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Austria's glaciers: Hope on thin ice?

Glaciologist Tobias Sauter has been monitoring climate change for decades — from Patagonia to the Himalayas. DW met the dedicated scientist immersed in mountain research.

DW News

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Researchers find evidence of youngest-ever children tattooed

Researchers at the Arizona State University and the University of Missouri believe they have found evidence of the youngest-ever children to have been tattooed.

Africanews

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Cement cars form new coral reef park in Miami

A project that blends art, marine conservation and tourism is underway in Miami Beach, Florida. Reefline is an underwater sculpture park and hybrid coral reef.

Al Jazeera

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Orcas and dolphins teaming up to hunt salmon

New research published in Scientific Reports says orcas and dolphins have been caught on video collaborating to hunt for salmon. Researchers say dolphins dive deep for salmon and orcas eavesdrop on their echolocation to hunt. The dolphin...

CBC News

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Data centers in space: Solution or disaster?

Tech giants are exploring data centers in space to reduce energy consumption and emissions. But there are big challenges — from feasibility to space debris. Here's what you need to know!

DW News

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Scientists challenge myth that 'Black people do not float'

Scientists in the UK have poured cold water on a long-standing myth that people of African, Caribbean, and Asian heritage cannot float because of “heavy bones.”

Reuters

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Do you really lose most of your body heat through your head?

Do we really lose most of our body heat through our heads? We hate to say it, but mom might be wrong about that one. Watch this video to learn where the long-held belief originated and why scientists say you don’t have to wear that winte...

The Weather Channel

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Study reveals world record breaking dinosaur footprint park

A new study paints an enormous picture of almost 17,000 dinosaur footprints in a mountainous area of Bolivia, making it the world's largest find of its kind that's been protected from centuries of erosion.

Euronews

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British zoologist founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83

British-born zoologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton has died at age 83, his Save the Elephants group said in a statement.

Africanews

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Different types of thunderstorms can have different impacts

More than 100,000 thunderstorms impact the United States each year, but did you know there are different types of storms? Here are some that you may hear meteorologists mention and the dangers of each one.

The Weather Channel

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How a high-tech blowpipe is heating up nuclear fusion

Germany’s W7-X stellarator in Greifswald is setting new fusion records, pushing science closer to clean, limitless energy for a sustainable future.

DW News

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CEO defends embryo screening for certain traits amid criticism

Big leaps in science are presenting parents with choices that were once impossible -- screening the DNA of embryos to help pick a future child with lower risks of disease, and higher odds of being taller or even smarter. But with the new...

CBS America

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Studying the human body in space may help patients here on Earth

A professor of surgery and biomedical engineering at the University of Alberta will be studying the effects of space flight on human health after receiving funding from the Canadian Space Agency. One of his goals is to help people with o...

CBC News

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Robots help piece together Pompeii's fragmented ancient frescoes

Pompeii's ancient Roman frescoes, shattered and buried for centuries, are getting a second life thanks to a pioneering robotic system designed to support archaeologists in one of their most painstaking tasks: reassembling fragmented arti...

Reuters

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Top astronomy events for December 2025

From the best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids, to the changing seasons on the solstice, here are the top astronomy events to mark down on your December 2025 calendar.

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Can algae bioreactors replace oil? Sydney firm makes the case

Nick Hazell is backing the smallest organisms - algae - to build a cleaner economy. His Sydney startup, Algenie, touts a helical photobioreactor and AI‑powered strain optimization to grow algae cheaply at industrial scale, supplying plas...

Reuters

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Scientists fight to save fish old as the dinosaurs from extinction

In Cuba’s Zapata Swamp, a rare fish that dates back to the dinosaur era is on the brink of extinction. Scientists are racing to save the manjuari before it disappears forever.

Reuters

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AI to boost scientific discovery

Lily Lyman, managing partner at Underscore VC, discusses how AI will help supercharge discoveries in life sciences and healthcare with the possibility of unlocking $4 trillion in value. She joins Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Tech."

Bloomberg

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Colombian scientists recover treasures from 'holy grail of shipwrecks'

Scientists in Colombia have recovered artifacts from a sunken Spanish galleon that's known as the holy grail of shipwrecks.

Al Jazeera

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Scientists build 'digital mouse brain' on supercomputer

Scientists used one of the world's fastest supercomputers to create an unusually detailed virtual model of the mouse cortex, a "digital brain" with nearly 10 million neurons and 26 billion synapses that they say could transform research.

Reuters

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Scientists find sharks, reefs are hanging tough

Scientists exploring the deep waters off the African archipelago of Comoros captured rare footage of sharks thriving as far deep as 2,700 feet, a strong sign that a functioning food web still survives beneath the warming waters of the In...

The Weather Channel

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Different types of winter weather precipitation

AccuWeather's Ariella Scalese explains the different types of precipitation that occur during the winter season - and how they form - from freezing rain and sleet to graupel.

AccuWeather

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Einstein's Bern: Travel tips for the Swiss capital

Physicist Albert Einstein only lived in Bern for a short time, where he developed his famous theory of relativity. What traces of him have survived?

DW News

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Bizmoun Cave reveals new clues about early human life in Morocco

Archaeologists are delving deep into Bizmoun Cave, uncovering new clues about early human life in Morocco. The National Institute of Archaeology and Heritage, part of the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication, has launched a fres...

Africanews

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'Realistic' fake organs offer cheaper, ethical training for surgeons

A group of biomedical engineering students from King's College London have created "anthropomorphic phantoms" - highly realistic artificial organs - to reduce reliance on cadavers and animals in medical training and testing.

Reuters

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Poo Zoo: How animal dung could help save endangered species

By harvesting living cells from dung, scientists aim to boost breeding programs and protect species from extinction across the globe.

DW News

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Science Unlocked — learning navigation skills

Would you find your way without a watch or compass? In the episode of Science Unlocked Edith Kimani learns how the sun and signs in our natural environment can help us find our way and tell the time.

DW News

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U.K. scientists breed ‘cool cows’ to cut dairy emissions

In the U.K., scientists are breeding dairy cows that naturally emit less methane through the “Cool Cows” project. Each generation cuts emissions by about 2%, and researchers say the approach could reduce dairy-related methane by up to 40...

The Weather Channel

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A Harvard research lab's remarkable gift from a 6-year-old girl

When 90% of funding was cut to a Harvard medical research lab studying the regenerative qualities of salamanders, six-year-old Marianne Cullen, of Springfield, Mass., a fan of salamanders, stepped up to help.

CBS America

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New embryo testing predicts lifespan, height and IQ

Herasight is a genetic screening company that charges $50,000 to allow hopeful parents to analyze embryos for genetic information like lifespan, height and IQ in life.

CBS News