Ecosystems in the Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, are under threat from climate change. The area's inhabitants, from whales to krill to phytoplankton, face changes such as a loss in sea ice and rising ...
Earth Sciences
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Climate breakdown is a major threat to life as we know it, but it is just one element of a much wider environmental polycrisis that includes biodiversity loss, energy and pollution, food security, population growth and disease ...
Political science
Mar 26, 2025
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Plans for an attack against an enemy target are classified in America. But the private views of high-ranking officials about allies, communicated within government, must also count as intelligence to be protected.
Political science
Mar 26, 2025
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In a new paper, researchers at North Carolina State University show proof of concept for a system that—in a single cycle—actively removes microplastics from water.
Polymers
Mar 26, 2025
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Every year, millions of tires end up in landfills, creating an environmental crisis with far-reaching consequences. In the United States alone, over 274 million tires were scrapped in 2021, with nearly 20% of them being discarded ...
Polymers
Mar 26, 2025
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A recent study has identified PhSLB1 as a crucial regulator of branch development in petunia (Petunia hybrida), offering valuable insights into plant growth mechanisms that could inform horticultural practices and crop improvement ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2025
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Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that not all forms of quantum nonlocality guarantee intrinsic randomness. They demonstrated that violating ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 26, 2025
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Researchers at the UAB have developed a new chemical reaction to form solid polymeric networks using light (photocuring) which will allow the preparation of solid materials with controlled shapes measuring under a thousandth ...
Polymers
Mar 26, 2025
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Fungal infections are on the rise globally. According to a study by the Manchester Fungal Infection Group, in 2022, approximately 6.5 million people were infected by a pathogenic fungus, and about 3.8 million died as a result—nearly ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 26, 2025
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New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of Earth's formation and potentially calls into question some earlier assumptions in planetary science about the early years of rocky planets. ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 26, 2025
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