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Social Sciences Jul 7, 2025

Social media can support or undermine democracy. It comes down to how it's designed

Every design choice that social media platforms make nudges users toward certain actions, values and emotional states.

Earth Sciences Jul 7, 2025

Solar cycles and climate: Expert shares what you need to know

Solar Maximum 2025 is the expected peak of solar activity in Solar Cycle 25, characterized by heightened sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections. This peak is anticipated around mid to late 2025, coinciding with ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Jul 7, 2025

New models improve predictions of snow, rock and ice avalanches

A new 3D simulation tool developed by ETH and SLF researchers now allows for significantly more accurate predictions of complex alpine mass movements, supporting alpine risk management.

Environment Jul 4, 2025

New wildfire near Athens, Crete blaze 'retreating': firefighters

A wildfire on the island of Crete that forced the evacuation of 5,000 tourists and locals is "retreating," Greek firefighters told AFP on Friday, but a new blaze fanned by strong winds is spreading east of the capital, Athens.

Ecology Jul 3, 2025

Diver-operated microscope brings hidden coral biology into microscale level focus

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Biotechnology Jul 2, 2025

AI is coming for agriculture, but farmers aren't convinced

Australian farms are at the forefront of a wave of technological change coming to agriculture. Over the past decade, more than US$200 billion (A$305 billion) has been invested globally into the likes of pollination robots, ...

Planetary Sciences Jul 2, 2025

Forecasting the final frontier: How research prepares US for the next solar storm

Just last month, a powerful solar storm lit up skies across the northern hemisphere, producing vivid auroras visible as far south as parts of the northern United States.

Bio & Medicine Jul 1, 2025

Manipulation of light at the nanoscale helps advance biosensing

Traditional medical tests often require clinical samples to be sent off-site for analysis in a time-intensive and expensive process. Point-of-care diagnostics are instead low-cost, easy-to-use, and rapid tests performed at ...

Environment Jul 1, 2025

From Roman drains to ancient filters, artifacts show how solutions to water contamination have evolved

A new exhibition in London (open until February 2026) called Thirst: In search of freshwater highlights how civilizations have treasured—and been intrinsically linked to—safe, clean water.

Ecology Jul 1, 2025

Offshore wind in the Mediterranean: Renewables can, and must, protect biodiversity—here's how

The oceans—engines of life on Earth and our single greatest climate regulator—are caught in a catch 22. We urgently need to decarbonize our economy, which means rolling out renewable energy on a massive scale, including ...

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