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Smoke from wildfires can have lasting climate impact
Okefenokee Swamp Wildfire Smoke rises from the wildfire burning across 150,000 acres of the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia and Florida.
Credit: USFWS
The wildfire that has...
The right thing to do: Why do we follow unspoken group rules?
Following social norms can sometimes be costly for individuals if norms require sacrifice for the good of the group. A new study sheds light...
New type of planetary object proposed: Synestia
Rocky planets are thought to form from giant impacts between planet-size bodies. Impacts with high energy and high angular momentum could form a synestia,...
Just one alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, exercise lowers risk
The report found strong evidence that drinking the equivalent of a small glass of wine or beer a day (about 10 grams alcohol content)...
Himalayan powerhouses: How Sherpas have evolved superhuman energy efficiency
Island peak( Imja Tse) climbing, Everest region, Nepal.
Credit: © ykumsri / Fotolia
Sherpas have evolved to become superhuman mountain climbers, extremely efficient at producing the...
Why our brain cells may prevent us burning fat when we’re dieting
Why dieting doesn't always result in losing weight. Key brain cells act as a trigger to prevent us burning calories when food is scarce.
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Understanding the architecture of our ‘second brain’
Nerve cells (yellow) from the same parent cell are organized in 3-D columns that extend through the layers of the gut wall.
Credit: Reena Lasrado
Scientists...
Destruction of a quantum monopole observed
This is an artistic view of the decay of a quantum-mechanical monopole into a Dirac monopole.
Credit: Image by Heikka Valja.
Scientists at Amherst College (USA)...
Herpetologists describe an elf frog from the elfin forests in southern Vietnam
The newly discovered Elfin mountain toad (Ophryophryne elfina) is in its natural habitat.
Credit: Nikolay A. Poyarkov Jr.
Deep in the foggy, moss-covered forests of Southern...
New model of plasma stability could help researchers predict and avoid disruptions
Physicists Steve Sabbagh and Jack Berkery in front of the National Spherical Torus Experiment-Upgrade (NSTX-U)
Credit: Elle Starkman
Physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE)...
Pulling polymers leads to new insights into their mechanical behavior
The tip of an AFM pulling off a molecular chain vertically from a gold surface.
Credit: Illustration: Shigeki Kawai
In collaboration with colleagues from Berlin and...
