In 1963, the Arecibo Observatory became operational on the island of Puerto Rico. Measuring 305 meters (~1000 ft) in diameter, Arecibo's spherical reflector dish was the largest radio telescope in the world at the time—a ...
Astronomy
Nov 6, 2024
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An international team of researchers has uncovered evidence that astrophysics models of massive stars and supernovae are inconsistent with observational gamma-ray astronomy.
General Physics
Nov 13, 2024
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Research led by the University of New Hampshire sheds light on how coyotes, North America's most successful predators, are responding to various environmental pressures, including human development, hunting and competition ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 6, 2024
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Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change made an ordinary drought into an exceptional drought that parched the American West from 2020–2022. A study by UCLA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 6, 2024
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A new study led by the University of Aberdeen has provided greater understanding of Scotland's final deadly brush with the plague.
Archaeology
Nov 15, 2024
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Missing a deadline has more complex consequences than you might think. Researchers at the University of Toronto found that if you submit a piece of work late, people will think it's lower in quality than if you were to submit ...
Social Sciences
Nov 5, 2024
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Mimicking how plants convert sunlight into energy has long been a dream for scientists aiming to create renewable energy solutions. Artificial photosynthesis is a process that seeks to replicate nature's method, using sunlight ...
Polymers
Nov 6, 2024
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The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other artifacts. A research group from the University of Bologna has identified a series of correlations between ...
Archaeology
Nov 5, 2024
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A new study published today in Nature Geoscience by Dr. Andrew Jarvis at Lancaster University and Professor Piers Forster at the University of Leeds shows that humans may have already caused 1.5°C of global warming when ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 11, 2024
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Researchers from a large international team, including ANSTO, have investigated the magnetic properties of two unique 2D triangular lattice antiferromagnetic materials (2D-TLHAF) using various neutron scattering techniques.
Condensed Matter
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