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Caltech researchers have developed a new simulation of the hydrological cycle on Jupiter, modeling how water vapor condenses into clouds and falls as rain throughout the giant planet's swirled, turbulent atmosphere.

The book by Gian Luca Di Tanna and Robert Grant is now available, providing practical tools for analysing and summarising evidence.

What exactly do we mean by fundamentalism, and when is it meaningful to use the term? Research by fundamentalism scholar Nora Kindermann shows that it is both contested and loaded.

Posted on: 26 September 2025 Bees, butterflies and other insects have too little natural habitat around them to survive, according to a new study published in leading international journal Science.

Posted on: 26 September 2025 Strong Northern Lights-like activity is the standout feature of today's weather report, which is coming at you from a strange, extrasolar world, instead of a standard TV studio.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Alexander Piel (UCL Anthropology) explains how wild mushrooms may have been a key part of the diets of early humans and primates - and highlights their significance for ecology and evolution.

EPFL Center for Digital Trust report pleads for a coordinated strategy that meaningfully operationalizes the benefits and responsible secondary use of health data in Switzerland.

Polarization is often seen as a danger to democracy. But is that always the case? The doctoral research recently defended by Kamil Bernaerts (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, in collaboration with the University of Warwick) shows that the picture is more nuanced.

The SCoRE tool developed at the University of Würzburg reliably records the football skills of girls in real game situations for the first time.

August 2025 marks a historic milestone for particle physics research: JUNO, the world's largest underground neutrino detector, has officially begun recording its first data, thanks in no small part to the contribution of the team from the ULB-VUB Interuniversity Institute for High Energy.

An international study surveying microbiome scientists found that when it comes to data reuse, a universal set of ethical guidelines driven by the scientific community needs to be adapted.

Harnessing the power of AI, a research team at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research has launched Viro3D - the most comprehensive database of human and animal virus protein structure predictions in the world. A free and searchable AI-powered database, Viro3D offers a completely new, in-depth perspective on viruses, allowing us to learn more and faster about their origins and evolution.