How can the same El Niño cause drought in one part of the world and floods in another?
The Pacific Ocean is warming unusually quickly, and this year's El Niño has already surpassed previous records.…
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Today's emissions choices could limit Antarctic ice loss and sea-level rise for coastal communities
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions now may limit how much ice Antarctica loses this century and reduce the sea-level rise…
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New reactor design improves plastic feedstock synthesis using oxygen and electricity
A "hidden variable" that can determine the success or failure of a chemical reaction has been found in the immediate…
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Recovery after intimate partner violence: New study reveals what works
Violence in the home can range from intimidation to physical abuse. When it occurs there, we refer to it as domestic…
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Reading hidden topology in light, even when energy leaks away
When I explain topology to students, I start with a knot in a rope. You can stretch it, twist it or shake it, but the…
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Q&A: An Earth-like planet with two suns?
A nearby star system with two suns could potentially support an Earth-sized planet in a region where liquid water could…
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Visible light does not speed up water evaporation, rigorous experiments suggest
In recent experiments involving hydrogels and water droplets, researchers have proposed that exposure to visible light…
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When the atmosphere slows the Earth: Uncovering a subtle signal of climate change
Atmospheric circulation governs weather and climate, but it also carries angular momentum. When winds shift or mass…
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New imaging technologies offer a clearer view of coral reef change
From a drone flying above the waves to a camera just inches from the seafloor, University of Miami researchers are…
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Newly discovered hair cells on squid may offer clues to understanding hearing loss in humans
Scientists have known for years that squid have cells with bundles of tiny, hairlike protrusions on their heads and…
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A short breath extends the mating calls of male tokay geckos
Tokay geckos (Gekko gecko), large and mostly nocturnal geckos native to parts of Asia, are among the few nonbird…
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Milky Way may have begun as thousands of galaxies, new simulations suggest
In the early days of the universe, our home looked very different from how it does today. Back then, the region in our…
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New interactive tool tracks private equity investments in health care across U.S.
A new interactive tool launched on Tuesday, Sept. 8, offers policymakers, researchers, journalists and the public a…
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Energy production, virus defenses and toxin loading emerge as vulnerabilities in resistant bacteria
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the world's top public health threats. Often termed a silent pandemic,…
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French deportation rulings show how judges navigate conflicting rules on forced removal
European deportation practices are governed by a complex web of European, national and human rights law, says the…
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Cooper pairs found above superconducting critical temperature in pair density waves
Physicists with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Grainger College of Engineering have identified a new…
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Sea levels to rise in California as a coastal wave surges up the West Coast
Sea levels in California are set to rise by as much as a foot (30 centimeters) in the coming days as an enormous wave…
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How the Smithsonian is using AI to connect artifacts from the American Revolution
The distance in the march from the American Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence is almost beyond…
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Scientists search for answers as baby whales wash up dead in Argentina
Investigators in Argentina are trying to solve the mystery of baby whales washing up dead in unusually high numbers…
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Why tenants choose to move out in connection with renovation
One in three tenants who moved out of a municipal rental apartment in Gothenburg in connection with renovation said the…
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Team selected for NASA program to explore potential lunar cave
NASA has selected a Planetary Science Institute–led proposal to investigate whether a potentially large underground…
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Changes to platinum surface chemistry boost solar hydrogen production in organic photocatalysts
Researchers from the LIMNO laboratory at EPFL have uncovered how different halides modify the surface chemistry of…
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Researchers turn America's scattered local laws into a free searchable database covering all 50 states
America is a nation of local laws—millions of them. From noise ordinances and construction codes to rules about fishing…
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Marine biologists discover new plankton off Oregon coast
Nearly every morning when she was a doctoral student in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Nicole Nakata, Ph.D.…
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Mowing less, spraying smarter give pollinators a boost
Roadsides may not look like wildlife habitat, but a few simple changes to how they are maintained could turn them into…
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Scientists discover first type I superconductor that breaks time-reversal symmetry
Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity with no resistance and expel magnetic fields when cooled to…
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On complex political issues, most Americans take shortcuts to simplicity
A core assumption in any democracy is that citizens with access to information will make reasoned decisions on…
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American beech trees may carry genetic resistance to deadly leaf disease
A study led by scientists at the Holden Arboretum has found evidence that beech leaf disease (BLD) symptom development…
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Plasma-activated water tests show concentration matters for effective bacterial disinfection
In a study published in npj Clean Water, researchers from EPFL investigated how Escherichia coli responds to different…
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Ultrafast X-rays reveal how the light-responsive molecular switch azobenzene changes shape
Azobenzene is one of the best-known molecules that can be switched between two forms by light. However, the question of…
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Why a food poisoning bacterium can cause severe wound infections
The toxin NheABC, produced by Bacillus cereus, is particularly active in the pH conditions found in open wounds.…
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Motivation matters more than working memory for improving student math skills, study finds
Why do some students become ever better at mathematics, while others plateau? Many people may think that mathematics is…
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Computer-designed protein targets immune receptor linked to inflammation at new 'undruggable' site
To sense their environment and respond accordingly, cells enlist membrane proteins as communication hubs, receiving…
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Small changes can have a big impact on sustainability transitions
In her dissertation, Hanna Entsalo examines how public policies, such as policy strategies and legislation, influence…
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Black holes may grow quietly alongside galaxies even without violent mergers
Astronomers analyzed 2,435 galaxies hosting actively feeding black holes using data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic…
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Scientists zero in on tiny particles to improve weather and air quality forecasts
Aerosols are small particles suspended in our atmosphere. They come in many flavors: Wildfire smoke, pollen, desert…
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