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Flying cars. Space tourism. Safe reentry for astronauts coming back from Mars.
Space Exploration
Jul 17, 2023
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Experiments at the unique wind tunnel of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) in Göttingen show that laws formulated more than 80 years ago and their extensions only incompletely explain turbulent ...
General Physics
Jul 13, 2023
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In a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers have studied the efficiency of migratory bats—a species that weighs about eight grams and is found in almost all of Europe. Efficiency, ...
Plants & Animals
May 9, 2023
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Some of the most pivotal climate-change questions—and potential solutions—focus on Florida.
Earth Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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As with every World Cup, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar the players will be using a new ball. The last thing competitors want is for the most important piece of equipment in the most important tournament in the world's ...
General Physics
Dec 5, 2022
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Early in the pandemic, Víctor Ortega-Jiménez was exploring creeks near his home and observing springtails. The organisms are the most abundant non-insect hexapods on earth, and Ortega-Jiménez suspected their avoidance ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 7, 2022
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When Kelsi Rutledge came to UCLA to pursue graduate studies, she didn't expect to land a side hustle in Hollywood. But her discovery of a new fish species attracted the attention of director Jordan Peele, and she enthusiastically ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 27, 2022
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Migratory birds have been called the super-athletes of the animal kingdom because of the remarkable endurance they display during hours-long, non-stop flights that can span thousands of kilometers. Their endurance is made ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2022
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Many bird species fly together with conspecifics in flocks to safely cover flight distances. To avoid collisions with each other and head in the same direction, flock members have to communicate and coordinate their flight ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 30, 2022
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Salamanders that live their entire lives in the crowns of the world's tallest trees, California's coast redwoods, have evolved a behavior well-adapted to the dangers of falling from high places: the ability to parachute, ...
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2022
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