On a cold winter day, the warmth of the sun is welcome. Yet as humanity emits more and more greenhouse gases, the Earth's atmosphere traps more and more of the sun's energy and steadily increases the Earth's temperature. ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 8, 2023
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Carnegie Mellon University physicists in Pittsburgh are one step closer to building new particle detectors for the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
Plasma Physics
Feb 1, 2023
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When pondering the probability of discovering technologically advanced extraterrestrial life, the question that often arises is, "if they're out there, why haven't we found them yet?" And often, the response is that we have ...
Astronomy
Jan 30, 2023
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Lurking beneath the ocean surface is a little-known chorus of sounds made up of everything from the grunts of a Bocon toadfish and the cough of an alewife to the rasp and ticks made by sablefish.
Ecology
Jan 19, 2023
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Hundreds of black holes previously hidden, or buried, have been found using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This result helps give astronomers a more accurate census of black holes in the universe.
Astronomy
Jan 12, 2023
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Cellulose nanocrystals—bio-based nanomaterials derived from natural resources such as plant cellulose—are valuable for their use in water treatment, packaging, tissue engineering, electronics, antibacterial coatings and ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 11, 2023
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Imagine messaging an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot about a missing package and getting the response that it would be "delighted" to help. Once the bot creates the new order, they say they are "happy" to resolve the ...
Economics & Business
Dec 22, 2022
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PCR swab tests that look for viral RNA have become the gold standard for identifying infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but their results aren't 100% accurate. This week in mSystems, researchers report that testing for ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 12, 2022
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A team of researchers based at the University of Rhode Island and Binghamton University has launched the world's largest quantitative dataset on global human rights.
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2022
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Sinks and P-traps are home to a surprising number of fungal organisms, according to research from the University of Reading.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 1, 2022
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