Soil moisture content is the main factor that controls how far and at what concentration natural gas spreads from a leaked pipeline underground, a new study has found.
Environment
Oct 25, 2022
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Scientific breakthroughs can happen in the strangest ways and places. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin because of mold growing on a Petri dish left out while he was on holiday. Chinese monks in the 9th century wanted ...
Archaeology
Oct 18, 2022
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Three Russian cosmonauts returned safely Thursday from a mission to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2022
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The decarbonisation plans of some of the biggest corporations from G7 nations put Earth on course to heat a potentially catastrophic 2.7 degrees Celsius—blowing Earth well past the Paris Agreement temperature goals, analysis ...
Environment
Sep 6, 2022
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A beluga whale that became a French celebrity after a wrong turn took it up the Seine River had to be euthanized Wednesday after experiencing health complications during an urgent rescue operation, authorities said.
Ecology
Aug 10, 2022
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French authorities were preparing Saturday to give vitamins to a beluga whale that swam way up the Seine river, as they raced to save the malnourished creature, which has so far refused food.
Ecology
Aug 7, 2022
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A fruit fly genome is not a just made up of fruit fly DNA—at least for one fruit fly species. New research from the University of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) shows that one ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 2, 2022
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A miniaturized robot invented by Nebraska Engineering Professor Shane Farritor may soon blast into space to test its skills.
Space Exploration
Aug 2, 2022
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Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said Thursday, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr inspected damage in the region.
Environment
Jul 28, 2022
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From farmers to fishermen, boat owners to ordinary households, communities across France are struggling with a severe drought that has seen an unprecedented number of regions affected by water restrictions this summer.
Environment
Jul 26, 2022
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