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Sea Level Rise Is Accelerating, And We Now Know The Biggest Reason Why
NEWS | 12 June 2026
This expansion of water is the primary cause of sea-level rise, researchers say in a new study. We can [now] explain sea level rise with greater confidence." This is known as balancing the global mean sea level (GMSL) budget. Related: Earth's Population Has Surpassed The Planet's Capacity, Study Suggests"Accelerating sea level rise poses substantial hazards to low-lying coastal regions," write the researchers. "Understanding the causes of sea level rise is indispensable for projections of future sea level changes and supports climate adaptation and mitigation efforts."

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Scientists Discover a Strange Global Pattern in The Way Humans Walk
NEWS | 12 June 2026
They discovered a clear bias that matched their earlier unexpected results: a significant preference for turning counterclockwise (left). This counterclockwise bias has been observed before – in circle pits at heavy metal concerts, for example. Across all these tests, a modest but statistically significant counterclockwise bias remained. Younger people showed a stronger bias towards counterclockwise movement, though the study didn't include anyone older than their mid-30s. The team is also keen to see whether there's a clockwise or counterclockwise bias in other animals, though only a few studies have found this so far – such as research on ants exploring unknown nests.

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Giant Underground Detector Releases First Major Findings on Ghost Particles
NEWS | 12 June 2026
NEW YORK (AP) – A massive underground detector aimed at understanding the mysterious ghost particles in our universe released its first major results on Wednesday. The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory in China started collecting data in August with the goal of understanding neutrinos. These tiny cosmic particles date back to the Big Bang and whiz harmlessly through our bodies by the trillions every second. The spherical JUNO detector is located 2,297 feet (700 meters) underground. When the antineutrinos meet particles within the detector, they produce a flash of light.

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Geologists Went Looking For Gold. They Found Something Far Rarer.
NEWS | 12 June 2026
That's what happened in the desert of Western Australia, where geologists looking for deposits of the precious metal found something far rarer. The Ora Banda impact structure was discovered during gold exploration in the surrounding gold field. It's only the second confirmed impact structure known to have formed entirely within Archaean greenstone – some of the most ancient rock formations on the planet. Ora Banda offers a glimpse of how difficult those scars can be to recognize. Ora Banda was only discovered because geologists were looking for gold, and it took geophysical surveys, drill cores, and detailed microscopic analyses to identify it.

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This Rare Bowel Condition Can Make Constipation Dangerous
NEWS | 12 June 2026
One form of megacolon develops before birth. frameborder="0″ allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen>Megacolon that develops later in lifeAnother form, known as acquired megacolon, develops later in life. Chronic constipation, meaning constipation that persists over time, is common worldwide. The vast majority of people with constipation will never develop megacolon, however, which remains rare. Severe bowel infections can also cause toxic megacolon, including infections with Clostridioides difficile, usually known as C. diff.

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31 Haunting New Deep-Sea Species Discovered Off The Coast of Brazil
NEWS | 12 June 2026
An oceanic expedition has turned up 31 new species from a vast, dimly lit habitat between the sunlit surface and the deep ocean. The researchers used multiple advanced imaging technologies and genome sequencing to confirm and describe the new species from the tropical midwaters of the South Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Brazil. These newly discovered aquatic animals include hypnotically beautiful enigmas such as ghostly gossamer worms (Tomopteris) and comb jellies, propelled by glittering finger-like appendages. The researchers also discovered giant rhizarians, which are (mind-bogglingly) massive enough to be visible to the naked eye, despite being just single cells. Researchers can collaborate across institutions and study animals in their natural environments, without collecting or otherwise harming them.

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Hidden Web of Fungus Inside Earth Could Reach The Sun a Billion Times
NEWS | 12 June 2026
That's long enough to travel the 150 million-kilometer (93 million-mile) distance from Earth to the Sun nearly a billion times. "There could be up to 10 meters (32 feet) of mycorrhizal network in just a teaspoon of soil." Mycorrhizal fungi under a microscope. The researchers believe this is because herbaceous plants, such as grass, channel more carbon to mycorrhizal fungi than woody plants do. (Tomás Munita/SPUN)A more worrying finding is that fungal network density was, on average, 47 percent lower in cultivated croplands.

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Christian Eriksen Collapsed Again. Here's How a Tiny Heart Device Did Its Job.
NEWS | 12 June 2026
An ICD is a small pacemaker-like device designed to protect people at risk of dangerous heart rhythm disturbances. This includes some people with inherited heart conditions, diseases affecting the heart muscle, previous heart attacks or disorders of the heart's electrical system. However, not every blackout is caused by a dangerous heart rhythm. But some heart medications can blunt these responses, occasionally leading to dizziness or even a blackout despite the heart rhythm remaining normal. His latest collapse is a reminder that an ICD is only one part of managing people at risk of dangerous heart rhythms.

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A Small Part of Your Brain May Still Be Listening Under Anesthesia
NEWS | 12 June 2026
A new study of brain cells in the hippocampus shows that people under general anesthesia can process language in real time and even learn to recognize sounds. But it leaves the door open to further studies about what is happening in the unconscious brain during sleep or coma. "Our findings show that the brain is far more active and capable during unconsciousness than previously thought," says neurosurgeon Sameer Sheth, from the Baylor College of Medicine. While brain activity patterns were consistent across participants in this study, there were only seven. says neurosurgeon Vigi Katlowitz, from the Baylor College of Medicine.

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FDA Approves First New Sunscreen Ingredient in Decades
NEWS | 12 June 2026
That's because your sunscreen could soon be doing a better job of protecting you from harmful rays than older formulations. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now approved a new chemical for use in sunscreen formulations – the first time it's done so in more than 25 years. About 95 percent of the UV rays that reach Earth's surface are UVA rays. The last 5 percent of UV rays we're exposed to from the Sun are UVB. No chemical filters currently on the US market can block both types of UV, but sunscreen formulations use different combinations of active ingredients to cover both bases.

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Physicists Discover How Slime Mold 'Makes Decisions' Without a Brain
NEWS | 12 June 2026
Slime molds can somehow solve mazes in search of food and remember how to find it again. Scientists placed the starved slime molds into these light-free regions, trapping them – but only for a while. During this exploratory phase, slime mold movement is governed by a kind of localized cytoplasmic streaming, a flow of cellular fluid pushed along by molecular contractions. The researchers think it has something to do with the way slime molds mobilize. Related: Scientists Found a Slime Mold Algorithm, And Asked It to Build a UniverseSo while it might seem that the slime mold is 'making decisions' about which way to move, this study suggests it actually hinges on mechanical processes involving fluid flows.

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The World Cup Could Spread More Than Soccer Fever, Experts Warn
NEWS | 12 June 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) – While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America, health officials will be on high alert for germs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention already was grappling with a growing Ebola outbreak in central Africa and a cruise ship hantavirus outbreak. Measles is a top concern for potential spread at the World Cup. Patients can spread measles before the rash appears and they realize they're sick. Related: Old Foe Tops Expert's List of Viruses to Watch in 2026Public health officials have been preparing for months, said Philadelphia's Raval-Nelson, including with mock emergency drills and communications with counterparts around the country.

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Scientists Dug Through Ancient Squirrel Poop And Found a Huge Surprise
NEWS | 12 June 2026
A huge treasure trove of ancient DNA from animals including extinct woolly mammoths has been discovered in frozen squirrel feces in Canada's remote Yukon territory, scientists said Tuesday. The scientists had just been expecting to study the squirrel's microbiome before coming across the "really surprising biodiversity of organisms", Murchie said. It turned out that arctic ground squirrels were ideal subjects for this research because of their "natural archivist behavior", he explained. The scientists used the DNA to reconstruct 18 mitochondrial genomes, including for six woolly mammoths that lived in different eras. "I can't believe that we were able to get these insights from squirrel feces," he added.

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A Strange 'Cold Blob' in The Atlantic Signals We're Almost at a Tipping Point
NEWS | 12 June 2026
There's a strange anomaly in the North Atlantic, just south of Greenland: A 'cold blob' of ocean and air that's cooling down while the rest of the world warms up. Now a new analysis of this cold blob points to a serious and imminent climate problem. Their results support the first explanation, and they conclude that we're now very close to a dangerous tipping point. "Multidecadal heat content variations are generally larger and more tightly correlated with ocean heat transport than with surface heat flux variability." With this underlying reason for the Atlantic's cold blob now settled, what comes next?