New research led by the University of Pittsburgh shows that state and federal appropriations allowing Pennsylvania to treat abandoned mine drainage works to both successfully and cost effectively clean up the acidic water—particularly ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2024
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A breakthrough in quantum technology research could help realize a new generation of precise quantum sensors that can operate at room temperature.
Condensed Matter
Sep 17, 2024
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An orca has been born to the southern residents: L128, calf of a first-time, 31-year-old mom, L90.
Plants & Animals
Sep 17, 2024
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As any avid gardener will tell you, plants with sharp thorns and prickles can leave you looking like you've had a run-in with an angry cat. Wouldn't it be nice to rid plants of their prickles entirely but keep the tasty fruits ...
Biotechnology
Sep 16, 2024
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Like many natural phenomena, precipitation can be both a blessing and a scourge to human life. On the one hand, it supplies our rivers and fields with water; on the other hand, it can cause floods, landslides, and other natural ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2024
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More than 3,600 chemicals used in food packaging or preparation have been detected in human bodies, some of which are hazardous to health, while little is known about others, a study published on Tuesday said.
Environment
Sep 17, 2024
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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany, in collaboration with the Swiss Ornithological Institute in Switzerland and the University of Vienna in Austria, investigated how young golden eagles ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2024
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In September 1859, the same year that Darwin published "On the Origin of Species," telegraph systems across Europe and North America stopped working and started sparking, leading to fires in some cases.
Planetary Sciences
Sep 18, 2024
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A new catalog providing information on millions of distant galaxies, which determines their distances with unprecedented precision over a field of view and depth never before explored, has been published today.
Astronomy
Sep 18, 2024
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A team of molecular ecologists at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark, has found that polar bears developed unique features that allowed them to survive in a harsh, cold environment just 70,000 years ago.
