Seaweed has been found to play a key role in global carbon storage, according to new research. The finding highlights how protecting and restoring coastal seaweed forests may have significant climate benefits.
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The Afar Depression allows us to observe the formation of an ocean in real geological time, teaching us that the Earth's surface is far more dynamic than we might imagine.
The government has unveiled its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan, promising £15bn over five years for solar panels, heat pumps and batteries - with new rules for renters and a push to slash bills.
Included in the kit are historical artifacts from previous missions to space, mementos from partner space agencies, and even a swatch of cloth from the original Wright Brothers’ craft.
£3.7m research project will improve our knowledge of why volcanoes become highly explosive, thus helping to protect vulnerable communities.
Evidence from millions of research papers suggests AI boosts individual output while concentrating research in data-rich fields.
Microscopic growth markers preserved in fossil bone suggest the predator continued adding mass well into adulthood.
New research shows that long-term, low-dose exposure accelerates biological aging without causing obvious toxicity, reducing survival in exposed fish populations.
Rocks returned from the Moon’s far side trace back to an ancient collision so powerful that it reshaped the interior and sent its two hemispheres down different evolutionary paths.
Subtle differences in DNA may help explain why floppy ears grow to dramatically different lengths across dog breeds, according to new research.
Penn engineers have shown that bubbles in wet foam never truly settle, even when the foam looks still. The surprising part is the maths matches how deep learning systems train
A lake of meltwater that formed in the mid-1990s in Greenland's 79°N glacier has been draining suddenly through cracks and vertical ice channels