Invisible bursts of electricity from volcanoes signal explosive eruptions
As one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, Sakurajima often dazzles with spectacular displays of volcanic lightning set against an ash-filled sky. But the volcano...
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Fossilized dung from a dinosaur ancestor yields a new beetle species
In a fossilized chunk of ancient reptilian poo, scientists have uncovered complete specimens of a new beetle species. The finding, described June 30 in...
A malaria vaccine with live parasites shows promise in a small trial
In a one-two punch, a malaria vaccine in development pairs a shot of the live parasite that causes the disease with a whammy of...
This moon-sized white dwarf is the smallest ever found
Only a smidge bigger than the moon, a newfound white dwarf is the smallest of its kind known. The white dwarf, a type of...
An atomic clock that could revolutionize space travel just passed its first test
An atomic clock that could transform deep-space travel has successfully completed its first test run in space. NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock, which launched...
Ancient human bones reveal the oldest known strain of the plague
The oldest known strain of the plague-causing bacteria Yersinia pestis has been found lurking in the bones and teeth of a man buried thousands...
3 things to know about the record-smashing heat wave baking the Pacific Northwest
Like a lid on a steaming pot, a high-pressure system is sitting over the U.S. Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, Canada, sending temperatures in...
Gravitational waves reveal the first known mergers of a black hole and neutron star
Caught in a fatal inward spiral, a neutron star met its end when a black hole swallowed it whole. Gravitational ripples from that collision...
How COVID-19 vaccines were made so quickly without cutting corners
Six months after the first COVID-19 shots started going into arms in the United States, the pace of vaccination has slowed. That’s prompted White...
These beetles walk on water, upside down, underneath the surface
Being quite small, insects can have a very different relationship with the water-air interface than larger animals do. Surface tension allows for insects like...
A choir of katydid ancestors filled the Jurassic rainforest with song 
FAO and the Global South: Advancing Agrifood Transformation through South-South and Triangular Cooperation 
DURBAN CONFERENCE, 25 YEARS ON – Paul Divakar Namala: “Solidarity and Resistance Work in the Long Run” 
Innocent-looking AI reasoning can make bad behavior harder to catch