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Ancient genomes from one of East Asia’s earliest complex societies point to deep local farming ancestry and wide prehistoric contact.

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Ancient genomes from one of East Asia’s earliest complex societies point to deep local farming ancestry and wide prehistoric contact.

Extreme bleaching risk is climbing this year, forcing Australia and insurers, investors, and boards to plan for worst-case impacts.

Tour dates run through Nov. 21, with presales now and general tickets starting Thursday at 10 a.m. AEST.

An astronaut photo from the Montenegro-Albania border lake shows a vortex that looks alive, but is geology doing the work.

Digestive damage was severe in all four infected whales, but scientists could not confirm the bacteria caused death.

NASA explains how bedrock type and glacial sediment routing redraw the shoreline from Saco Bay to Casco Bay.
A massive, tile-drained field experiment is underway at UIUC, and farmers are helping set the research targets.
A centuries-old ingredient, a modern process: livestock waste becomes renewable gas while cutting emissions and diversifying revenue.

As UK heatwaves intensify, the BBC reports bumblebees are built for cold, not sustained heat. Here’s how to assist.

Engineers are pushing fossil fuel searches deeper, but ecological risks are the constraint that could set the pace.

A Nature News piece says scientists are closer to explaining cancer wasting and fatigue, with treatments potentially next.
A new study explains how a ciliate-like eukaryote uses Earth’s magnetism, solving a long-standing biological puzzle.