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These holes, captured on Alaska's Matanuska Glacier in 2012, are formed by cryoconite dust particles that melt into the ice ...

Global CO₂ emissions from wildfires increased by 60% since 2001, study finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain A major new study finds that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from wildfires have increased 60% globally ...

Biofilm study reveals how multiple species of bacteria manage to coexist

Dartmouth researchers studied how species of bacteria coexist in communities known as biofilms, which can cause serious infections and are ...

New study reveals global consensus on what democracy means

Credit: CC0 Public domain In most countries, most citizens say they want a democratic government. But the definition of democracy ...

People who regularly experience lighter nights and darker days have higher mortality risk, study suggests

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain A team of biologists, medical researchers and sleep specialists from several institutions in Australia, the United ...

City microbes survive on disinfectants, study finds

The Human Microbiome Project, launched by the NIH in 2007, provided the first insight into the microbial diversity of healthy ...

Electrophysiological study shows how ant toxin causes extreme pain

Ta3a is active at NaV channel isoforms, shifts the current-voltage plot to the left, and impairs inactivation of NaV1.7 channels ...

High-potency cannabis use linked to epigenetic changes, study suggests

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain A study published in Molecular Psychiatry is the first to suggest that consuming high potency cannabis ...

Aquaculture uses far more wild fish than expected, study finds