from the equation.

Algae Just Changed the Game for Growing Human Cells
University of Nottingham

Anaesthetic Gases Are Polluting the Atmosphere, But a New Fix Could Help

Veterinary surgeries may be quietly warming the planet, but scientists think they’ve found a way to stop it

Anaesthetic Gases Are Polluting the Atmosphere, But a New Fix Could Help
Utrecht University

A Tremendous Amount of Plastic Floats as Nanoparticles in the Ocean

New findings reveal plastic pollution is even more pervasive, and more invisible, than we feared

A Tremendous Amount of Plastic Floats as Nanoparticles in the Ocean
Seoul National University

Heat Triggers Bloom: Scientists Uncover a Hidden Switch in Plants

New research reveals how warm temperatures fast-track flowering in plants, offering insights into climate adaptation and crop timing.

Heat Triggers Bloom: Scientists Uncover a Hidden Switch in Plants
The University of Adelaide

Domesticated Rabbits Evolve New Features When They Go Feral

Going wild isn't just a lifestyle change — it's a fast track to evolutionary transformation

Domesticated Rabbits Evolve New Features When They Go Feral
ETH Zurich

Mountains Are Shifting, and This Tech Can Tell Us When

A cutting-edge simulation tool from ETH Zurich is reshaping how we predict avalanches, rockfalls, and other alpine disasters, before they strike.

Mountains Are Shifting, and This Tech Can Tell Us When
Utrecht University

Ancient Tides Revealed: Scientists Map 540 Million Years of Sea Level Change

A groundbreaking new record traces ocean rise and fall over half a billion years, uncovering Earth’s long-hidden climate rhythms.

Ancient Tides Revealed: Scientists Map 540 Million Years of Sea Level Change
University of Southampton

Southern Ocean Is Heating Up, Losing Ice and Acting Weird

Scientists report a sharp and surprising reversal in decades-long climate trends near Antarctica

Southern Ocean Is Heating Up, Losing Ice and Acting Weird
ETH Zurich

The Forest That Remembers: Cracking the Code of ‘Old’ Water

A hidden lab in Zurich’s woods reveals how ancient water fuels today’s streams – and why trees might be the unsung hydrologists.

The Forest That Remembers: Cracking the Code of ‘Old’ Water
University of Glasgow

Industrial Waste Becomes Rock in Decades, Not Millennia

Discovery of 'Anthropoclastic Rock Cycle' Reveals Accelerated Geological Processes Driven by Human Activity

Industrial Waste Becomes Rock in Decades, Not Millennia
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Soil Emissions Are Sneakily Supercharging Ozone Pollution, Study Finds

Rising emissions of nitrous acid from warming, fertilised soils could quietly be fueling global ozone pollution—and it’s worse than we thought.

Soil Emissions Are Sneakily Supercharging Ozone Pollution, Study Finds