Determining the relationship between microstructure features and their properties is crucial for improving material performance and advancing the design of next-generation structural and functional materials. However, this ...
Polymers
Aug 8, 2024
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After more than a year of record-breaking heat, the peak of fire season is approaching across vast swathes of our green planet.
Environment
Aug 8, 2024
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Police unions have come under fire following recent police killings of Black Americans. For the most part, the unions work to improve pay and job conditions for police. But some critics say these police union contracts cost ...
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2024
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Flying can be a nerve-wracking experience for many people—but a new study out Thursday finds commercial air travel keeps getting safer, with the risk of death halving every decade.
Other
Aug 8, 2024
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Voids or pores have usually been viewed as fatal flaws that severely degrade a material's mechanical performance and should be eliminated in manufacturing.
Materials Science
Aug 8, 2024
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Scientists often seek answers to humanity's most pressing challenges in nature. When it comes to global warming, geological history offers a unique, long-term perspective.
Earth Sciences
Aug 8, 2024
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While seeking to unravel how marine algae create their chemically complex toxins, scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered the largest protein yet identified in biology.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 8, 2024
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Scientists have recovered the first long section of rocks that originated in the Earth's mantle, the layer below the crust and the planet's largest component.
Earth Sciences
Aug 8, 2024
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After 13 months of what felt like an endless breaking of heat records, the streak came to an end last month—just barely. The European climate agency Copernicus said Thursday that July 2024's average heat just missed surpassing ...
Environment
Aug 8, 2024
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Federal forecasters are still predicting a highly active Atlantic hurricane season thanks to near-record sea surface temperatures and the possibility of La Niña, officials said Thursday.
Environment
Aug 8, 2024
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