A new Durham University study has found that a giant impact may not be responsible for the formation of Jupiter's remarkable "dilute" core, challenging a theory about the planet's history.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 21, 2025
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Modern crops are often excessively fertilized, which boosts yields in the short term but also harms the environment due to nutrient runoffs and greenhouse gas emissions.
Biotechnology
Aug 21, 2025
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A team of Johns Hopkins researchers is using an innovative X-ray imaging approach to reveal how compression reshapes the tiny spaces and stresses within sandstone—findings that could predict how this common rock used for ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 21, 2025
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New research from Purdue University reveals how moisture influences atmospheric blocking, a phenomenon that often drives heat waves, droughts, cold outbreaks and floods, helping solve a mystery in climate science and improving ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 21, 2025
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It might start as a joke, a belief, or a rumor. At first, it's easy to dismiss. But then it gains a twist, builds momentum, and spreads like wildfire. What causes some ideas to die out while others take over the internet?
Mathematics
Aug 21, 2025
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Have you ever spotted an empty supermarket shelf and felt a sudden pang of discomfort, even though you weren't looking for that item? You're not alone. Shocks such as COVID and cyberattacks on retailers have made empty shelves ...
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2025
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It won't have any crew, but the U.S. Space Force is set to send the Boeing-built X-37B spacecraft—which looks like a miniature space shuttle—back for a long-duration mission to orbit during a late-night launch Thursday.
Space Exploration
Aug 21, 2025
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Many things account for Haiti's modern troubles. A good perspective on them comes from going back in time to 1715 or so—and grappling with a far-flung narrative involving the French monarchy, a financial speculator named ...
Economics & Business
Aug 21, 2025
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Corn is one of the most valuable cash crops globally, with annual grain production in the United States alone valued at nearly $80 billion. Fungicides are widely used to protect crops and promote yield, but research published ...
Ecology
Aug 21, 2025
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Wrinkles can be an asset—especially for next-generation electronics. Rice University scientists have discovered that tiny creases in two-dimensional materials can control electrons' spin with record precision, opening the ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 21, 2025
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