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sciencealert.com > a-worrying-new-trait-has-appeared-in-an-isolated-cat-species-on-a-japanese-island

A Worrying New Trait Has Appeared in an Isolated Cat Species on a Japanese Island

16+ hour, 17+ min ago   (242+ words) On a small, isolated island of Japan, lives a tiny population of Tsushima leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus)....

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sciencealert.com > over-40-of-earth-could-become-drylands-by-2100-scientists-warn

Over 40% of Earth Could Become 'Drylands' by 2100, Scientists Warn

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (344+ words) As the world gets hotter, many of its driest regions are expected to get even drier....

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sciencealert.com > squid-are-taking-over-the-ocean-and-not-for-the-reason-you-might-think

Squid Are Taking Over The Ocean – And Not For The Reason You Might Think

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (347+ words) We've made some drastic changes to ocean ecosystems in the past century....

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sciencealert.com > antique-fox-head-bought-at-auction-wasnt-a-fox-at-all-it-was-a-long-extinct-species

Antique 'Fox Head' Bought at Auction Wasn't a Fox at All. It Was a Long-Extinct Species.

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1195+ words) With its googly eyes, lumpy forehead, and awkward almost-smile, the strange, taxidermied fox head at the antique market was funny enough to throw down 50 quid on. When the buyer later sold it at auction, they were stunned to see it…...

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sciencealert.com > rare-ancient-treasure-trove-stolen-but-thieves-left-behind-a-piece-of-metal-from-beyond-our-world

Rare Ancient Treasure Trove Stolen – But Thieves Left Behind a Piece of Metal From Beyond Our World

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (633+ words) One of the most special treasure collections in the world has been stolen....

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sciencealert.com > a-brain-implant-in-korea-was-just-controlled-from-the-us

A Brain Implant in Korea Was Just Controlled From The US

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (685+ words) Could a scientist intervene in a brain experiment on the other side of the world without leaving their desk? Researchers have now demonstrated that possibility by sending commands from Chicago to a wireless brain implant in Daejeon, South Korea, 10,596 kilometers…...

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sciencealert.com > gps-glitched-across-the-us-by-as-much-as-33-feet-scientists-have-never-seen-this-before

GPS Glitched Across The US by as Much as 33 Feet. Scientists Have Never Seen This Before.

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (496+ words) In November 2025, Earth was buffeted by several massive eruptions of solar material that slammed into the magnetosphere....

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sciencealert.com > soil-scientists-buried-2000-pairs-of-underwear-to-prove-a-point

Soil Scientists Buried 2,000 Pairs of Underwear to Prove a Point

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (487+ words) They wanted our attention, and now they have it....

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sciencealert.com > scientists-filmed-an-alien-looking-fish-moonwalking-across-the-seafloor

Scientists Filmed an Alien-Looking Fish Moonwalking Across The Seafloor

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (430+ words) The expansive, abyssal darkness of the deep sea mirrors the mystique and grandeur of outer space. Hauntingly bioluminescent creatures shine like nebulae, 'marine snow' full of fish feces glitters like space dust, and alien-ish glowing sharks prowl the depths. And…...

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sciencealert.com > global-warming-is-breaking-the-link-between-two-major-oceans

Global Warming Is Breaking The Link Between Two Major Oceans

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (735+ words) What happens in one ocean doesn't necessarily stay there. For centuries, changes over the tropical Pacific have traveled through the atmosphere to influence temperatures in the Indian Ocean thousands of kilometers away. Think of it as a long-distance climate conversation…...