Earth's tropical rain belt, responsible for monsoons that sustain billions of people and vibrant ecosystems, has long been a reliable feature of the planet's climate. But new research reveals this vital system wasn't always ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 5, 2024
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Armed with a net and trident, fisherman gladiators were a staple of Rome's gladiatorial games. Their best chance of survival was to quickly entangle a heavily armed opponent with their weighted net. Remarkably, some spiders ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2024
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Proteins are so much more than nutrients in food. Virtually every reaction in the body that makes life possible involves this large group of molecules. And when things go wrong in our health, proteins are usually part of ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 5, 2024
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Using the MeerKAT telescope, astronomers have discovered a new odd radio circle that appears to be associated with an elliptical galaxy known as WISEA J021912.43–050501.8. The finding, which could help us better understand ...
Missouri's bear population is growing. With it brings added challenges of living in bear country.
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2024
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The scrubby green plants that fill a checkerboard of 24-by-36-foot research plots on the arid plains of Mesa County could be part of a major shift in agriculture in the drought-plagued western United States.
Environment
Dec 5, 2024
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SpaceX set a new standard for its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday using a first-stage booster for a record 24th time.
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2024
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Spotted lanternflies—invasive insects that first landed in the United States a decade ago—are emerging earlier and staying active later each year, according to an analysis of citizen-science data by researchers at New York ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2024
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When a forest is lost to development, some effects are obvious. Stumps and mud puddles across the landscape, a plowed field or houses a year after that. But deforestation isn't just a loss of trees; it's a loss of the countless ...
Ecology
Dec 5, 2024
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The recent conflict in Lebanon has deepened a national education crisis in which children have already lost up to 60% of school time over the past six years, new research warns.
Education
Dec 5, 2024
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