Tonga eruption sent ripples through Earth's ionosphere
NASA detected the shockwave from the underwater eruption high up in the atmosphere.
Environment
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Like diamonds, clay soils are forever
When you walk about your yard on a wet day, do your shoes stick in the mud? Could you make ceramic pots out of the soil in your garden? If the answers are yes to both, odds are you have clay soil, one of the biggest challenges ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 7, 2022
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Trapping sperm in semen's natural gel could lead to new contraceptive
A discovery that blocks the normal transition of semen from a thick gel to a liquid shows promise for development of a new form of non-hormonal, over-the-counter contraception.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 7, 2022
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Research highlights lived experiences of supramolecular chemists during COVID-19
A new research paper by the international Women In Supramolecular Chemistry (WISC) network uncovers the lived experiences of supramolecular chemists through the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the impact of caring responsibilities ...
Social Sciences
Feb 7, 2022
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BOGOF ban more effective than sugar tax in reducing soft drink consumption
Banning promotions, like "buy one get one free" (BOGOF), on soft drinks could be more effective than the sugar tax in reducing consumption of sugary drinks according to new research from the University of Aberdeen's Rowett ...
Economics & Business
Feb 7, 2022
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New studying method improves microbiology students' grades
A new studying method has improved Colorado State University students' grades in Intro to General Microbiology by about a letter grade, according to CSU education Professor James Folkestad, the director of the Center for ...
Education
Feb 7, 2022
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Corrections on Facebook news feed found to reduce misinformation
Factual corrections published on Facebook's news feed can reduce a user's belief in misinformation, even across partisan lines, according to a new paper published this month in the Journal of Politics. Social media users ...
Political science
Feb 7, 2022
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Is the 'fine-tuned universe' an illusion?
For decades physicists have been perplexed about why our cosmos appears to have been precisely tuned to foster intelligent life. It is widely thought that if the values of certain physical parameters, such as the masses ...
Astronomy
Feb 7, 2022
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Fungi: The missing link in tree planting schemes
To slow climate change and restore dwindling wildlife populations, the UK government aims to plant enough trees to expand the country's woodland cover from 13% to 20% by 2050. Creating healthy woodlands on this scale is an ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2022
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More fish in 'twilight zone' oceanic layer than previously thought
A new study highlights there could be up to four times more fish in the mesopelagic, or "twilight," zone of the Southern Ocean than previously thought.
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2022
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