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Space Exploration Oct 19, 2023

NASA's Lucy spacecraft preparing for its first asteroid flyby

NASA's Lucy spacecraft is preparing for its first close-up look at an asteroid. On Nov. 1, it will fly by asteroid Dinkinesh and test its instruments in preparation for visits in the next decade to multiple Trojan asteroids ...

Condensed Matter Oct 12, 2023

Elevating neuromorphic computing using laser-controlled filaments in vanadium dioxide

In a new Science Advances study, scientists from the University of Science and Technology of China have developed a dynamic network structure using laser-controlled conducting filaments for neuromorphic computing.

Earth Sciences Oct 2, 2023

Boreal and temperate forests now main global carbon sinks, satellite image analysis finds

Using a new analysis method for satellite images, an international research team, coordinated by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and INRAE, mapped for the first time annual changes in global ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 26, 2023

Successful optical biosensing using dual optical combs: High sensitivity and rapid detection of biomolecules

Bio-sensors are biomolecular sensors that leverage or mimic the sophisticated molecular recognition capabilities of living organisms. They find widespread applications in fields such as health care, food, and the environment.

Astronomy Sep 25, 2023

James Webb Space Telescope's first spectrum of a TRAPPIST-1 planet

In a solar system called TRAPPIST-1, 40 light years from the sun, seven Earth-sized planets revolve around a cold star.

Earth Sciences Sep 19, 2023

Glacier Loss Day indicates record breaking glacier melt

The Hintereisferner, located at the back of the Tyrolean Ötztal, has been closely monitored for more than 100 years, and there have been continuous records of its mass balance since 1952. This makes it one of the best-studied ...

Evolution Sep 19, 2023

Tiny sea creatures reveal the ancient origins of neurons

A study in the journal Cell sheds new light on the evolution of neurons, focusing on the placozoans, a millimeter-sized marine animal. Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona find evidence that specialized ...

Molecular & Computational biology Sep 11, 2023

Study shows auxin signaling pathway controls root hair formation for nitrogen uptake

Plants have evolved diverse adaptive strategies to optimize the exploration of light and soil resources from their environments. One of the most prominent adaptive responses is the developmental plasticity of their root systems, ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 8, 2023

Experimental quantum imaging distillation with undetected light

It is possible to image an object with an induced coherence effect by making use of photon pairs to gain information on the item of interest—without detecting the light probing it. While one photon illuminates the object, ...

Plants & Animals Sep 5, 2023

New research sheds light on the origins of social behaviors

Male fruit flies don't usually like each other. Socially, they reject their fellow males and zero in on the females they discern via chemical receptors—or so scientists thought.

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