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Powerful hurricanes strengthen faster now than 30 years ago
Hurricanes that intensify rapidly—a characteristic of almost all powerful hurricanes—do so more strongly and quickly now than they did 30 years ago, according to...
Waves similar to those controlling weather on Earth have now been found on the...
A team of scientists led by the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) and the University of Göttingen has discovered new waves...
Geoscientists suggest ‘snowball Earth’ resulted from plate tectonics
About 700 million years ago, the Earth experienced unusual episodes of global cooling that geologists refer to as "Snowball Earth."
Several theories have been proposed...
Earth’s orbital changes have influenced climate, life forms for at least 215 million years
Scientists drilling deep into ancient rocks in the Arizona desert say they have documented a gradual shift in Earth's orbit that repeats regularly every...
Built for speed: DNA nanomachines take a (rapid) step forward
When it comes to matching simplicity with staggering creative potential, DNA may hold the prize. Built from an alphabet of just four nucleic acids,...
Global tourism carbon footprint quantified in world first
For the first time, the world's tourism footprint has been quantified across the supply chain—from flights to souvenirs—and revealed as a significant and growing...
Astronomers find exoplanet atmosphere free of clouds
Scientists have detected an exoplanet atmosphere that is free of clouds, marking a pivotal breakthrough in the quest for greater understanding of the planets...
What will happen when our sun dies?
Scientists agree the sun will die in approximately 10 billion years, but they weren't sure what would happen next... until now.
A team of international...
Protecting confidentiality in genomic studies
Genome-wide association studies, which look for links between particular genetic variants and incidence of disease, are the basis of much modern biomedical research.
But databases...
Chemical octopus catches sneaky cancer clues, trace glycoproteins
Cancer drops sparse chemical hints of its presence early on, but unfortunately, many of them are in a class of biochemicals that could not...
Zebra finches’ social experiences alter their genomic DNA, changing ability to learn
Asst. Prof. Sarah London has long appreciated zebra finches for their unique learning characteristics. The males learn from another male tutor, but their ability...
