For centuries, the inability to regrow lost body parts has been considered a defining limitation of humans and other mammals. While animals like salamanders can regenerate entire limbs, humans are left with scar tissue. But new research from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) suggests that this limitation may not be permanent. Instead, the capacity for regeneration may still exist—hidden within the body's normal healing process.

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In the vast plume of the Amazon River, microscopic algae adopt a surprisingly flexible survival strategy: They combine photosynthesis with the uptake of organic matter. An international research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) has now shown that this so-called mixotrophy becomes the dominant and most successful lifestyle in mature plume waters.

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Overweight and obesity are among the most common conditions veterinarians see in both dogs and cats.

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Most of the carbon fixed by plants through photosynthesis is ultimately stored in the cell wall, primarily in the form of polysaccharides such as cellulose, xylan, and glucomannan. Yet how plants efficiently synthesize these wall polymers has remained unclear, particularly because polysaccharides such as glucomannan and xylan are prone to aggregation through hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions.

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While analyzing strong-motion data close to fault lines, a group of researchers at Kyoto University noticed something unexpected: a negative phase in the waveforms, a pattern that did not conform to the existing interpretations of rupture dynamics. Its regular appearance in the records near rupture end points suggested that the team might be seeing something new. The study has been published in Science.

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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Alva Palosaari Sundman scoured the racks of secondhand clothes in Stockholm for hours in search of the right pair of preowned jeans. The 24-year-old art student was among hundreds of people attending an annual clothing swap on Sunday at a community center in Sweden’s capital. They exchanged their own clothes to “shop” for others. Similar events drew thousands across the country to reduce the environmental cost of clothing production. Palosaari Sundman said she enjoyed seeing others pick out the clothes she’d brought. “It’s like, ‘Oh, OK, it gets a new life with this person,’” she said. “It just feels a bit more humane.” The U.N. Environment Program cites fast fashion as major player in environmental damage, producing up to 10% of the world’s carbon emissions. Discarded clothes gorge landfills that scar landscapes in developing countries, and the plastic fibers used to make cheap fabrics pollute oceans. To produce a pair of jeans, for example, roughly 2,000 gallons (7,571 liters) of water is required, UNEP has said. Sweden’s clothing swap initiative began in 2010 and has grown. Last year, some 140,000 people participated in 140 swap events and took home more than 44,000 preowned items. Sweden is often seen as environmentally advanced, but the reality is more nuanced. Clothing consumption contributes to roughly 3% of a Swede’s total emissions, according to Mistra Future Fashion, a research institute. Swedes last year were banned from throwing away clothes in the regular trash in a European Union bid to boost recycling. But the measure backfired when…This article was originally published on Mongabay

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Paleontologists from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) have published a new study in the scientific journal Royal Society Open Science, in which they describe a new species based on a fossil skull approximately 230 million years old. The specimen was discovered within the Quarta Colônia UNESCO Global Geopark, in southern Brazil, at a fossil site that has already yielded some of the oldest dinosaurs in the world.

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Tropical rainforests are known for their unique biodiversity, with species found nowhere else on Earth. But nearly 30% of tropical rainforest has been destroyed or has become seriously degraded since 1990. Many of these forests have not been fully explored for their biodiversity. This means that the world may be losing species before they are even discovered by modern science.

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Roaring over long distances is a key behavior of lions. They communicate within prides as well as with other animals using distinct sequences of moans and grunts. Scientists from the GAIA Initiative have now published a machine learning approach in the journal Ecological Informatics that improves how roaring behavior can be studied.

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The sale is mandated in federal law but also reflects the Trump administration’s commitment to promoting energy development in the state.

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In the Philippines, Indigenous communities have been harvesting wild honey for centuries. A new chemical analysis of this honey now provides insights into the biodiversity of the region. "And an additional reason to protect the national tree properly," says lecturer Merlijn van Weerd of the Centre for Environmental Sciences (CML).

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Ocean temperatures are rising around the world—and marine wildlife are feeling the heat. New research reveals that almost two-thirds of a million seabirds were killed by a marine heat wave off the coast of Australia in 2023 and 2024, putting their populations under unprecedented pressure.

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Historically, the clinic at the Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake, a health and wellness institution for Native Americans living off-reservation, mostly focused on behavioral and diabetes programs. But that has changed and the numbers of patients visiting the facility are booming and surpassing historical highs.

Before unseasonal snow flurries fell on April 16, members of various tribes and from the health care community gathered outside the Murray clinic, walking in and out of a tepee installed for an open house to showcase the clinic expansion, and stopping by different tables promoting wellness resources. Others lined up outside the clinic waiting for their turn to tour the facility.

“Instead of outsourcing services to other partners, which is not a bad thing, we wanted to bring more of that in house and provide that whole person care,” Matt Poss, executive director of the center. “So we provide medical services here. We provide behavioral health, we provide family and community services. A lot of social service programs too.”

The clinic is now a center that, notably, includes primary and pediatric care, diagnostic imaging and an in-house pharmacy, in addition to other patient support services, such as medical referrals, Medicaid application assistance and transportation support.

Currently, the clinic serves about 150 people per month, the most patients the center has seen in its history, Poss said. That’s because of the recent expansion the center has recently undergone. About 10 percent to 20 percent of patients go in for pediatric care, a substantial expansion for the clinic.

Next July, the center will turn 52 years old. It initially was a walk-in resource center for those far away from an Indian Health Service facility, a mission that has been strengthened with the feedback from the community, Poss said.

At some point, Poss said, he’d like to explore updating the facilities as the building ages, making them bigger and better, and placing everything back in just one center, instead of the three locations it now has throughout the Salt Lake Valley.

In addition to health care services, the Urban Indian Center also organizes fitness and community events, and is often doing outreach to provide other health and wellness resources.

Anita Teller, the center’s elders services coordinator, organizes two events every month for the elder community.

“Our meetings are just to engage and it’s a safe place to meet, because a lot of our urban natives, elderly people, need a place to connect, a place of belonging,” Teller said while tending a booth promoting the program. “So that’s what I do, is making sure that I give them whatever I can to get them engaged, bring them out and make new friends, and just congregate and have a good time.”

Next to Teller, Penelope Pinnecoose, family and community services department manager at the center, gave out flyers advertising resources to help people quit tobacco.

She oversees the center’s youth and family programs and is often focused on commercial tobacco prevention and ceremonial and traditional tobacco awareness, including anti-vaping programming in Title VI schools, which provide American Indian education.

“We do have a high demand in our community, especially since commercial tobacco is higher in the American Indian, Alaska Native groups, due to whether it’s stress, whether it’s relating to some chronic conditions also,” she said. “So that’s why we try to educate, especially since our communities really, they may be trying to overcome health conditions, but (may be exacerbating them) if they’re smoking, or if they’re involved with some sort of substance.”

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Some historical events are so catastrophic they resist comprehension. And yet they compel us to try to understand them, again and again.

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KNBA Top Stories: GCI says its purchase of Quintillion will help to close the digital divide in Alaska. A federal oil and gas lease sale is coming to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. An Israeli company called Moonshot has partnered with the Alaska Aerospace Corporation to bring an electromagnetic satellite launching system to Alaska. A bill that would ban Alaska restaurants from serving food in styrofoam containers has passed the House.

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There is a silent killer lurking in the French Alps: ski lift cables. Over the last 60 years, the wires have accounted for almost 600 recorded landfowl deaths in the region. Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) account for ~70% of the grizzly toll, and that is probably the tip of the iceberg. Figuring out how well the birds see was an urgent priority for wildlife conservationists from the Parc national de la Vanoise, France, to allow them to design cable markers that stand out clearly for black grouse.

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Canvas canopies, hand fans, damp cloths and solar reflective paint may not sound like elaborate medical interventions. But in Pakistan’s hottest neighborhoods, they can act as a lifeline for pregnant women and newborns from low-income households. In a recent trial of affordable cooling solutions led by researchers at Pakistan’s Aga Khan University, low-tech interventions were able to cut indoor temperatures by 3-4° Celsius (5-7° Fahrenheit). Air-conditioning, and even fans, are often not available due to unreliable electricity supply. “Many commonly recommended heat interventions assume reliable electricity, formal workplaces, and universal phone access, making them impractical for many women in low-income countries,” Gregory Wellenius, director of the Center for Climate and Health at Boston University, told Zuha Siddiqui for Dialogue Earth. Temperatures in Pakistan often reach 40°C (104°F), with “feels like” temperatures nearing 50°C (122°F) in the summer. Climate change is making heat waves in the region much more likely and frequent, according to World Weather Attribution, a network of scientists studying extreme weather events. “The heat exhausts me. My body feels like lead,” Asiya, a woman identified only by her first name, told Siddiqui. Asiya lives in Lyari, one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in Karachi, and is pregnant with her third child. “During my last pregnancy two years ago, I took showers thrice a day to cool down because I could feel my baby kicking in distress,” she added. The urban heat island effect traps heat in densely built urban areas, elevating city temperatures. In Karachi, Pakistan’s largest…This article was originally published on Mongabay

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We've run the numbers and the verdict is in: Honeybees do have the ability to process numerical information. New research led by Monash University has now addressed recent international debate over whether bees are truly assessing numbers or simply reacting to visual patterns.

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Geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe underscore the urgency of addressing the climate and radiological consequences of a regional nuclear conflict. Even a small-scale nuclear conflict at the Ukraine–Russia border could cause years of severe global climate disruption and radioactive fallout across much of the world, new research suggests.

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Community help is no longer just nice to have in the world of bat conservation, it is essential to large-scale bat monitoring and the protection of threatened and understudied species, according to new research from Murdoch University's School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences. The study reveals that collaboration between universities, not-for-profits, government agencies and community members is the key to ensuring data collection is accurate, and that it flows into policy and practice.

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Whether it's tucking into some toast, dumplings or a bowl of fresh pasta, humans love eating wheat.

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New York, New Orleans and Miami are among the eight cities along the US Gulf and Atlantic coasts facing the highest flood risk, according to a new study published in Science Advances. Scientists developed a new AI-driven framework and combined it with historical flood-damage data to not only identify high-risk coastal areas but also pinpoint the underlying factors driving that risk.

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March's record heat made it the most abnormally warm month in recorded U.S. history, bringing plants into bloom early and coaxing animals out of their winter hiding places ahead of schedule. Among the creatures making an early debut: The southern alligator lizard.

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In a first-of-its-kind finding, researchers at University of Iowa Health Care discovered that specific genetic sequences have an outsized impact on humans' language abilities and that these sequences evolved before humans and Neanderthals diverged.

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