Britain’s wasps are unusually scarce this summer, and scientists are puzzled
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It’s been one year since Australia assessed its national climate risk. But have we listened?
Over the past 12 months, the federal government has approved multiple fossil fuel projects and cut climate science funding.
Turning a potent greenhouse gas into a valuable pharmaceutical building block using light
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New insights into how the brain responds after a severed nerve is repaired could boost recovery
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Active black holes reveal star-forming rings and shock waves in nine nearby galaxies
A new study of nine nearby galaxies has shown that actively growing supermassive black holes may contribute to, rather than prevent, star formation in their host galaxies.