'Contact tracing' system for environmental chemical exposures
In the movies, scientists can take a sample of someone's blood, put it in a mass spectrometer, and quickly determine everything that's in the sample.
In the movies, scientists can take a sample of someone's blood, put it in a mass spectrometer, and quickly determine everything that's in the sample.
Biochemistry
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A new approach leads to the long-awaited formation of rings made of three pyrroles, which could be used to produce compounds with a host of interesting properties, and explains why they have not been observed before.
Materials Science
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Galaxies can receive and exchange matter with their external environment thanks to the galactic winds created by stellar explosions. Via the MUSE instrument from the Very Large Telescope at the ESO, an international research ...
Astronomy
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Coastal litter is a big environmental problem. But how does this litter differ around the world, and why? In the first global analysis of its kind, we set out to answer those questions using data collected by thousands of ...
Environment
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Carnivorous animals come in all shapes and sizes, from the 500-gram quoll to the 500-kilogram polar bear. This disparate group of mammals shares a common feature: canine teeth at the front of their jaws.
Plants & Animals
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In the near future, astronomers will benefit from the presence of next-generation telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (RST). At the same time, improved data mining ...
Astronomy
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In recent years, ecologists have been able to confirm the existence of species previously thought to be lost from former parts of their range.
Plants & Animals
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So far, we know of only two interstellar objects (ISO) to visit our solar system. They are 'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov. There's a third possible ISO named CNEOS 2014-01-08, and research suggests there should be many more.
Astronomy
Sep 16, 2021
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Releasing a higher number of kiwi into large predator-controlled areas could increase the success of efforts to help their survival in the wild, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2021
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Star-forming galaxies are responsible for creating gamma-rays that until now had not been associated with a known origin, researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have confirmed.
Astronomy
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