There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight years. But even if this asteroid is hurtling our way, humanity is now able to defend itself against ...
Planetary Sciences
Feb 21, 2025
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A new review article unveils the world of flexible micromachined ultrasound transducers (MUTs), an emerging technology at the intersection of wearables, ultrasound, and MEMS. These cutting-edge devices, which include both ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 21, 2025
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Comedian Groucho Marx famously once said that he did not wish to be a member of any club that would accept his membership. Marx' comment, joking aside, highlights a key aspect of the communal experience; that you cannot be ...
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2025
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Virginia has made significant investments in the restoration of oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay, and now a study led by William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS suggests those management practices are literally paying off ...
Ecology
Feb 21, 2025
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Central Macedonia, a region on the northern mainland of Greece, is an important producer of food. It generates a quarter of the country's agricultural output and is the source of much of Greece's table olives, peaches, wine ...
Environment
Feb 21, 2025
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A new study introduces the Community Land Active Passive Microwave Radiative Transfer Modeling platform (CLAP)—a unified multi-frequency microwave scattering and emission model designed to revolutionize land surface monitoring. ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 21, 2025
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The unique geographical conditions and political status of Beijing underscore the significance of intensifying research on thunderstorm weather in the region. Previous studies have predominantly focused on squall line systems, ...
Environment
Feb 21, 2025
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Solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) is a crucial indicator of vegetation photosynthesis, and in recent years, tower-based SIF measurements have become increasingly valuable in conjunction with gross primary productivity ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 21, 2025
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Rising temperatures and intensifying drought continue to worsen with the global climate crisis. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 55 million people worldwide are affected by drought each year—a number ...
Environment
Feb 21, 2025
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Only two blue whale births have ever been recorded in human history, both decades ago. This remains an extraordinary mystery, given there used to be hundreds of thousands of blue whales before whaling started—even today, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2025
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