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Cambridge-led research finds deep ocean turbulence moves heat, carbon and nutrients on human timescales rather than over millennia, and that climate models are not capturing it accurately.
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The sharpest maps yet of neutral hydrogen in the Orion Nebula reveal a second hidden cavity and a four-light-year gas plume, suggesting multiple episodes of stellar feedback shaped the region.
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A new rock-weathering measurement method suggests Earth’s hottest past periods peaked around 10 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, cooler than previous oxygen-isotope estimates.
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First results from the balloon-borne Sunrise III mission reveal finely twisted magnetic field lines, minute-by-minute flare dynamics, and possible ‘solar tornados’ in the Sun’s lower atmosphere.
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A Spanish study finds phthalates and other industrial chemicals in ready-made fish and seafood dishes, though at levels the researchers say pose no significant health risk.
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An analysis of a 2024 Italian dengue outbreak finds transmission was overwhelmingly local, with more than half of linked cases traced to exposure sites less than 100 metres apart.
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Freiburg researchers find that random clicking sounds played during sleep disrupt deep sleep and weaken memory consolidation, even without any melody or meaning.
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Warwick-led astronomers used a blind-stacking technique to detect faint geosynchronous debris as small as 5cm, finding most had never been catalogued.
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Empa researchers find about 219 tons of microplastics settle across Switzerland each year, with atmospheric fallout reaching rural areas nearly as much as cities.
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Cambridge researcher Dr Itamar Shatz identifies nine distinct types of procrastinators in a new book, and offers a toolkit tailored to each.
