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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Pulling carbon dioxide straight from the air

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John Hegarty and Ben Shindel with new ions to facilitate carbon capture Photo Credit: Courtesy of Northwestern University Even as the world ...

Study suggests large mound structures on Kuiper belt object Arrokoth may have common origin

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The large mound structures that dominate one of the lobes of the Kuiper belt object Arrokoth are similar enough to suggest a common origin, ...

Understanding the behavior of light and matter - key to future technologies

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Scientific Frontline stock image If we can understand how and why light and matter behave as they do, we are one step closer to solving some...

Wearable sensor to monitor ‘last line of defense’ antibiotic

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Sandia National Laboratories postdoctoral fellow Alex Downs places a wearable puck with microneedles under a microscope. Sandia researchers ...

ALPHA collaboration at CERN confirms antimatter falls in the same way as matter for the first time

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An aerial view of the ALPHA experimental area. Photo Credit: © CERN, Julien Marius Ordan. Swansea University physicists, as leading members ...

Type 2 diabetes diagnosis at age 30 can reduce life expectancy by up to 14 years

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Photo Credit:  isens usa Even people who do not develop the condition until later in life – with a diagnosis at age 50 years – could see the...

Controlled burns help prevent wildfires. Climate change is limiting their use

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 The U.S. Army conducting a controlled burn of over 400 acres at Fort Ord National Monument near Monterrey, California, in 2017. Photo Credi...

Gut bacteria found in wild wolves may be key to improving domestic dogs’ health

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Photo Credit:  Nicky Pe Gut microbes found in wild wolves may be the key to alleviating a debilitating gastrointestinal condition common to ...

Bird species changing faster than expected in protected areas

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The study compared bird communities during the breeding season inside and outside protected areas in Canada between 1997 and 2019. The resul...
Monday, October 2, 2023

DNA from discarded whale bones suggests loss of genetic diversity due to commercial whaling

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Abandoned whaling stations on South Georgia Island Photo Credit: Courtesy of Oregon State University Commercial whaling in the 20th century ...