Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have shown that copper oxide particles on the sub-nanoscale are more powerful catalysts than those on the nanoscale. These subnanoparticles can also catalyze the oxidation reactions ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 7, 2020
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For the past 25 years, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection have been diligently collecting water samples each month in Long Island Sound (LIS). Recently, ...
Environment
Feb 5, 2020
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Just released first images from the National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope reveal unprecedented detail of the sun's surface and preview the world-class products to come from this preeminent 4-meter ...
Space Exploration
Jan 29, 2020
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A rare species of frog native to the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes has been spotted in the South American country for the first time in 18 years, the investigation team that made the discovery told AFP.
Plants & Animals
Jan 28, 2020
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SpaceX completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts in the next few months, mimicking an emergency escape shortly after liftoff Sunday.
Space Exploration
Jan 19, 2020
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Scientists have transferred a collection of genes into plant-colonizing bacteria that let them draw nitrogen from the air and turn it into ammonia, a natural fertilizer.
Plants & Animals
Jan 15, 2020
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A balloon-borne scientific instrument designed to study the origin of cosmic rays is taking its second turn high above the continent of Antarctica three and a half weeks after its launch.
Space Exploration
Jan 10, 2020
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There is no I in Team—as the saying goes. But new research suggests it is important for individuals to feel personal ownership towards a team project in order to be more creative.
Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2019
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A rescue team helped free a young humpback whale that was tangled in fishing gear south of San Francisco days after a fisherman first spotted it, a conservation group said Tuesday.
Ecology
Dec 17, 2019
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Whether in high school or college, most of us have experienced the frustration of group work. There often is at least one student who doesn't pull her weight, leaving the rest to pick up the slack. Then there is that person ...
Education
Dec 12, 2019
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