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Molecular & Computational biology 2 hours ago

Scientists develop new geochemical 'fingerprint' to trace contaminants in fertilizer

An international team of scientists has uncovered toxic metals in mineral phosphate fertilizers worldwide by using a new tool to identify the spread and impact of such contaminants on soil, water resources, and food supply.

Condensed Matter 2 hours ago

Study examines low-permittivity dielectric ceramics for microwave/millimeter-wave communication

Microwave dielectric ceramics are the cornerstone of wireless communication devices, widely utilized in mobile communications, satellite radar, GPS, Bluetooth, and WLAN applications. Components made from these ceramic materials, ...

Earth Sciences 2 hours ago

Canada's wildfire season begins

Wildfire season has arrived in full force in Canada, prompting evacuation orders and alerts in several towns in British Columbia and Alberta due to the danger of uncontrolled blazes.

Planetary Sciences 2 hours ago

Earth from space: New Zealand's North Island

Captured on 7 May 2024, this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows part of New Zealand's North Island.

Space Exploration 2 hours ago

Ariane 6 launches Replicator for 3D printing in open space

Europe's newest rocket soon launches, taking with it many space missions each with a unique objective, destination and team at home, cheering them on. Whether into Earth orbit to look back and study Earth, peer out to deep ...

Earth Sciences 3 hours ago

Linking leaf elemental traits to biomass across forest biomes in the Himalayas

The growth, development, and functioning of plants in various environments depend on multiple elements. However, our understanding of how the element concentrations in leaves that are associated with plant functioning and ...

Earth Sciences 3 hours ago

Research finds human activity over natural inputs determines the bacterial community in an ice core

The Tibetan Plateau (TP) has the third-largest number of glaciers after the Antarctic and Greenland. Bacteria, deposited on glacier surfaces through dry and wet deposition, undergo in-situ growth and are subsequently preserved ...

Evolution 3 hours ago

Study indicates Earth's earliest sea creatures drove evolution by stirring the water

A study involving the University of Cambridge has used virtual recreations of the earliest animal ecosystems, known as marine animal forests, to demonstrate the part they played in the evolution of our planet.

Astronomy 4 hours ago

Hubble views cosmic dust lanes

Featured in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is a nearly edge-on view of the lenticular galaxy NGC 4753. Lenticular galaxies have an elliptical shape and ill-defined spiral arms.

Earth Sciences 4 hours ago

Microplastics may slow the rate at which carbon is pulled from the sea surface to the depths

It turns out plastics in the ocean do more than suffocate turtles, fish and other marine life.

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