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Earth Sciences Mar 15, 2024

Global warming may intensify the modulation of tropical cyclone genesis by summer intraseasonal oscillation

Global warming, the long-term warming of Earth's overall temperature, has greatly accelerated in the last 100 years due to human factors such as the burning of fossil fuels. Along with this trend, certain atmospheric phenomena ...

Astronomy Mar 7, 2024

'Baby quasars': James Webb Space Telescope spots little giants in the deep past

The James Webb Space Telescope has made one of the most unexpected findings within its first year of service: A high number of faint little red dots in the distant universe could change the way we understand the genesis of ...

Earth Sciences Feb 8, 2024

Tropical cyclone genesis projected to move toward the poles

In a recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers unveil a poleward shift of tropical cyclone (TC) genesis on a global scale as a result of climate change. Led by Dr. Xi Cao from the Institute of Atmospheric ...

Nanophysics Jan 31, 2024

Novel time-resolved atomic force microscopy technique captures ultrafast light-induced phenomena

Despite remarkable progress in science and technology, rapid advancements have exposed limitations in many technological domains. A pressing challenge in semiconductor devices, which underpin ultrahigh-speed communications ...

Space Exploration Jan 19, 2024

Q&A: Small solar sails could be the next 'giant leap' for interplanetary space exploration

Nearly 70 years after the launch of the first satellite, we still have more questions than answers about space. But a team of Berkeley researchers is on a mission to change this with a proposal to build a fleet of low-cost, ...

Earth Sciences Jan 17, 2024

Manned submersible finds a fault scarp of the 2011 Tohoku-oki megaquake in the Japan Trench

On September 4, 2022, Hayato Ueda, a geologist at Niigata University, boarded a submarine vehicle with pilot, Chris May, and took a dive into the Japan Trench within the epicenter area of the 2011 Tohoku-oki megaquake, which ...

Astronomy Jan 15, 2024

Research sheds new light on moon rock formation solving major puzzle in lunar geology

New research has cracked a vital process in the creation of a unique rock type from the moon. The discovery explains its signature composition and very presence on the lunar surface at all, unraveling a mystery that has long ...

Biochemistry Jan 12, 2024

Study uncovers potential origins of life in ancient hot springs

Newcastle University research turns to ancient hot springs to explore the origins of life on Earth.

Archaeology Jan 4, 2024

New technology interprets archaeological findings from Biblical times

A breakthrough achieved by researchers from four Israeli universities—Tel Aviv University, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Bar-Ilan University and Ariel University—will enable archaeologists to identify burnt materials ...

Environment Dec 16, 2023

California children sue US govt over pollution

Children in California are suing the US government over its failure to curb pollution, the latest in a series of legal actions by young people around the world worried about climate change.

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