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New results show North Atlantic hurricanes have increased in frequency over the last 150 years. »
Cambridge scientists have identified a key signal that the fetus uses to control (...) »
Study relies on airborne measurements of carbon dioxide to estimate ocean uptake. »
A single-cell map of corn’s root reveals a regulator of cellular diversity. »
Planting trees and suppressing wildfires do not necessarily maximise the carbon storage of natural ecosystems. »
Results could change the way scientists think about potential damage from earthquakes. »
Simple process uses noscapine to produce setigerumine I. »
Wheat and rice farming on the vast Indo-Gangetic plains, affected by excessive salts in the soil, can be cost-effectively improved by treatment with gypsum (...) »
Scientists have found a novel way to combine two species of grass-like plant including banana, rice and wheat (...) »
Engineers create easy-to-use and effective underwater adhesive. »
Maya had extensive systems of sophisticated irrigation and terracing. »
Sugar-fueled microbes could be used in biofuel manufacturing. »
The largest-ever fossil of a giant millipede – as big as a car – has been found on a beach in the north of England. »
A new study shows it’s theoretically possible. The hypothesis could be tested soon with proposed Venus-bound missions. »
Engineers research recycling and reusing lithium-ion batteries to optimize design. »
Insights can guide surveillance to prevent secondary spillover, new variants. »
Researchers use iron to generate new three-component cross-coupling catalytic reaction. »
Quantum anomalous Hall effect thought to be specific to complex, delicate materials. »
Japanese scientists created a groundbreaking new face mask that can detect the presence of COVID-19. »
Scientists discover what happens when a plate disappears into the planet's interior. »
Metamaterial is responsive and acts without external direction. »
Tapping into passive solar energy could be a step to carbon-free heating. »
Underwater communities rely on fast-growing kelp for food and shelter. »
By trapping light into tiny crevices of gold, researchers have coaxed molecules to convert invisible infrared (...) »
Researchers find clues to glacial mystery on the bed of the Atlantic Ocean. »
Coagulation method using electricity is effective at removing and inactivating nonenveloped viruses. »
Collisions between neutron stars discharge more heavy metals than collisions between neutron stars and black holes. »
Warthogs, hippopotamuses, Arctic-dwelling walruses and hyraxes all have tusks. »
Study explores the global distribution, trends and drivers of flash droughts. »
Miniscule biological machines developed by scientists from the cells of frogs – commonly referred to as Xenobots – can now self-replicate, according to a new scientific report. »
Resulting ecological shift could have rippling impacts on the boreal region. »
Machine learning technique effective for novel image comparison and data analysis. »
Genes evolved under intense poaching pressure. »
Scientists discovered the fossilized skeletal remains of 69 individuals and 100 eggs. »
Chip advancement could clear path to miniature quantum devices. »
Mechanics of how rivers with increased nitrogen emit greenhouse gases . »
Research using spectroscopy and microscopy allows real-time imaging in detail. »
Research on whale feeding illustrates how the precipitous decline of large marine mammals damaged ocean ecosystems. »
In Star Trek, characters carry a little handheld (...) »
Scientists at Stanford University have discovered a surprising pattern of how life reemerges from cataclysms. »
Entangled 'blobs' of blackworms can show collective movement. »
Researchers revealed that one way to reduce risk of heart disease boils down to a very specific bedtime. »
New research shines light on poorly understood processes. »
An international agreement to protect the ozone layer is expected to prevent an estimated 443 million cases of skin cancer (...) »
Researchers studied how components in plastic bags decompose during exposure to sunlight while in water. »
Extreme heat already affects almost 2 billion urban residents worldwide. »
Findings alter the prevailing understanding of how marine life influences clouds. »
Cracked and blurry phone screens could someday be a thing of the past (...) »