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Astrobiology Jul 7, 2025

'Space ice' is less like water than previously thought

"Space ice" contains tiny crystals and is not a completely disordered material like liquid water, as previously assumed, according to a new study by scientists at UCL (University College London) and the University of Cambridge.

Analytical Chemistry Jul 4, 2025

Scientists use lightning to make ammonia out of thin air

University of Sydney researchers have harnessed human-made lightning to develop a more efficient method of generating ammonia—one of the world's most important chemicals. Ammonia is also the main ingredient of fertilizers ...

Ecology Jun 30, 2025

How robotic hives and AI are lowering the risk of bee colony collapse

Lifting up the hood of a Beewise hive feels more like you're getting ready to examine the engine of a car than visit with a few thousand pollinators.

Social Sciences Jun 29, 2025

Why brands are embracing fantasy: The psychology behind escapist marketing in anxious times

Why did Aritzia open a café inside its flagship store in Toronto? Why did Burberry pivot from fashion photography to cinematic ads that transport viewers into dreamlike sequences? And why is Simons, Canada's remaining department ...

Astronomy Jun 23, 2025

Astronomy has a major data problem. Simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms

Professional astronomers don't make discoveries by looking through an eyepiece like you might with a backyard telescope. Instead, they collect digital images in massive cameras attached to large telescopes.

Cell & Microbiology Jun 17, 2025

Genetically modified yeast can create valuable materials from urine

Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), UC Irvine, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), have used biology to convert human urine into a valuable product. The team genetically ...

Astronomy Jun 12, 2025

How recurrent fluorescence helps organic molecules survive extreme interstellar conditions

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unlocked the depths of interstellar space with unprecedented clarity, offering humanity a high-resolution window into the cosmos. Harnessing this newfound capability, an international ...

Astronomy Jun 3, 2025

Particles energized by magnetic reconnection found in nascent solar wind

New research led by a Southwest Research Institute scientist identified a new source of energetic particles near the sun. These definitive observations were made by instruments aboard NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which detected ...

Planetary Sciences Jun 3, 2025

Webb reveals the origin of the ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-121b

Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have provided new clues about how the exoplanet WASP-121b has formed and where it might have originated in the disk of gas and dust around its star. These insights stem ...

Planetary Sciences May 8, 2025

A single impact could leave a giant planet ringing for millions of years

To understand how chaotic the early solar system was, we need only gaze at the moon. Its cratered surface bears the scars of multitudes of collisions. The early solar system was like a debris field where objects smashed into ...

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