Despite decades of environmental change and population recovery, eastern Australian humpback whales appear to have maintained their historical adult size. Eastern Australian humpback whales grow at an extraordinary pace, reaching approximately 10.9 meters (35.8 feet) in length by age five. By six or seven years old, they have already attained about 90 percent of their [...]
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Scientists have developed an experimental strategy that exploits a chemical byproduct of cancer cells to produce anticancer drugs directly inside them. Scientists in Japan have developed an experimental method that uses a chemical produced by cancer cells to manufacture anticancer drugs directly inside them. The approach relies on carbon monoxide, a toxic gas that certain [...]
A fungus was hiding in the forests of Yunnan, and researchers almost missed it: strange white lumps poking out of the ground that were definitely not mushrooms.
The solar wind can weaken the very waves it creates along Earth’s magnetic shield, simulations show, helping explain why some regions are more active than others. Earth’s magnetic shield protects the planet, yet particles and energy from the Sun can still find their way through. Along its outer edge, a constant stream of solar material [...]
Calls to restore scientific temper by ministerial exhortation only confirm that science is something the government hands down, which is exactly the mistake that brought us here.
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