When the solar wind hits Earth's magnetosphere, a surprising stillness ensues
Energy from the solar wind interacting with the magnetospheric 'bubble' around Earth creates waves of energy that appear to stand still.
Energy from the solar wind interacting with the magnetospheric 'bubble' around Earth creates waves of energy that appear to stand still.
Planetary Sciences
Oct 6, 2021
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Researchers have tracked flies' ability to interpret information while asleep, showing which parts of the brain remain 'awake'.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 29, 2021
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The Paris Agreement, adopted by 196 countries in 2015, has the goal of limiting average global temperature increase to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, while pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C.
Environment
Sep 16, 2021
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A study into the energy-making process in plants could help engineer crops more resistant to stress or bacteria that produce pharmaceuticals.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 10, 2021
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An Imperial-led team of international researchers has used a special X-ray probe to gain new insights into how electrons behave at the quantum level.
General Physics
Sep 1, 2021
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A study of how plants identify and react to invading pathogens using mobile disease detectors could help researchers breed disease-resistant crops.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 24, 2021
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A detailed study of the weapons bacteria use to defeat their rivals has revealed a brand new target for antibiotics.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 19, 2021
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414
Rising temperatures could help some northern-latitude bees fly better, but more frequent extreme weather events could push them past their limits.
Plants & Animals
Aug 18, 2021
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575
Ignition is a key process that amplifies the energy output from nuclear fusion and could provide clean energy and answer some huge physics questions.
Plasma Physics
Aug 17, 2021
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Women are less likely to participate at medical and scientific conferences, yet simple interventions could have a big impact, a new study has found.
Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2021
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