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Astronomy Jun 18, 2024

Astronomers see a massive black hole awaken in real time

In late 2019, the previously unremarkable galaxy SDSS1335+0728 suddenly started shining brighter than ever before. To understand why, astronomers have used data from several space and ground-based observatories, including ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 18, 2024

Simple tool could facilitate discovery of new mechanically-responsive materials

The exploration of mechanophores continues to expand the practical application of these molecules in materials science, organic synthesis, and pharmaceuticals due to their ability to change physically or chemically in response ...

Earth Sciences Jun 18, 2024

Large wildfires create weather that favors more fire

A new UC Riverside study shows soot from large wildfires in California traps sunlight, making days warmer and drier than they ought to be.

Environment Jun 17, 2024

If you can't stay indoors during this U.S. heat wave, here are a few ideas

It's hot and getting hotter for workers and everyone else outdoors as the first significant heat wave of the year makes its way eastward across the United States. More than 70 million people were under extreme heat alerts ...

Astronomy Jun 17, 2024

Astronomers find black holes created in mergers carry information about their ancestors

Astronomers believe that at the heart of most, if not all, galaxies sits a titanic black hole with a mass that is millions or even billions of times that of our sun. These supermassive black holes cannot be directly created ...

Astronomy Jun 17, 2024

'Glitches' of rapidly spinning neutron star pulsars can be a source of gravitational waves

Observing gravitational waves from neutron stars as they glitch could help us understand these exotic stellar remnants.

Earth Sciences Jun 17, 2024

Team uses radar to study glaciers

ETH researchers are using radar to scan the snow and ice on the Jungfraujoch. Sometimes, scaling an icy peak is the only way for scientists to fully understand satellite data.

Earth Sciences Jun 17, 2024

Spillover of tropospheric ozone is affecting measurements of stratospheric ozone recovery more than previously realized

In the final decades of the 20th century, stratospheric ozone depletion—often called, not quite accurately, the ozone hole—was a widespread concern. Halocarbons, including chlorofluorocarbons used as coolants in refrigerators ...

Astronomy Jun 17, 2024

Scientists investigate the origins of the Crab Nebula with James Webb Space Telescope

A team of scientists used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to parse the composition of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. With the telescope's MIRI ...

Planetary Sciences Jun 17, 2024

Study of meteorite 'Northwest Africa 14250' reveals composition of the early solar system

A multi-institutional team of planetary scientists has learned more about the early composition of the solar system by studying a meteorite named Northwest Africa 14250. In their study, published in the journal Science Advances, ...

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