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Archaeological sites at risk from coastal erosion on the Cyrenaican coast, Libya
Study identifies increasing rates of erosion, urges need for mitigation plans.
Poor family cohesion is associated with long-term psychological impacts in bereaved teenagers
Swedish study suggests a link between family cohesion after parental loss and mental health.
Astronomers uncovered a closely bound duo of energetic quasars
Astronomers using an array of ground- and space-based telescopes, including Gemini North on Hawai‘i, have uncovered a closely bound duo of energetic quasars —...
Benin Bronzes are composed of metal sourced from Germany
The renowned Benin Bronzes are composed of metal sourced from Germany, according to a study published April 5, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS...
Male beetles neglect their genomes when competing for females
Male beetles face a trade-off between competing with other males for mating opportunities and repairing damage to their sperm DNA, according to a study...
Collision of Taffy galaxies created a bridge of highly turbulent material
The Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab, captured this dazzling image of UGC 12914 and UGC...
Children exposed to pet cats or indoor dogs tended to have fewer food allergies
In an analysis of over 65,000 infants from Japan, children exposed to pet cats or indoor dogs during fetal development or early infancy tended...
Excess death gap widens between US and Europe
A new analysis shows that, compared to similarly high-income European countries, the US continues to have substantially higher death rates at all but the...
Ancient giant amphibians swam like crocodiles 250 million years ago
Ancient 2m-long amphibians swam like crocodiles long before true crocodiles existed, according to a study published March 29, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS...
Astronomers witness the birth of a very distant galactic cluster from the early Universe
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), of which ESO is a partner, astronomers have discovered a large reservoir of hot gas in the...
NASA’S JWST measures the temperature of a rocky exoplanet
An international team of researchers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to measure the temperature of the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b. The...
Hubble monitors changing weather and seasons on Jupiter and Uranus
Ever since its launch in 1990, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been an interplanetary weather observer, keeping an eye on the ever-changing atmospheres...