In the plasma of a fusion device, a strong ion temperature gradient slows the growth of magnetic islands
Contour plot of electron temperature (left) and radial profiles of electron temperature (center) and ion temperature (right) on an island, ...
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“Islands” of regularity discovered in the famous chaotic three-body problem
Millions of simulations form a rough map of every conceivable outcome when three objects meet, like a vast tapestry woven ...
Underwater caves provide clues that could explain the early expansion of Homo sapiens into Mediterranean islands
WashU archaeologists study coastal and underwater caves in southeastern Sicily, tracing early human dispersals on the island. Credit: Ilaria Patania ...
New database covers distribution and evolutionary history of megadiverse flowering plant family on isolated islands
Pleurophyllum speciosum is a herbaceous wildflower with bright purple flowers. Credit: Philip Garnock-Jones/University of Göttingen The Asteraceae, a family of ...
Greece imposes tax on visitors to two islands to curb tourist surge | Economy
Greece plans to impose a special 20-euro tax on cruise ship visitors to the popular islands of Santorini and Mykonos ...
Islands are drivers of linguistic diversity, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Islands drive linguistic change and linguistic diversity in the same way they drive species diversity, according ...
China tests its military capacity to “take power” in Taiwan and threatens the island’s separatists
China said Friday that ongoing drills encircling Taiwan were aimed at testing its military capacity to "seize power" in the ...
Rapid climate change could cause Greenland’s bedrock to rise, forming small islands
With 61 GPS (GNSS) measuring stations in Greenland, it is possible to measure how the country rises as the ice ...
Urban heat islands have health costs, study reveals
Examples of cities. a–c Exposure-response relationships grouped by age, mean temperature d–f during the 2% hottest days between 2015 and ...
Titan’s ‘magic islands’ are likely honeycombed hydrocarbon icebergs, study finds
The radar pierces Titan's thick veil of smog, revealing lakes and a large sea in the moon's north pole region, ...
