Weather forecasting is a powerful tool. During hurricane season, for instance, meteorologists create computer simulations to forecast how these destructive storms form and where they might travel, which helps prevent damage ...
Astronomy
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When we hear the word "disaster" we often think of floods, droughts or earthquakes—events caused by nature. But what really turns these events into disasters is how prepared we are to deal with them. A flood becomes a disaster ...
Environment
Oct 13, 2025
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Lead poisoning was once thought to largely be a problem of the past, as the globe gradually weaned itself off leaded gasoline in road vehicles in 2021. But has global lead pollution truly been resolved?
Environment
Oct 13, 2025
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Lack of incentives and low adoption of metadata standards are limiting AI's potential for bioimage analysis—a community initiative proposes solutions.
Biotechnology
Oct 13, 2025
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For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems and civilizations. But the secret to their stability has mystified scientists for more than a century. ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2025
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Infertility affects about one in six couples, and male factors account for roughly half of all cases—often because sperm don't swim well. Researchers from the University of Osaka have uncovered a key component of the "switch" ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 13, 2025
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Scientists at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have discovered a way to control sound and vibrations using a concept inspired by "twistronics," a phenomenon originally developed ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 13, 2025
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Deep inside caves, water dripping from the ceiling creates one of nature's most iconic formations: stalagmites. These pillars of calcite, ranging from centimeters to many meters in height, rise from the cave floor as drip ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2025
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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the deadly drug-resistant bacteria NDM-CRE found a 70% rise in infections in the U.S. between 2019 and 2023. Also known as "nightmare bacteria," NDM-CRE ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 13, 2025
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Breakthrough inventions are most likely to emerge when knowledge categories are blurred. Research by Gianluca Carnabuci, professor of organizational behavior at ESMT, and Balázs Kovács, professor at Yale School of Management, ...
Economics & Business
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