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Heat Waves Are Overwhelming Honey Bee Hives
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Heat Waves Are Overwhelming Honey Bee Hives

Extreme heat is overwhelming honey bees’ ability to keep their hives cool, leading to population declines. Honey bees are able to carefully manage the temperature inside their hives, but new research shows that extreme summer heat can overwhelm this ability. A study published in Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology found that prolonged high temperatures can disrupt [...]

Takeaway Coffees May Contain Thousands of Microplastic Fragments, Study Warns
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Takeaway Coffees May Contain Thousands of Microplastic Fragments, Study Warns

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Analysis of Chang'e-6 Samples Addresses Mysteries About the Far Side of the Moon.
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Analysis of Chang'e-6 Samples Addresses Mysteries About the Far Side of the Moon.

Our nearest neighbor, the Moon, is still something of a mystery to us. For decades, scientists have wondered why it appears so lopsided, with dark volcanic plains on the near side (the side we see) and rugged, cratered mountains and a thicker crust on the far side. Now we might be closer to knowing why.

A Simulated Asteroid Impact Reveals the Strength of Iron-Rich Rocks
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A Simulated Asteroid Impact Reveals the Strength of Iron-Rich Rocks

Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate far more energy than previously thought without breaking apart - a breakthrough with direct implications for planetary defence strategies.

The hidden risk of combined stressors for soils
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The hidden risk of combined stressors for soils

Global change—a term that encompasses climate change and phenomena such as changes in land use or environmental pollution—is increasingly putting ecosystems around the world under pressure. Urban soils in particular are susceptible to stressors like heat, drought, road salt, nitrogen deposition, surfactants, and microplastics.