Greening disease has devastated the citrus crop in Florida, but University of Florida scientists are using genes from another plant and putting them into Hamlin oranges to develop citrus plants that fight the disease.
Molecular & Computational biology
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Every year, the Taurid meteor shower lights up the night sky from late October through early November. Sometimes called the "Halloween fireballs," they are named for the constellation Taurus—the bull—from which the meteors ...
Astronomy
Oct 30, 2025
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Scientists have long sought to make semiconductors—vital components in computer chips and solar cells—that are also superconducting, thereby enhancing their speed and energy efficiency and enabling new quantum technologies. ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 30, 2025
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To someday allow scientists to stay underwater conducting research for days on end, the UK-based company DEEP has designed Vanguard, a "subsea human habitat."
Earth Sciences
Oct 30, 2025
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China said Thursday it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 as it introduced the next crew of astronauts who will head to its space station as part of the country's ambitious plans to be a leader in space exploration.
Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2025
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A fragment of a mask that was preserved for hundreds of years in permafrost sat in the muck of a low tide in the western Alaska community of Quinhagak. Wooden spoons, toys, a fishing lure and other artifacts were strewn, ...
Archaeology
Oct 30, 2025
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A research team has created a new kind of electrochemical "two-in-one" system that turns plant-based molecules into two useful products at once. Using a finely tuned single-atom ruthenium catalyst, the process combines two ...
Materials Science
Oct 30, 2025
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We have been living "on credit" for months: Swiss Overshoot Day, the day on which Switzerland used up its allocated natural resources, was a long time ago. The planet cannot sustain the consumption that has taken place since ...
Environment
Oct 30, 2025
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Our moon—or la Luna—has inspired humankind for millennia.
Planetary Sciences
Oct 30, 2025
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