Its name is Niijima, and it has been nicknamed "the island that never exists". We are talking about the graceful atoll created south of Iwo Jima, in Japan, following the eruption of an underwater volcano.
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The vegan diet has been celebrated for its environmental benefits, but its health benefits have been a little fuzzy. Researchers use twin pairs to clear up the benefits of the diet.
If you were shown photos of five real people and five AI generated faces would you be able to correctly sort them? New research says you are probably not.
As salt demand soars, human actions are disrupting Earth's salt cycle, affecting ecosystems and freshwater supplies, warns a groundbreaking study. The planet faces a growing existential threat.
Modern-day researchers build on the pioneering archaeological surveys conducted by Father Antoine Poidebard in the 1920s, discovering 396 additional Roman forts peppered across the Northern Fertile Crescent.
Sunflowers' sun-tracking abilities, long thought to be phototropism, are a complex interplay of light pathways, as revealed in a new study challenging conventional understanding and shedding light on plant behaviors.
A team of scientists investigating the subsoil of northeastern France in search of fossil fuels made a surprising discovery that could have a significant impact on the fight against climate change.
A study provides a new look at the strategies that plants have developed to survive in difficult places. Find out more here!
An illness called "fried rice syndrome" has caused some panic online after a 2008 case resurfaced. Find out what's behind this food poisoning and how to avoid it here.
Researchers have managed to create super water-repellent surfaces, a breakthrough that could offer potential new applications in plumbing and optics.
For about 10 years Gaia has been providing ESA researchers with new information on the universe around us, this time the satellite has outdone itself by providing us with unpublished images of over half a million stars never seen before.
An innocent little moggy could help crime scene investigators identify suspects and/or victims as scientists develop a new method of DNA identification.