Urban rats spread deadly bacteria as they migrate, study finds
Rattus norvegicus population assignment. Credit: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012966 Urban rats spread a deadly bacteria as they...
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Almost Every Speck of Light in This Incredible Image Is a Galaxy : ScienceAlert todayheadline
If you ever want to get a bit of perspective, there's very little that's more humbling than a good deep...
NASA’s Webb Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of Exoplanet
Though they don’t orbit around our Sun, sub-Neptunes are the most common type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar...
Antarctic Rebound: Why The Ice Sheet’s Mass Gain Is Shocking Experts
Mass changes across the Antarctic ice sheet have been detected using satellite gravimetry, revealing significant instabilities in major glacier basins...
Vashon Island high schoolers work with bones of whale that washed ashore
VASHON ISLAND — The greenhouse hums with excited chatter as each ninth grader picks up their assigned bone. Some are...
A Michigan research professor explains how NIH funding works—and what it means to suddenly lose a grant
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In its first 100 days, the Trump administration has terminated more than US$2 billion in federal...
Global Study Reveals Physical Punishment Harms Children’s Development Worldwide todayheadline
A groundbreaking global analysis confirms that spanking and other forms of physical discipline lead to negative outcomes for children in...
Securing the skies: tackling the growing threat of GPS interference
Malicious interference with the United States Global Positioning System (GPS) is a potentially fatal safety hazard that demands immediate attention...
WA lawmakers approve $1.1B for salmon habitat restoration
Times Watchdog stories dig deep to hold power accountable, right wrongs and create change. This work is made possible by...
New brain mapping technique sheds light on Alzheimer’s development
The analysis pipeline of the study, with select figures created using BioRender. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-54715-y Researchers at...
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