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Inside scoop: The 2,500-year history of ice-cream

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We all scream for ice-cream, especially as temperatures soar in the summer. Ancient civilizations had the same desire for a cold, sweet treat to cope with heat waves.This post was originally published on this site

Nature

What makes mountain birds sing at dawn—and why are they sometimes quiet? Ecologists explain

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Three species of the melodic African warbler bird refuse to get up early and sing their customary daybreak songs when the weather is cold. This new discovery was made recently by a team of soundscape […]

Nature

How juvenile lobsters fall into a deadly natural trap in the Florida Keys

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In the shallow waters of the Florida Keys, juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters are unwittingly meeting their doom by stumbling into naturally occurring ecological traps, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the […]

Lifestyle

Opinion: Is world peace even possible? I study war and peace, and here’s where I’d start

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By any measure, 2025 was not a good year for world peace.This post was originally published on this site

Earth Sciences

Ancient African bedrock reveals the violent beginnings of life on our blue planet

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You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA’s rovers. What if there were a time machine capable of roaming Earth during its remote geological past, perhaps even going […]

Lifestyle

What were books like in ancient Greece and Rome?

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If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be like?This post was originally published on this site

Economy

Why central bankers look to the ‘stars’ when setting interest rates

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When the topic of central banks and the outlook for interest rates comes up, economists often turn to the so-called “star” variables to help with their predictions.This post was originally published on this site

Nature

How a single 2003 heat wave triggered lasting upheaval in the North Atlantic

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The ecology of the North Atlantic is constantly changing. Sometimes it changes abruptly. Extreme events are one driver of such sudden changes. A team of researchers has discovered that a single, large-scale heat wave has […]

Nature

Genomic study reveals how people moved pigs across the Pacific

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A new study, published in the journal Science, reveals how millennia of human migration across Pacific islands led to the introduction of invasive pig species all over the Asia-Pacific region.This post was originally published on […]

Nature

A coral reef’s daily pulse reshapes microbes in surrounding waters

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Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the microscopic life in the surrounding ocean.This post was originally published on this site

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Top Stories

  • ‘Weights of gold in bullion’: How the ancients invested in precious metals

    “All I want is an income of 20,000 sesterces from secure investments,” proclaims a character in a poem by Juvenal (1st–2nd century CE), the Roman poet.This post was originally published on this site
  • Treasure the emotional connections to the clothes you have and style could be a whole lot more sustainable

    With January sales around the corner, another flood of unwanted clothes risks drowning our wardrobes and the planet.This post was originally published on this site
  • Can you ‘live long and prosper’ by learning economics from Star Trek? Or is that ‘highly illogical?’

    It might seem worlds away from the Earth we know. But can “Star Trek” teach us anything about the economics of our own society?This post was originally published on this site

Highlights

  • Why central bankers look to the ‘stars’ when setting interest rates
  • AI model uses social media posts to predict unemployment rates ahead of official data
  • ‘Weights of gold in bullion’: How the ancients invested in precious metals
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