Ancient DNA fragments are encrypted within the modern human genome. This activates some genes that are related to psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder, depression and schizophrenia.
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As a sign of the times and at a disturbing rate of one million cubic metres per year, this depression is growing in the permafrost of northwest Russia.
These are very complex convective systems, rare in our country, as they develop in very particular situations, in contexts of high instability in the various layers of the troposphere. They can produce flood events and degenerate into depression circulations.
According to new research, one third of the world's ocean surface is increasingly vulnerable to climate change, especially the loss of oxygen and its acidification.
During an intense solar storm on May 20, NASA's Curiosity rover captured mesmerizing images of Mars illuminated by energetic particles, creating a dazzling display of "snow" on its navigation cameras.
Seabirds play a vital role in ecosystem health but face many threats induced by climate change. With bird flu already wreaking havoc on seabird populations, intensified and more frequent cyclones add yet more pressure to these recovering populations.
The powerful geomagnetic storms that have hit the Earth in recent weeks have had important repercussions on the Earth's magnetosphere. According to the Ocean Networks Canada survey, these very intense events caused significant disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists have discovered an unprecedented pair of galaxies observed just 300 million years after the Big Bang.
Scientists have confirmed what conservationists have previously suspected, that elephants call each other by names.
The technology to freeze a recently deceased human body with the intention of reviving it for hundreds of years exists. It is available to anyone who has a good sum of money and a generous share of faith in science.
Advertising for fossil fuels should be banned in the same way as it is for tobacco, according to the head of the United Nations (UN).
Microsoft’s Aurora AI model is revolutionizing air pollution prediction, delivering global forecasts in under a minute. Researchers hail it as a groundbreaking advancement in atmospheric chemistry and machine learning.