James Webb Space Telescope could illuminate dark matter in a way scientists didn’t realize
Smooth filaments stretching for many light-years, seen by the powerful space telescope, could indicate what the right “recipe” is for dark matter.
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Women in the Indian Armed Forces suffer systemic discrimination across all stages of their military careers, study shows
Women serving in the Indian Armed Forces suffer systemic discrimination across all stages of their military careers, a new study shows.
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A Subtle Return of La Niña
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A hidden climate shift may have sparked epic Pacific voyages 1,000 years ago
Around 1,000 years ago, a major climate shift reshaped rainfall across the South Pacific, making western islands like Samoa and Tonga drier while eastern islands such as Tahiti became increasingly wet. New evidence from plant waxes preserved in island sediments…
Call to increase funding for ‘invisible’ Deaf victim-survivors of domestic abuse
A new report warns Deaf women experiencing domestic abuse in Scotland remain “effectively invisible” due to the chronic absence of specialist services and a lack of coordinated national support. Researchers say this gap leaves deaf victim-survivors without meaningful access to…
Giant sea monsters lived in rivers at the end of the dinosaur age
Giant mosasaurs, once thought to be strictly ocean-dwelling predators, may have spent their final chapter prowling freshwater rivers alongside dinosaurs and crocodiles. A massive tooth found in North Dakota, analyzed using chemical isotope techniques, reveals that some mosasaurs adapted to…
Who owns your chicken? We’ve mapped the corporate power behind the world’s favorite meat
When you next bite into a chicken sandwich, consider this: 2,400 of these birds are being slaughtered somewhere in the world every second. From street stalls in Mumbai to supermarkets in Beijing, chicken has become the world’s most consumed meat.…
Refugee children: Right to education not guaranteed in many arrival centers
Although all children have a right to education, many arrival centers for refugees offer little or no access to education, concludes a study by Johanna Funck (University of Bremen) and Markus Ciesielski (htw saar).
Science has always been marketed, from 18th-century coffeehouse demos of Newton’s ideas to today’s TikTok explainers
People often see science as a world apart: cool, rational and untouched by persuasion or performance. In this view, scientists simply discover truth, and truth speaks for itself.