An international team of astronomers has performed follow-up observations of a nearby alien world known as TOI-1685 b. Results of the observations, published May 21 on the pre-print server arXiv, indicate that TOI-1685 b ...
To reliably perform complex, large-scale calculations, computing systems rely on so-called error correction schemes, techniques designed to protect information against errors. These techniques are perhaps even more essential ...
While invasive alien species have long been recognized as a major threat to nature and people, urgent action now is needed to tackle this global issue. This is the critical evaluation by the 88 authors, representing 101 organizations ...
Plants & Animals
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A team of New York University researchers has created a new way to visualize crystals by peering inside their structures, akin to having X-ray vision. Their new technique—which they aptly named "Crystal Clear"—combines ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 3, 2024
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A simple concept of decay and fission of "magnetic quivers" helps to clarify complex quantum physics and mathematical structures.
Quantum Physics
Jun 3, 2024
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Autophagy, which literally means "self-eating," is a cellular cleaning-out process that maintains our bodies in good order, but excessive autophagy can be too much of a good thing.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 3, 2024
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The return of the cooling La Niña weather phenomenon this year should help lower temperatures somewhat after months of global heat records, the United Nations' weather agency said Monday.
Environment
Jun 3, 2024
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El Niño, the natural weather phenomenon that contributed to 2023 being the hottest year on record, has recently subsided, paving the way for its opposing, cooling La Niña phase to begin.
Environment
Jun 3, 2024
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Permafrost soils store large quantities of organic carbon and are often portrayed as a critical tipping element in the Earth system, which, once global warming has reached a certain level, suddenly and globally collapses. ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 3, 2024
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Kenneth Greenway is inundated with requests for the foraging courses that he runs at the Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in east London.
Ecology
Jun 3, 2024
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