Researchers have conducted detailed infrared observations of a recently formed stellar cluster in a giant molecular cloud designated G148.24+00.41. Results of the observational campaign, presented in a research paper published ...
Zion National Park is home to a California condor, an endangered bird with a wingspan of more than 9 feet, that soars the same skies she shared with her brother before he died.
Ecology
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Moiré superlattices, structures that arise when two layers of two-dimensional (2D) materials are overlaid with a small twist angle, have been the focus of numerous physics studies. This is because they have recently been ...
Researcher Judy O'Neil dons a wetsuit, a snorkel and goggles, and jumps into one of the Chesapeake Bay's most important ecosystems: the vast underwater grass beds of the Susquehanna Flats.
Ecology
Sep 2, 2024
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California lawmakers have approved a bill that could help strengthen regulations around the use of paraquat, a powerful weedkiller associated with Parkinson's disease and other serious health issues.
Agriculture
Sep 2, 2024
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A Butch- and Suni-less Boeing Starliner has been given a date to return to Earth by NASA.
Space Exploration
Sep 2, 2024
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Rice and spinach are staples for babies' and young children's diets, but toxic metals and metalloids found in those foods can cause severe health impacts.
Agriculture
Sep 2, 2024
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Over the last three decades, California has seen increasing erosion after major wildfires—a phenomenon that not only endangers water resources and ecosystems, but is also likely to worsen with climate change, according ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 2, 2024
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SpaceX got the OK to fly again from the Federal Aviation Administration and didn't waste any time knocking out launches from both Florida and California early Saturday, but the crewed Polaris Dawn launch remains on hold because ...
Space Exploration
Sep 2, 2024
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Yosemite National Park is famous for towering waterfalls, giant sequoia trees and massive granite cliffs. But at an out-of-the-way spot near the park's western boundary few visitors ever see, a landmark of a different type ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 2, 2024
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