For nearly a century, scientists have worked to unravel the mystery of dark matter—an elusive substance that spreads through the universe and likely makes up much of its mass, but has so far proven impossible to detect in ...
General Physics
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Global emissions of a potent substance notorious for depleting the Earth's ozone layer—the protective barrier which absorbs the Sun's harmful UV rays—have fallen rapidly and are now back on the decline, according to new research.
Earth Sciences
Feb 10, 2021
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Researchers in Southampton and San Francisco have developed the first compact 3-D LiDAR imaging system that can match and exceed the performance and accuracy of most advanced, mechanical systems currently used.
Optics & Photonics
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Many natural and human-made networks, such as computer, biological or social networks have a connectivity structure that critically shapes their behavior. The academic field of network science is concerned with analyzing ...
General Physics
Feb 10, 2021
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After the COVID-19 crisis hit last March, federal student aid applications among potential college freshmen in California dropped 14 percent between mid-March and mid-August, relative to prior years. While there were also ...
Education
Feb 10, 2021
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The recent review, published in Environment International and led by the University of Tartu, summarizes the effect of aquatic pollution on cancer prevalence in wild animals with the help of more than 300 reviewed studies. ...
Ecology
Feb 10, 2021
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A Chinese spacecraft went into orbit around Mars on Wednesday on an expedition to land a rover on the surface and scout for signs of ancient life, authorities announced in a landmark step in the country's most ambitious deep-space ...
Space Exploration
Feb 10, 2021
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The successful entry of China's Tianwen-1 probe into Mars' orbit on Wednesday underlined just how far the country has come in achieving its space dream.
Space Exploration
Feb 10, 2021
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A strong undersea earthquake shook western Indonesia on Wednesday, but no injuries were immediately reported.
Environment
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Arachnophobes often cite spiders' unpredictable movement as the basis of their fear, pointing out how each spindly leg seems to lift, flex and probe with a menacing degree of autonomy.
Plants & Animals
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