Bin Ding and his team of researchers at Donghua University, Shanghai, China, have developed a new method of testing for formaldehyde using an electro-spinning netting technique. The process, described in their paper published ...
Researchers continue to expand the case for the Younger Dryas Impact hypothesis. The idea proposes that a fragmented comet smashed into the Earth's atmosphere 12,800 years ago, causing a widespread climatic shift that, among ...
Planetary Sciences
Jun 26, 2024
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The properties of nanoribbon edges are important for their applications in electronic devices, sensors, and catalysts. A group of scientists from Japan and China studied the mechanical response of single-layer molybdenum ...
Nanophysics
Sep 19, 2023
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It's hard to know what prehistoric animals' lives were like—even answering seemingly simple questions, like what they ate, can be a challenge. Sometimes, paleontologists get lucky, and pristine fossils will preserve an ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Feb 19, 2021
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Living under a translucent rock can be quite comfortable—if you're a moss in the Mojave Desert.
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2020
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A growth in the use of crystal quartz to make tools thousands of years ago shows the sophistication of ancient communities, according to new research.
Archaeology
May 10, 2019
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A multi-institutional team of researchers has discovered silica mineral quartz in a primitive meteorite, comprising direct evidence of silica condensation within the solar protoplanetary disk, and offering new clues to understanding ...
Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2018
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A team of scientists including Carnegie's Michael Ackerson and Bjorn Mysen revealed that granites from Yosemite National Park contain minerals that crystalized at much lower temperatures than previously thought possible. ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 27, 2018
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Researchers have now found an explanation for what triggered the largest volcanic eruption witnessed by mankind. The volcano's secret was revealed by geochemical clues hidden inside volcanic quartz crystals.
Earth Sciences
Jan 26, 2017
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Super-eruptions—volcanic events large enough to devastate the entire planet—give only about a year's warning before they blow.
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2016
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