Hidden magnitude-8.2 earthquake source of mysterious 2021 global tsunami
Scientists have uncovered the source of a mysterious 2021 tsunami that sent waves around the globe.
Earth Sciences
Feb 8, 2022
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Mutating quantum particles set in motion
In the world of fundamental particles, you are either a fermion or a boson but a new study from the University of Cambridge shows, for the first time, that one can behave as the other as they move from one place to another.
Quantum Physics
Feb 8, 2022
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Male elephant seals risk death in order to eat more and grow big enough to win mates
A team of researchers from the University of California, Baylor University and Sonoma State University, has found that male northern elephant seals are willing to risk their lives to eat more so that they will have a greater ...
Predicting the efficiency of oxygen-evolving electrolysis on the moon and Mars
Scientists at The University of Manchester and The University of Glasgow have today provided more insight into the possibility of establishing a pathway to generate oxygen for humans to potentially call the moon or Mars 'home' ...
Materials Science
Feb 8, 2022
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France summit seeks action on ocean protection
World leaders, scientists and major companies gather in France this week to boost efforts to protect the oceans, which cover 70 percent of the planet but receive far less attention than land ecosystems.
Environment
Feb 8, 2022
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Climate change fuels drop in Albania's migrant birds
Thousands of migratory birds have failed to make their annual visit to Albania's western coast this winter, experts say, pointing to climate change, overfishing and urbanisation as likely factors.
Ecology
Feb 8, 2022
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Single-molecule optofluidic microsensor with interface whispering gallery modes
Optical evanescent microsensors have attracted considerable research interests since they can detect unlabelled molecules and monitor their interactions in real time and in situ with ultrahigh sensitivity, fast response, ...
Biotechnology
Feb 8, 2022
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Greenhouse gas emission impact from peatland fires underestimated by 200–300 percent
Deforestation fires in Brazil and Indonesia accounted for 3 percent and 7 percent, respectively, of the planet's total greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in 2019 and 2020, finds a new study in Frontiers in Climate. Of that amount, ...
Environment
Feb 8, 2022
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Archaeologists study small Roman town excavated near Aylesbury
As part of HS2's archaeology program, archaeologists have excavated a Roman town in Fleet Marston, near Aylesbury, discovering more about what life was like in Roman Britain, two thousand years ago. Archaeologists from COPA ...
Archaeology
Feb 8, 2022
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Silver and chemicals found in wine and chocolate used to create antimicrobial textile coating
For the first time, researchers have found a cost-effective and convenient way to apply a silver-based antimicrobial clear coating to new or existing textiles. Their method uses polyphenols, commonly found in food items notorious ...
Materials Science
Feb 8, 2022
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