🇦🇺 Australia
Seabirds rarely seen on land wash up in Australia with deadly bird flu
Brown skuas and giant petrels are seabirds built for the open ocean. They spend nearly their entire lives at s
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🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s escaped cockatoos may help save Indonesia’s endangered parrots
A flock of raucous, escaped pet cockatoos living wild in Hong Kong’s urban parks may hold the genetic key to s
🇺🇸 United States
Moon's Deep Mantle Rocks May Await Artemis Astronauts
Future astronauts walking on the Moon may step on rocks that came from deep inside it. Scientists have found t
🇺🇸 United States
Nuclear clocks tick for the first time, opening new frontiers in physics
For the first time, researchers have built working nuclear clocks that tick using the energy of an atom's nucl
🇳🇵 Nepal
Counting snow leopards matters less than helping communities, says expert
For decades, conservationists have tried to count every snow leopard in the mountains of Central Asia. But Rod
🇦🇶 Antarctica
Antarctica's first plant risk assessment flags rare moss
A rare moss in Antarctica is more vulnerable than scientists realized. The first formal plant risk assessment
🇩🇪 Germany
Arctic Marine Heat Waves Surge Since 1980s, Study Finds
Arctic marine heat waves have surged dramatically since the 1980s, driven by forces that differ fundamentally
🇨🇳 China
AI system now tracks space hurricanes that disrupt radar signals
A team led by researchers in China has built an artificial intelligence system that can detect space hurricane
🇺🇸 United States
First primates may have evolved in cold North America, not tropics
The earliest primate ancestors may have been cold weather survivors, not tropical tree dwellers. A study publi
🇺🇸 United States
Einstein's 'blunder' may be solved by a strange quantum state
The number that Albert Einstein once called his biggest blunder may finally make sense. Physicists have long b
🇨🇳 China
Horses first evolved in America, not Asia, fossil DNA shows
The horse, an animal long tied to human civilization in Europe and Asia, actually first appeared on the other
🇪🇺 European Union
Galileo Satellites Get a Signal Upgrade for Tiny IoT Devices
Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system just made it easier for tiny, low-power devices to figure out whe
🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
The tree climbing crocodile of Côte d'Ivoire faces an uncertain future
A crocodile that climbs trees. That is the reality in Côte d'Ivoire, where the slender snouted crocodile has b
🇳🇵 Nepal
Museum DNA Reveals Two New Pit Viper Species in Nepal
Two new species of venomous pit vipers have been hiding in plain sight in Nepal, their identities only now rev
