Tohoku University researchers have unearthed further details about radon concentration in the atmosphere before and after earthquakes, moving us closer to being able to anticipate when large earthquakes may hit.
Earth Sciences
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A study on big droughts in the Greater Mekong region revealed findings that can help reduce the carbon footprint of power systems while providing insights into better designed and more sustainable power plants.
Environment
Mar 4, 2021
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More people than ever are using online dating sites, with virtual dates becoming the new normal for single people during lockdown. Now a new study shows that while the way we date may have changed, some traditional gender ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2021
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Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout.
Environment
Mar 4, 2021
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The human genome contains roughly three million letters and is distributed over 46 chromosomes. Yet the genetic variation from person to person is very small: the genome sequences of any two people differ from each other ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 4, 2021
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Many of the streams that people count on for fishing, water and recreation are getting warmer as global temperatures rise. But they aren't all heating up in the same way.
Environment
Mar 4, 2021
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Ionization of water molecules by light generates free electrons in liquid water. After generation, the so-called solvated electron is formed, a localized electron surrounded by a shell of water molecules. In the ultrafast ...
General Physics
Mar 4, 2021
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During his confirmation hearing in February, Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland pledged that his first order of business would be to "supervise the prosecution of white supremacists and others who stormed the Capitol ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2021
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Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic caused many U.S. colleges to shift to remote learning in the spring of 2020, student cheating has been a concern for instructors and students alike.
Education
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Using thin films—no more than a few pieces of notebook paper thick—of a common explosive chemical, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories studied how small-scale explosions start and grow. Sandia is the only lab ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 4, 2021
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