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Planetary Sciences Aug 13, 2024

Earth hit by 'severe' solar storm

The Earth was hit Monday by an intense solar storm that could bring the northern lights to night skies further south than normal, a US agency announced.

Environment Aug 12, 2024

Researchers highlight the carbon-saving potential of compact cities

In recent years, the dramatic rise in extreme weather events due to climate change has escalated what was once termed "climate change" into a "climate crisis." With global average surface temperatures reaching unprecedented ...

Astronomy Aug 12, 2024

Webb captures new image of gassy baby stars

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a phenomenon for the very first time. The bright red streaks at top left of this June 20, 2024, image are aligned protostar outflows—jets of gas from newborn stars that all ...

Earth Sciences Aug 12, 2024

New forest condition monitor shows dynamic changes in forests resulting from extreme climate change events

According to the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), large parts of the German forest show an increase in damage as a result of the extreme drought period in Germany during recent years. However, hardly ...

Astrobiology Aug 12, 2024

Scientists find oceans of water on Mars. It's just too deep to tap.

Using seismic activity to probe the interior of Mars, geophysicists have found evidence for a large underground reservoir of liquid water—enough to fill oceans on the planet's surface.

Molecular & Computational biology Aug 12, 2024

Researchers identify body's 'quality control' regulator for protein folding, could lead to targeted treatments

Anyone who's tried to neatly gather a fitted sheet can tell you: folding is hard. Get it wrong with your laundry and the result can be a crumpled, wrinkled mess of fabric, but when folding fails among the approximately 7,000 ...

Molecular & Computational biology Aug 12, 2024

Developing a simple, cost-effective method to identify the targets of a crucial protein-modifying enzyme

Human proteins undergo a variety of chemical modifications following their synthesis. These modifications regulate their structure, function, and stability. Researchers from the Bhogaraju Group at EMBL Grenoble have developed ...

Space Exploration Aug 12, 2024

Faint auroras may be visible in Northern Hemisphere skies after weekend solar storms

Solar storms persisting from the weekend may produce faint colorful auroras across the Northern Hemisphere, with little disruption to power and communications, space forecasters said Monday.

Environment Aug 12, 2024

Getting trapped in freshwater ice changes microplastics' sink-or-swim tendencies

Most bodies of water contain minute plastic particles that get trapped at the surface when ice forms. But when the ice melts, the microplastics have changed. According to research recently published in Environmental Science ...

Economics & Business Aug 12, 2024

Researchers identify the best indicators to monitor market risk in different commercial real estate sectors

The most reliable metrics for identifying real estate price bubbles vary between property type, new research suggests.

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