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US air pollution rates falling, but pockets of inequity remain: study
Credit: CC0 Public domain Over the past decades, air pollution emissions have decreased significantly; However, the magnitude of the change...
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Discovery of a water molecule contradicts textbook models
Graphical representation of the liquid/air interface in sodium chloride solution, courtesy of Yair Litman. Credit: Yair Lipman Hand models will...
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The investigation into dark energy; the origins of color blindness; the evolution of heads
Artistic visualization of a supermassive black hole in the early universe. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI) It took...
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‘Sudden death’ of quantum fluctuations challenges current theories of superconductivity
Vortex Nernst effect and electronic phase diagram of monolayer WTe2. Credit: Natural physics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-023-02291-1 Princeton physicists discovered an...
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Green technology pumps water from the air at CES
Shannon Stuckenberg, co-founder of Genesis Systems, discusses the inner workings of a WaterCube device that extracts water from the air...
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Differences in spinal fluid of Alzheimer’s patients suggest possibility of variants
Comparisons of AD subtypes on MRI and clinical findings. a, Median hippocampal volume as a percentage of total intracranial volume...
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Scientists develop technology to recycle used clothing rather than just burning it
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain When you go running in the woods in your running tights, the spandex is why they...
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Astronomers discover spark of star birth over billions of years
Credit: Radiography: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optics: NASA/ESA/STScI; IR: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Milisavljevic et al, NASA/JPL/CalTech; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt and K. Arcand Astronomers have completed...
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Research shows Adélie penguins must balance the benefits and costs of navigating sea ice during long-distance migrations
Adélie penguins on seasonal sea ice in Antarctica. Credit: Point Blue/Dennis Jongsomjit Research by Point Blue Conservation Science, a Petaluma-based...
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Researchers study unusual hoard of late Roman metal objects discovered in the British Isles
The Knaresborough Treasure. Credit: Yorkshire Museum Researchers report one of the most unusual late Roman metal objects ever discovered in...
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