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Ecology Mar 26, 2024

One dead in rare US mountain lion attack

A rare attack by a mountain lion on two brothers in a remote area of California left one dead and the other severely injured over the weekend, with authorities reporting that the cat was subsequently euthanized.

Optics & Photonics Mar 18, 2024

Holographic message encoded in simple plastic

There are many ways to store data—digitally, on a hard disk, or using analog storage technology, for example as a hologram. In most cases, it is technically quite complicated to create a hologram: High-precision laser technology ...

Earth Sciences Feb 16, 2024

Extraction of raw materials could rise 60% by 2060—and making mining 'greener' won't stop the damage

The United Nations' flagship Global Resources Outlook report is the portrait of a juggernaut. Due to be published later this month by the UN's International Resource Panel, it highlights how global consumption of raw materials, ...

Condensed Matter Feb 15, 2024

Innovative technique reveals that leaping atoms remember where they have been

University of Oxford researchers have used a new technique to measure the movement of charged particles (ions) on the fastest ever timescale, revealing new insights into fundamental transport processes. These include the ...

Mathematics Feb 12, 2024

Sports deflation: Study shows NBA 3-point shot has lost its value

When the NBA celebrated the start of its 75th season in fall 2021, it was clear that the 3-point shot adopted by the league in 1979-80 had transformed the sport.

Environment Feb 5, 2024

NYC's community composting cuts are putting its curbside plan at risk

On a chilly day in December, a crowd gathered in the shadow of City Hall in lower Manhattan to chant, listen to speeches and wave signs crafted for the occasion. "No cuts to compost!" read one held by a man with shoulder-length ...

Materials Science Feb 1, 2024

Dallas' Celanese and Under Armour team up for an Earth-friendly spandex alternative

Dallas-based chemical and material manufacturing company Celanese is teaming up with athletic apparel brand Under Armour to create a new, recycling-friendly, spandex-like fiber.

Plants & Animals Jan 22, 2024

Fixing the cormorant disaster on the Columbia: 'How could this have come out any worse?'

White streaks of bird waste paint the steel trusses beneath the Astoria-Megler Bridge over the Columbia River. Every flat surface and hidey-hole of this bridge is stuffed and stippled with nests. Black birds roost on the ...

Quantum Physics Jan 15, 2024

Solid-state qubits: Forget about being clean, embrace mess

New findings debunk previous wisdom that solid-state qubits need to be super dilute in an ultra-clean material to achieve long lifetimes. Instead, cram lots of rare-earth ions into a crystal, and some will form pairs that ...

Environment Dec 27, 2023

How to make your life greener in 2024

People all around the world traditionally use their new year to embark on a change in lifestyle.

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