In his famous letter to the Royal Society dated Oct. 9, 1676, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek described a single-celled eukaryote (Vorticella) and its fascinating ultrafast cell contraction. This kind of ultrafast cell contraction ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 22, 2023
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A UN nature deal proposed Sunday calls to protect at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030 and asks rich countries to stump up $30 billion in yearly aid for developing nations to save their ecosystems.
Environment
Dec 18, 2022
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Over the past three years, Australians have been bombarded by natural disasters as record-breaking fires and monster floods hit communities hard.
Ecology
Nov 25, 2022
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A study, now published in Science Advances, has analyzed the difference between mainstream and conspiracy articles. It found that conspiracies rely on other conspiracies as "evidence," jumping around different topics, less ...
Social Sciences
Oct 28, 2022
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Poor water management and excessive extraction are the primary causes of declining flow and the poor state of Australia's Darling River, a new study has found.
Environment
Oct 24, 2022
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Direct air capture may be key to saving Earth from the effects of climate change, but there's a catch: It's really hard to do.
Nanomaterials
Oct 11, 2022
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Transition metals and non-ferrous metals such as copper, nickel and cobalt are not only suitable as materials in engineering and technology, but also for a wide range of applications in electrochemistry and catalysis.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 3, 2022
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Researchers have designed a machine learning method that can predict the structure of new materials with five times the efficiency of the current standard, removing a key roadblock in developing advanced materials for applications ...
General Physics
Jul 28, 2022
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Changes in atmospheric density after sunset can cause hot pockets of gas called "plasma bubbles" to form over the Earth's equator, resulting in communication disruptions between satellites and the Earth. New AI models are ...
Astronomy
Jul 15, 2022
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Many plastics that are labeled as biodegradable are only compostable under industrial conditions, but scientists at the University of Bath have now found a way to make plastics break down using only UV light.
Polymers
May 24, 2022
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