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Image credit: Smith et al., doi: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2025.107698." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13878-Chornobyl-Farmland-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13878-Chornobyl-Farmland-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/biology/chornobyl-affected-farmland-ukraine-13878.html' title='Vast Areas of Chornobyl-Affected Farmland in Ukraine Can Now Be Safely Farmed, Scientists Claim'>Vast Areas of Chornobyl-Affected Farmland in Ukraine Can Now Be Safely Farmed, Scientists Claim</a></h2><span class="block-meta">May 5, 2025 | Biology</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/physics/quantum-theory-gravity-13877.html" title="Physicists Develop Novel Quantum Theory of Gravity"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2018/07/image_6198f-High-Energy-Neutrino-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="An artist’s impression of a blazar. Image credit: DESY / Science Communication Lab." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2018/07/image_6198f-High-Energy-Neutrino-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2018/07/image_6198f-High-Energy-Neutrino-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/physics/quantum-theory-gravity-13877.html' title='Physicists Develop Novel Quantum Theory of Gravity'>Physicists Develop Novel Quantum Theory of Gravity</a></h2><span class="block-meta">May 5, 2025 | Astronomy</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/biology/spruce-bioelectrical-synchronization-solar-eclipses-13876.html" title="Study: Spruce Trees Anticipate Solar Eclipses, Synchronize Bioelectrical Behavior Hours in Advance"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13876-Spruce-Forest-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Study location in the Dolomite Mountains in Italy. Image credit: Monica Gagliano / Southern Cross University." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13876-Spruce-Forest-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13876-Spruce-Forest-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/biology/spruce-bioelectrical-synchronization-solar-eclipses-13876.html' title='Study: Spruce Trees Anticipate Solar Eclipses, Synchronize Bioelectrical Behavior Hours in Advance'>Study: Spruce Trees Anticipate Solar Eclipses, Synchronize Bioelectrical Behavior Hours in Advance</a></h2><span class="block-meta">May 5, 2025 | Biology</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/astronomy/hubble-face-on-intermediate-spiral-galaxy-13875.html" title="Hubble Looks at Face-On Intermediate Spiral Galaxy"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13875-NGC-3596-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="This Hubble image shows NGC 3596, an intermediate spiral galaxy some 90 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo. The color image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 WFC3) in the ultraviolet, near-infrared, and optical parts of the spectrum. It is based on data obtained through six filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / D. Thilker." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13875-NGC-3596-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13875-NGC-3596-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/astronomy/hubble-face-on-intermediate-spiral-galaxy-13875.html' title='Hubble Looks at Face-On Intermediate Spiral Galaxy'>Hubble Looks at Face-On Intermediate Spiral Galaxy</a></h2><span class="block-meta">May 5, 2025 | Astronomy</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/paleontology/obelignathus-septimanicus-13874.html" title="Paleontologists Describe New Species of Rhabdodontid Dinosaur"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13874f-Obelignathus-septimanicus-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Life restoration of Obelignathus septimanicus in the Late Cretaceous environment recorded in the ‘Grès à Reptiles’ Formation, with a pair of dromaeosaurid dinosaurs in the background. Image credit: Edyta Felcyn-Kowalska." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13874f-Obelignathus-septimanicus-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13874f-Obelignathus-septimanicus-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/paleontology/obelignathus-septimanicus-13874.html' title='Paleontologists Describe New Species of Rhabdodontid Dinosaur'>Paleontologists Describe New Species of Rhabdodontid Dinosaur</a></h2><span class="block-meta">May 2, 2025 | Paleontology</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/biology/ronan-sea-lion-13873.html" title="15-Year-Old Trained Sea Lion from California Better at Keeping Beat than Some Humans"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13873f-Ronan-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Ronan is the most consistent and precise mammalian beat keeper in experimental care. 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Scale bars - 20 mm in (C) and 200 mm in (D) and (E). Image credit: Smyth et al., doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.04.017." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13872-Pterosaur-Footprints-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13872-Pterosaur-Footprints-300x300.jpg 300w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13872-Pterosaur-Footprints-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13872-Pterosaur-Footprints.jpg 580w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/paleontology/terrestrial-pterosaurs-13872.html' title='Study: Several Groups of Pterosaurs Became More Terrestrial 160 Million Years Ago'>Study: Several Groups of Pterosaurs Became More Terrestrial 160 Million Years Ago</a></h2><span class="block-meta">May 1, 2025 | Paleontology</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/othersciences/neuroscience/consciousness-13871.html" title="Seven-Year Experiment Uncovers New Insights into Nature of Consciousness"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2019/06/image_7291-Consciousness-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Scholars argue that consciousness is a fundamental quality of the Universe. Image credit: NASA / ESA / JPL-Caltech / STScI / Sci-News.com." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2019/06/image_7291-Consciousness-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2019/06/image_7291-Consciousness-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/othersciences/neuroscience/consciousness-13871.html' title='Seven-Year Experiment Uncovers New Insights into Nature of Consciousness'>Seven-Year Experiment Uncovers New Insights into Nature of Consciousness</a></h2><span class="block-meta">May 1, 2025 | Biology</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/othersciences/physicalchemistry/zangenite-13870.html" title="Scientists Discover New Type of Crystal"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13870-Zangenite-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Zangenite. Image credit: Shihao Zang / NYU." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13870-Zangenite-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/05/image_13870-Zangenite-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/othersciences/physicalchemistry/zangenite-13870.html' title='Scientists Discover New Type of Crystal'>Scientists Discover New Type of Crystal</a></h2><span class="block-meta">May 1, 2025 | Physical Chemistry</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/paleontology/miocene-sebecid-dominican-republic-13869.html" title="6-Million-Year-Old Fossils of Terrestrial Apex Predator Discovered in Dominican Republic"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13869f-Sebecid-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Sebecid crocodyliforms dominated South American landscapes after the extinction of dinosaurs until about 11 million years ago. Image credit: Jorge Machuky." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13869f-Sebecid-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13869f-Sebecid-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/paleontology/miocene-sebecid-dominican-republic-13869.html' title='6-Million-Year-Old Fossils of Terrestrial Apex Predator Discovered in Dominican Republic'>6-Million-Year-Old Fossils of Terrestrial Apex Predator Discovered in Dominican Republic</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Apr 30, 2025 | Paleontology</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/space/neoproterozoic-meteorite-impact-scotland-13868.html" title="Massive Meteorite Struck Northwestern Scotland 990 Million Years Ago"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13868-Stac-Fada-Member-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="The Stac Fada Member. Image credit: Tony Prave." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13868-Stac-Fada-Member-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13868-Stac-Fada-Member-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/space/neoproterozoic-meteorite-impact-scotland-13868.html' title='Massive Meteorite Struck Northwestern Scotland 990 Million Years Ago'>Massive Meteorite Struck Northwestern Scotland 990 Million Years Ago</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Apr 30, 2025 | Geology</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/genetics/blackberry-genome-13867.html" title="Researchers Sequence Genome of Blackberry"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13867-Blackberries-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Blackberries. Image credit: Lin Animalart." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13867-Blackberries-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13867-Blackberries-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/genetics/blackberry-genome-13867.html' title='Researchers Sequence Genome of Blackberry'>Researchers Sequence Genome of Blackberry</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Apr 30, 2025 | Genetics</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/paleontology/kryoryctes-cadburyi-13866.html" title="Early Monotremes were Semiaquatic Burrowers, Paleontologists Find"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13866f-Kryoryctes-cadburyi-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="An artist’s impression of Kryoryctes cadburyi. Image credit: Peter Schouten." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13866f-Kryoryctes-cadburyi-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13866f-Kryoryctes-cadburyi-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/paleontology/kryoryctes-cadburyi-13866.html' title='Early Monotremes were Semiaquatic Burrowers, Paleontologists Find'>Early Monotremes were Semiaquatic Burrowers, Paleontologists Find</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Apr 30, 2025 | Paleontology</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/othersciences/neuroscience/light-transmitting-neurons-13865.html" title="Scientists Investigating Whether Neurons Can Transmit Light through Their Axons"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13865-Neurons-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Postigo et al. aim to see if neurons can transport light like fiber-optic communications channels. Image credit: Gemini AI." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13865-Neurons-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13865-Neurons-300x300.jpg 300w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13865-Neurons-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13865-Neurons.jpg 580w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/othersciences/neuroscience/light-transmitting-neurons-13865.html' title='Scientists Investigating Whether Neurons Can Transmit Light through Their Axons'>Scientists Investigating Whether Neurons Can Transmit Light through Their Axons</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Apr 30, 2025 | Biology</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/paleontology/small-bodied-herbivorous-dinosaur-scotland-13864.html" title="Small-Bodied Herbivorous Dinosaur Unearthed in Scotland"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2018/01/image_5632f-Diluvicursor-pickeringi-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="Artist’s impression of two Diluvicursor pickeringi foraging on the bank of a high-energy river within the Australian-Antarctic rift valley. Image credit: Peter Trusler." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2018/01/image_5632f-Diluvicursor-pickeringi-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2018/01/image_5632f-Diluvicursor-pickeringi-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/paleontology/small-bodied-herbivorous-dinosaur-scotland-13864.html' title='Small-Bodied Herbivorous Dinosaur Unearthed in Scotland'>Small-Bodied Herbivorous Dinosaur Unearthed in Scotland</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Apr 28, 2025 | Paleontology</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/space/vesta-metallic-core-13863.html" title="Vesta Lacks Metallic Core, New Research Suggests"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2020/03/image_8196-Vesta-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="As NASA’s Dawn spacecraft takes off for its next destination, this mosaic synthesizes some of the best views the spacecraft had of the giant asteroid Vesta. Dawn studied Vesta from July 2011 to September 2012. The towering mountain at the south pole -- more than twice the height of Mount Everest -- is visible at the bottom of the image. The set of three craters known as the ‘snowman’ can be seen at the top left. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2020/03/image_8196-Vesta-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2020/03/image_8196-Vesta-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2020/03/image_8196-Vesta-300x291.jpg 300w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2020/03/image_8196-Vesta.jpg 580w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/space/vesta-metallic-core-13863.html' title='Vesta Lacks Metallic Core, New Research Suggests'>Vesta Lacks Metallic Core, New Research Suggests</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Apr 28, 2025 | Planetary Science</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/astronomy/hubble-distorted-spiral-galaxy-ngc-1961-13862.html" title="Hubble Space Telescope Captures Distorted Spiral Galaxy: NGC 1961"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13862-NGC-1961-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="This Hubble image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 1961. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / J. Dalcanton / R.J. Foley, UC Santa Cruz / C. Kilpatrick." loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13862-NGC-1961-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/04/image_13862-NGC-1961-150x150.jpg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px" /></a></div> <div class="block-image-r"> <h2><a href='https://www.sci.news/astronomy/hubble-distorted-spiral-galaxy-ngc-1961-13862.html' title='Hubble Space Telescope Captures Distorted Spiral Galaxy: NGC 1961'>Hubble Space Telescope Captures Distorted Spiral Galaxy: NGC 1961</a></h2><span class="block-meta">Apr 28, 2025 | Astronomy</span> </div> </div> <div class="block-item-small"> <div class="block-image"><a href="https://www.sci.news/physics/computational-universe-gravity-13861.html" title="Gravity is Result of Computational Process within Our Universe, Physicist Says"><img width="50" height="50" src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2018/06/image_6061f-Electric-Dark-Matter-50x50.jpg" class="attachment-sidebar-thumb size-sidebar-thumb wp-post-image" alt="This artist’s impression shows the evolution of the Universe beginning with the Big Bang on the left followed by the appearance of the Cosmic Microwave Background. 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