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Archaeologists discover the oldest known Mithraeum in Bavaria, Germany
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (809+ words) Scientists have identified Bavaria's oldest known Mithraeum " a sanctuary dedicated to Mithras, a Roman mystery god linked to light, loyalty, and ritual feasts, beneath a site in Regensburg and dated it to 80"171 AD. That early timeline places organized worship of…...
Phytoplankton are the most crucial ocean food source, and they are losing their nutritional value
1+ week, 5+ day ago (900+ words) The ocean may look the same on the surface, but a profound change is happening in the water to phytoplankton " tiny organisms that form the base of the ocean's food chain. Scientists have found that climate change is not only…...
Even moderate levels of warming can unleash extreme climate damage
2+ week, 2+ day ago (843+ words) Some climate futures at 3. 6 F (2 C) of warming may be harsher for drought, rain, and fire than average projections at 5. 4 F (3 C) or even 7. 2 F (4 C), according to a new study. The findings challenge a common assumption that moderate warming marks a boundary…...
Trees can handle heat, but drought pushes them past their limits
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (1106+ words) A hotter future sounds like bad news for forests, and it probably is. But a new experiment suggests the real danger for many trees isn't temperature on its own. It's heat paired with dry soil. The study, led by the…...
Traffic cameras can be used to track city pollution in real time
1+ week, 3+ day ago (834+ words) City air pollution often feels like a slow, invisible problem. You can't always see it, but it shapes daily life in ways people rarely notice. Traffic plays a huge role, yet understanding exactly where emissions come from has always been…...
Melting glaciers are sending a clear warning about climate change
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (679+ words) If you want a simple "how's climate change going?" metric, glaciers are basically the most honest one we've got. They don't care about politics or spin. They just melt when the planet warms. A new international assessment lands on a…...
Hair test reveals your body's internal clock with surprising precision
1+ week, 2+ day ago (795+ words) Researchers have found that a single hair sample can reveal where a person's internal clock sits in the day. That finding brings medicine closer to timing care to the body rather than the wall clock. In a few plucked hair…...
Pollinators don't just visit flowers - they keep entire ecosystems alive
7+ hour, 41+ min ago (742+ words) A small bee on a flower may not seem important, but it plays a key role in nature. A recent study shows that each time a pollinator visits a flower, it helps the plant produce seeds and grow new plants....
Legless lizard in Taiwan turns out to be a new native species
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (737+ words) Researchers have found that Taiwan's hidden legless lizard is a distinct native species, not the mislabeled outsider many scientists had treated it as. That decision closes a century-old naming dispute and gives conservationists a firmer target to protect. A team…...
Extreme heat may be changing how babies develop before birth
1+ week, 5+ day ago (921+ words) A rising wave of research has been making the same point: extreme heat isn't only miserable, it can also reshape what happens during pregnancy. A major new study from Pakistan strengthens that warning, linking high temperatures to a greater chance…...