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General Physics 13 hours ago

A model outlining the microscopic origin of black hole entropy

Black holes are intriguing astronomical objects that have a gravitational pull so strong that it prevents any object and even light from escaping. While black holes have been the topic of numerous astrophysical studies, their ...

Earth Sciences 1 hour ago

Landfill study shows flawed detection methods, higher methane emissions in Illinois, other states

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's method of detecting methane leaks at landfills is flawed, and emissions of this powerful heat-trapping gas are likely much higher than what is being reported, according to a new ...

Astronomy 14 hours ago

REBELS-25 is a dynamically cold disk galaxy, observations find

An international team of astronomers has observed a high-redshift massive star-forming galaxy known as REBELS-25. They found that REBELS-25 is a dynamically cold disk galaxy. This finding was presented in a research paper ...

Earth Sciences 8 hours ago

Can coal mines be tapped for rare earth elements?

Deposits of designated critical minerals needed to transition the world's energy systems away from fossil fuels may, ironically enough, be co-located with coal deposits that have been mined to produce the fossil fuel most ...

Nanomaterials 8 hours ago

New quantum dot approach can enhance electrical conductivity of solar cells

A team led by Professor Jongmin Choi of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering has developed a PbS quantum dot that can rapidly enhance the electrical conductivity of solar cells. The findings are published in the ...

Plants & Animals 8 hours ago

After hundreds of years, study confirms Bermuda now home to cownose rays

For hundreds of years, the whitespotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) has been considered the only inshore stingray species in Bermuda, until now.

Earth Sciences 9 hours ago

Satellite radar data uncover 'vigorous melting' at Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier

A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to find evidence of the intrusion of warm, high-pressure seawater many kilometers beneath the grounded ...

Plants & Animals 8 hours ago

Genetic drift, not natural selection, identified as main factor driving speciation in endangered pupfish species

Scientists have identified a new member on the genetic family tree of an endangered pupfish native to south-central New Mexico.

Plants & Animals 8 hours ago

How cockroaches spread around the globe to become the pest we know today

They're six-legged, hairy home invaders that just won't die, no matter how hard you try.

Bio & Medicine 9 hours ago

Lipid nanoparticle-mRNA regimen reverses inflammation and aids recovery from diabetic wounds in mice

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have designed a regenerative medicine therapy to speed up diabetic wound repair. Using tiny fat particles loaded with genetic instructions to calm down inflammation, ...

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