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Ecology 2 hours ago

Developing a nano-treatment to help save mangroves from deadly disease

Mangroves and palm trees are hallmarks of the Sunshine State not just for their beauty but for their immense importance to Florida's coastlines.

Planetary Sciences 12 hours ago

Is this how you get hot Jupiters?

When we think of Jupiter-type planets, we usually picture massive cloud-covered worlds orbiting far from their stars. That distance keeps their volatile gases from vaporizing from stellar heat, similar to what we're familiar ...

Planetary Sciences 13 hours ago

How solar storms play havoc with our lives

Despite the 150 million kilometers that separate it from the Earth, the sun does more than just light our way: it also impacts our electricity networks, and even our transport.

Planetary Sciences 15 hours ago

Kepler's 1607 pioneering sunspot sketches solve solar mysteries 400 years later

Using modern techniques, researchers have re-examined Johannes Kepler's half-forgotten sunspot drawings and revealed previously-hidden information about the solar cycles before the grand solar minimum.

Analytical Chemistry 19 hours ago

Ice 0: Researchers discover a new mechanism for ice formation

Ice is far more complicated than most of us realize, with over 20 different varieties known to science, forming under various combinations of pressure and temperature. The kind we use to chill our drinks is known as ice I, ...

Environment Jul 25, 2024

Monday was the warmest day recorded on Earth, but how do scientists actually measure that?

In the past week, Earth's record for the hottest day was broken twice. Sunday July 21 was declared Earth's hottest day since records began, when average surface temperature reached 17.09°C. On Monday the record fell again, ...

Planetary Sciences Jul 25, 2024

What lunar caves tell us about the shared origins of the Earth and the moon

Using radar, a Nasa spacecraft, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), has confirmed the existence of caves beneath the lunar surface. Here's why such geological features will be key for establishing a base on the moon, and ...

Astronomy Jul 25, 2024

How NASA's Roman Space Telescope will illuminate cosmic dawn

Today, enormous stretches of space are crystal clear, but that wasn't always the case. During its infancy, the universe was filled with a "fog" that made it opaque, cloaking the first stars and galaxies. NASA's upcoming Nancy ...

Planetary Sciences Jul 25, 2024

Carbon oxides on Uranus' moon Ariel hint at hidden ocean, Webb telescope reveals

The surface of Uranus' moon Ariel is coated with a significant amount of carbon dioxide ice, especially on its "trailing hemisphere" that always faces away from the moon's direction of orbital motion. This fact presents a ...

Archaeology Jul 24, 2024

Chemical analyses find hidden elements from renaissance astronomer Tycho Brahe's alchemy laboratory

In the Middle Ages, alchemists were notoriously secretive and didn't share their knowledge with others. Danish Tycho Brahe was no exception. Consequently, we don't know precisely what he did in the alchemical laboratory located ...

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