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Earth Sciences Aug 13, 2024

After hurricanes, beach erosion and recovery differs between natural beaches and those with fortifications

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than normal. This comes after an energetic 2023 season, which brought the fourth-most named storms since ...

Space Exploration Aug 13, 2024

Can meteor showers be dangerous to spacecraft?

We've all read the advice that during a meteor shower there is no equipment needed. All you need to do is lay back and wonder at one of the most spectacular sights the universe has to offer. That's about it though and while ...

Plants & Animals Aug 13, 2024

Baby Maugean skate hatches from captive-laid egg in world first for the endangered species

For the first time ever, a baby Maugean skate has hatched from an egg laid in captivity—and scientists are looking forward to more arrivals soon.

Polymers Aug 13, 2024

Team demonstrates halogen bonding for selective electrochemical separation, a path to sustainable chemical processing

With a new polymer that only attracts certain substances from solutions when electrically activated, researchers have taken a major step towards sustainable chemical separation.

Economics & Business Aug 13, 2024

What went wrong in 2022 baby formula crisis?

A critical shortage of powdered infant formula revealed significant challenges in the supply, market competition and regulation of formula in the United States, according to a new report reviewed and co-authored by Cornell ...

Social Sciences Aug 13, 2024

Study finds dramatic decline in people's desire to stand out from other people

A study by Michigan State University's College of Social Science found a dramatic decline in people's desire to stand out from other people over the past 20 years.

Biochemistry Aug 13, 2024

Peptide boronic acids offer new prospects for synthetic immunology

A cutting-edge chemical process is the first to make it possible to quickly and easily produce modified peptides with boronic acids. It was developed by scientists from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and the Institute ...

Biotechnology Aug 13, 2024

Bioengineering strategy for protection from plant pathogens could help support global food security

By modifying a plant intracellular immune receptor (NLR), researchers have developed a potential new strategy for resistance to rice blast disease, one of the most important diseases threatening global food security. The ...

Plants & Animals Aug 13, 2024

Horses much more intelligent than previously thought, study suggests

Horses are a lot smarter than previously believed, researchers argue, after a study revealed how they cleverly adapted their approach to a game in order to get the most treats for the least effort.

Astronomy Aug 13, 2024

Are Andromeda and the Milky Way doomed to collide? Maybe not

Scientists discovered the Andromeda galaxy, known as M31, hundreds of years ago, and around a century ago, we realized that it had negative radial velocity toward the Milky Way. In other words, eventually, the two galaxies ...

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