Salty soils are causing reduced crop density, lower yields and barren lands unable to sustain crop growth. Sea level rise, intense storm surges and the overextraction of groundwater are driving this increasing salinity in ...
Ecology
Apr 24, 2025
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A breakthrough in imaging technology promises to transform our understanding of the inner workings of living cells, and provide insights into a wide range of diseases.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 2, 2025
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For the first time, researchers have shown that terahertz imaging can be used to visualize internal details of the mouse cochlea with micron-level spatial resolution. The non-invasive method could open new possibilities for ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 27, 2025
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A private lunar lander has captured the first high-definition sunset pictures from the moon.
Space Exploration
Mar 19, 2025
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Researchers have found that a two-dimensional carbon material is tougher than graphene and resists cracking—even the strongest crack under pressure, a problem materials scientists have long been grappling with. For instance, ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 18, 2025
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On the vast expanse of the Nullarbor Plain in South Australia, two very different creatures live side by side—but not always peacefully.
Plants & Animals
Feb 10, 2025
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In 2023, the European Space Agency reported on Solar Orbiter's discovery of tiny jets near the sun's south pole that could be powering the solar wind. The team behind this research has now used even more data from the European ...
Astronomy
Feb 5, 2025
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Though it's a cold, dead planet, Mars still has its own natural beauty about it. This image shows us something we'll never see on Earth.
Planetary Sciences
Jan 30, 2025
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Thousands of mounds and hills in Mars' barren northern plains are full of clay minerals, providing evidence that the rocks here were once soaked with water, a new study reveals. These mounds are all that is left of a landscape, ...
Planetary Sciences
Jan 20, 2025
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According to the most widely held astronomical model (the nebular hypothesis), new stars are born from massive clouds of dust and gas (aka a nebula) that experience gravitational collapse. The remaining dust and gas form ...
Astronomy
Jan 13, 2025
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