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Plasma Physics Feb 5, 2024

Scientists create effective 'spark plug' for direct-drive inertial confinement fusion experiments

Scientists from the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) led experiments to demonstrate an effective "spark plug" for direct-drive methods of inertial confinement fusion (ICF). In two studies published ...

Environment Oct 13, 2023

Climate 'countdown clock' report launched ahead of key UN talks

Top scientists have launched a yearly report series to plug knowledge gaps ahead of crunch climate talks, with their global warming "countdown clock" vying for the attention of world leaders and ordinary citizens alike.

Environment Jul 14, 2023

A mining company is hunting for lithium, right on the edge of wildlife refuge

The modern-day gold rush in the race to a greener economy is knocking on the door of a long-protected oasis in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Social Sciences Feb 8, 2023

Here's what to do when you encounter people with 'dark personality traits' at work

Have you ever suffered through tales of greatness from a self-absorbed "friend" who reminds you of Michael Scott from "The Office"—and not in a good way? Have you been betrayed by a colleague out of the blue, undermined ...

Economics & Business Jan 24, 2023

Identity—not income—drives desire to secede, according to new model

What most sparks a region's desire to seek independence from their country—income or identity?

Space Exploration Dec 11, 2022

Japanese company's lander rockets toward moon with UAE rover

A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates' first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan that's designed to roll around up there ...

Space Exploration Sep 2, 2022

It's not just rocket science: Hidden chemistry powers moon launches and sustains life in space

Many around the world will watch eagerly this Saturday as NASA launches Artemis I, the agency's first Moon exploration mission since the 1970s.

Molecular & Computational biology Apr 6, 2022

Abundant 'secret doors' on human proteins could reshape drug discovery

The number of potential therapeutic targets on the surfaces of human proteins is much greater than previously thought, according to the findings of a new study in the journal Nature.

Materials Science Nov 17, 2021

Exploding and weeping ceramics provide path to new shape-shifting material

An international team of researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Kiel University in Germany have discovered a path that could lead to shape-shifting ceramic materials. This discovery could improve everything ...

Environment Nov 2, 2021

Leaders vow to protect forests, plug methane leaks at COP26

World leaders promised to protect Earth's forests, cut methane emissions and help South Africa wean itself off coal at the U.N. climate summit Tuesday—part of a flurry of deals intended to avert catastrophic global warming.

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