Over the last century, scientists have struggled with a lingering question in geology: Why do the structure and elevation of some mountains continue to evolve long after the tectonic forces that formed them cease?
Earth Sciences
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The tropical low pressure area known as System 90L that has been lingering in the western Caribbean Sea for a couple of days has consolidated and strengthened into the Atlantic Ocean basin's first tropical storm. NASA-NOAA's ...
Earth Sciences
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The French government reiterated Tuesday a campaign pledge by President Emmanuel Macron to ban glyphosate-based herbicides by 2021, after senators refused to enshrine the pledge into law.
Biotechnology
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For decades scientists have investigated the influence of the world's oceans in trapping greenhouse gasses.
Environment
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Scientists around the world are busy looking for chiral superconductors, which are predicted to be ideal for building quantum computers. Until now, it has not been easy to determine whether a material is clearly a chiral ...
Quantum Physics
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A family of trees with high drought tolerance could be crucial in restoring the world's deforested and degraded tropical lands, according to new research involving the University of Stirling.
Environment
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Many animals have adaptations that help them cope with specific environments or lifestyles. Antarctic fish produce antifreeze proteins that prevent their blood from freezing in subzero temperatures. Some desert rodents survive ...
Ecology
May 29, 2018
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There are only a handful of astronauts, but every year thousands of high school and college students get to visit space vicariously, by launching their own satellites. Students design, build and test each one, and then work ...
Space Exploration
May 29, 2018
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From the colour of our eyes to the size of our brain, humans have been adapting to their environment, acquiring new abilities and losing others. We take a look at how evolution is still shaping us.
Evolution
May 29, 2018
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Imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nano-electronics and digital technology, today announced that it has demonstrated for the first time a low-cost impingement-based solution for cooling chips at package ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
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