In a recent study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, an international team of researchers led by the University of Cologne in Germany examined how solar flares erupted by the TRAPPIST-1 star could affect the ...
Planetary Sciences
Dec 27, 2022
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Even as detailed images of distant galaxies from the James Webb Space Telescope show us more of the greater universe, scientists still disagree about how life began here on Earth. One hypothesis is that meteorites delivered ...
Biochemistry
Dec 7, 2022
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Under normal conditions, radioactive materials such as uranium work in a predictable manner.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 28, 2022
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A group of researchers has, for the first time, identified rare earth elements produced by neutron star mergers.
Astronomy
Oct 27, 2022
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In January 2019, a seizure of 3.3 tons of ivory in Uganda turned up something surprising: markings on some of the tusks suggested that they may have been taken from a stockpile of ivory kept, it was thought, strictly under ...
Biotechnology
Oct 17, 2022
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Ten years ago this week, two international collaborations of groups of scientists, including a large contingent from Caltech, confirmed that they had found conclusive evidence for the Higgs boson, an elusive elementary particle, ...
General Physics
Jul 5, 2022
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Bernard Bigot, a French scientist leading a vast international effort to demonstrate that nuclear fusion can be a viable source of energy, has died. He was 72.
Plasma Physics
May 15, 2022
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Picture a scenario in which a highly toxic substance, like dissolved nuclear fuel, is being recycled in a reprocessing plant. Until now, workers inside the plant had very limited information about what's in the solution to ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 28, 2021
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When considering the implications of thawing permafrost, our initial worries are likely to turn to the major issue of methane being released into the atmosphere and exacerbating global warming or issues for local communities ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 25, 2021
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Penn State scientists have demonstrated how a protein can be recovered and purified for radioactive metals like actinium that could be beneficial for both next-generation ...
Materials Science
Oct 20, 2021
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