As Hurricane Helene developed in the Gulf of Mexico, NOAA researchers gathered critical data from the sea and sky to better understand tropical cyclones and support the National Hurricane Center forecasters. This real time ...
Environment
Oct 7, 2024
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Bacteria come in a surprising variety of shapes. In addition to rod-shaped representatives such as the widely known model bacterium E. coli, there are numerous curved and even spiral-shaped bacteria. Curvature is crucial ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 7, 2024
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A team of archaeologists and historians at the University of Leicester used metabolites found in bones from people who lived hundreds of years ago to determine if they had been smokers. In their study published in the journal ...
Forests with a greater diversity of trees are more productive—potentially leading to greater efficiency in capturing planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a new study reveals.
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2024
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Researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on October 7 have made the surprising discovery that one species of comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi) can fuse, such that two individuals readily turn into one following an ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2024
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Global warming could increase the threat posed to whale sharks from large ships, according to a study published in Nature Climate Change, titled "Climate-driven global redistribution of an ocean giant predicts increased threat ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2024
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A key molecular step required for the division of damaged mitochondria—essential for cell health—has been identified by a University of Bristol-led study. The finding has the potential to establish how mitochondrial dysfunction ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 7, 2024
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The black widow spider is one of the most feared spider species. Its venom is a cocktail of seven different toxins that attack the nervous system. These so-called latrotoxins specifically paralyze insects and crustaceans, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 7, 2024
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A Canadian-led international study has revealed new insights into the atmosphere of GJ 9827 d—an exoplanet orbiting the star GJ 9827 in the constellation Pisces, about 98 light-years from Earth—using the James Webb Space ...
Astrobiology
Oct 7, 2024
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The surge in the adoption of renewable energy, coupled with the rapid growth of the electric vehicle market in recent years has significantly increased the demand for high-performance, all-solid-state batteries.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 7, 2024
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