Sep 17, 2024

A wobble from Mars could be sign of dark matter

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In a new study, MIT physicists propose that if most of the dark matter in the universe is made up of microscopic primordial black holes -- a...

Critical crops' alternative way to succeed in heat and drought

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Scientists have discovered that certain plants can survive stressful, dry conditions by controlling water loss through their leaves without ...

Beneath the brushstrokes, van Gogh's sky is alive with real-world physics

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Vincent van Gogh's painting "The Starry Night" depicts a swirling blue sky with yellow moon and stars. The sky is an explosion...

Moderate coffee and caffeine consumption is associated with lower risk of developing multiple cardiometabolic diseases, new study finds

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Consuming moderate amounts of coffee and caffeine regularly may offer a protective effect against developing multiple cardiometabolic diseas...
Sep 15, 2024

Invisibility cloaks? Wave scattering simulation unlocks potential for advanced metamaterials

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A new software package developed by researchers at Macquarie University can accurately model the way waves -- sound, water or light -- are s...

Microbe dietary preferences influence the effectiveness of carbon sequestration in the deep ocean

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The movement of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the surface of the ocean, where it is in active contact with the atmosphere, to the deep ocean, wh...

Ancient DNA from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) refutes best-selling population collapse theory

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Rapa Nui or Te Pito o Te Henua (the navel of the world), also known as Easter Island, is one of the most isolated inhabited places in the wo...
Sep 14, 2024

Path to prosperity for planet and people shrinking rapidly, scientists warn

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Our planet will only remain able to provide even the most basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and techno...

Climate-change-triggered 2023 mega-landslide caused Earth to vibrate for nine days

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A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a mega-tsunami that sloshed back and forth across a fjord for nine days, generating vibrati...

How El Nino and mega ocean warming caused the greatest-ever mass extinction

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Mega ocean warming El Niño events were key in driving the largest extinction of life on planet Earth some 252 million years ago, according t...