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After decades of drought, water is returning to the south of the Sahara Desert as ancient farming techniques and the Great Green Wall breathe new life into the Sahel

Tiny reef fish thrived near seabird islands; where rats wiped birds out, marine food chains changed

Physicists reveal why these tiny worms stack their poop into delicate towers that seem to defy gravity

Scientists transplanted 42 sea sponges into a polluted Spanish marina; 91.7% of one species survived

High-speed fireball meteor with thunderous flashes and sonic boom passed over New Zealand sky, researchers say it could offer a rare glimpse into the solar system's origin

Satellite made by 750 Indian schoolgirls now orbits the Earth near the ISS

Canada’s 2023 wildfires burned 15.1 million hectares and released 554 million tonnes of carbon

A turtle left the ocean to lay eggs in Costa Rica with a remora attached; the fish held on for...

A 66-million-year-old dinosaur highway in Bolivia reveals more than 16,000 fossil footprints from the final days of the dinosaurs

Antarctica averages minus 55°C at Vostok Station, yet a lake remains liquid beneath four kilometres of ice

New chapter in reading: AI companion tools let readers chat with books

Scientists are planting 30 million oysters in the Chesapeake Bay to restore water quality and marine life in one of America's largest restoration projects

Scientists find 30% of catfish population in Vermont lake affected by a transmissible cancer

German scientists discovered naturally occurring microbes that removed 95% of dissolved uranium from contaminated water

Female African treefrogs mate with several males simultaneously; together they whip up...

First puffin chick in 30 years just emerged from England's south coast after 15 weeks of careful monitoring, giving new hope to the country's last mainland colony

China’s new hybrid rice can preserve its high-yield traits across generations, allowing farmers to...

Scientists used AI to analyse 116,000 birdsongs, identify eight common motifs

Study finds Japanese horseshoe bats match each other's frequency to reduce noise in colonies