A nonprofit group, Carbon Mapper, will use data from NASA's EMIT mission, plus current airborne and future satellite instruments, to survey waste sites for methane emissions.
Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2022
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Each year, hundreds of meteorites—rocky bodies left over from the formation of the solar system—bombard Earth, delivering minerals, metals and water to our planet. Analyzing the crevices and mineral-rich deposits inside ...
Planetary Sciences
Nov 3, 2022
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For years, scientists have seen enhanced photosynthesis as one of the only possible bright sides of increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2)—since plants use carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, it is anticipated ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 3, 2022
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Pyroxenes are a major group of rock-forming silicate minerals that generally contain calcium, magnesium, and iron. Given their abundance, elucidating the physical properties of pyroxenes is deemed vital in the study of rocks ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 20, 2022
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The world is producing more food than ever before, yet millions of Africans still lack proper nutrition. Focusing on the potential of African crops to help combat malnutrition on the African continent, the EU-funded InnoFoodAfrica ...
Agriculture
Sep 14, 2022
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Plant-based milk alternatives are an attractive option for people with allergies or intolerances, or who prefer a dairy-free diet. However, because some essential minerals are required to be included on the Nutrition Facts ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 24, 2022
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A new analysis of seismic data from NASA's Mars InSight mission has revealed a couple of surprises.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 11, 2022
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A team at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPICI) has discovered new properties of collagen: During the intercalation of minerals in collagen fibers, a contraction tension is generated that is hundreds ...
Biotechnology
Apr 8, 2022
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A study of the world's earliest known dinosaur eggs reveals new information about the evolution of dinosaur reproduction.
Archaeology
Mar 14, 2019
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Forensic researchers at North Carolina State University have found a more accurate way to assess an individual's age at death, based on the bone mineral density of the femur. The technique could be used to help identify human ...
Biochemistry
Jan 23, 2018
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