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Barnard’s Star Planetary System May Be Filled with Water-Poor Rocky Worlds

Science & Nature A new analysis suggests the four sub-Earth exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s star -- the Sun’s nearest single-star neighbor -- are likely packed...

Scientists Discover New Monkey Species in Democratic Republic of Congo

Science & Nature Researchers have identified and formally described a new species of the African monkey genus Colobus living in the remote interior of...

‘Another dinosaur has entered the luxury collectibles market’: Gus the T. rex just sold for $50 million. Here’s what its loss means to science.

Science & Nature Gus, a Tyrannosaurus rex unearthed in South Dakota, just sold for $50 million at auction. But it's unknown if the specimen...

The struggles and joys of being an Indigenous researcher in the academy | Science

Science & Nature In November I took part in two very different gatherings—one in Canada, the other in Aotearoa New Zealand—which highlight both the...

Indigenous Amazon forests absorb noxious fumes and prevent diseases from wildfires, study suggests

A new decade-long study estimates forests in Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon can potentially prevent about 15 million cases of respiratory and cardiovascular...

Indigenous Pataxó demand land demarcation amid rising violence and murders

PRADO, Bahia — Eliane de Oliveira Conceição heard the roar of gunfire before she could see who was firing. In the early hours of daylight, she could make out three vehicles that slowly approached the farm and opened fire indiscriminately. She darted for a place to hide...

Indigenous youths keep ancient forestry traditions alive in the Philippines

Michellejean Pinuhan, an Indigenous Higaonon, completed her bachelor’s degree in agriculture entrepreneurship in 2022. Then, instead of working in the city after graduation, she chose to return to her roots in the Mount Sumagaya region, in the southern Philippines. The 23-year-old is part of a cohort of Indigenous youths known as basbasonon (second-liners): volunteers keeping

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Barnard’s Star Planetary System May Be Filled with Water-Poor Rocky Worlds

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