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A peatland in the Amazon stopped absorbing carbon. What does it mean?
Peatlands cover just a fraction of Earth's surface, but store huge amounts of carbon. In the Peruvian Amazon, one of these swamps has switched to carbon neutral.
We're within 3 years of reaching a critical climate threshold. Can we reverse course?
A report published in June found that the world only has three years before it crosses the 1.5 C climate target. So what should we do now?
How is DNA used to identify victims of mass disasters?
DNA analysis is considered the gold standard for identifying victims of mass fatalities. But how does it work?
8-year-old with rare, fatal disease shows dramatic improvement on experimental treatment
A child with a rare genetic disease that affects mitochondria is the first person to receive a new experimental treatment for the potentially life-threatening condition.
AI hallucinates more frequently the more advanced it gets. Is there any way of stopping it?
OpenAI's most advanced reasoning model is smarter than ever — but it hallucinates more than previous models, too.
People's mental health often improves after weight-loss surgery. A study pinpoints the real reason why.
Feeling less stigma — not losing weight — was linked to better mental health and eating behaviors after bariatric surgery.
Earth's energy imbalance is rising much faster than scientists expected — and now researchers worry they might lose the means to figure out why
For reasons still unknown, Earth's energy imbalance is rising much faster than models can account for. Now, scientists are calling for long-term investment in monitoring capability, so that they can make informed predictions about climate change.
Scientists clear major roadblocks in mission to build powerful AI photonic chips
Two studies show major progress in the field of photonic microchips.
