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Quantum entanglement in chemical reactions? Now there’s a way to find out
Scientists have long suspected that a quantum phenomenon might play a role in photosynthesis and other chemical reactions of nature, but don't know for...
Scientists discover a new type of pulsating star
Scientists can tell a lot about a star by the light it gives off. The color, for example, reveals its surface temperature and the...
A small number of leaky natural gas wells produce large emissions of greenhouse gases
Wells that extract natural gas from underground often leak large amounts of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, into the air. A team of Princeton...
Cutting pollution won’t cause global warming spike, study finds
Fears that efforts to reduce air pollution could dramatically speed up the process of global warming have been allayed with the publication of a...
Genomic data reveal intense fish harvesting causes rapid evolution
For the first time, scientists have unraveled genetic changes that cause rapid fish evolution due to intense harvesting—changes that previously had been invisible to...
Turtle embryos play a role in determining their own sex
In certain turtle species, the temperature of the egg determines whether the offspring is female or male. But now, new research shows that the...
Quantum light sources pave the way for optical circuits
An international team headed up by Alexander Holleitner and Jonathan Finley, physicists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has succeeded in placing light...
New approach could make HVAC heat exchangers five times more efficient
Researchers from Tsinghua University and Brown University have discovered a simple way to give a major boost to turbulent heat exchange, a method of...
Walkability is key: A look at greenspace use
If city planners want more people to visit community greenspaces, they should focus on "putting humans in the equation," according to a new study...
Higher vitamin A intake linked to lower skin cancer risk
People whose diets included high levels of vitamin A had a 17 percent reduction in risk for getting the second-most-common type of skin cancer,...
Mysterious release of radioactive material uncovered
It was the most serious release of radioactive material since Fukushima 2011, but the public took little notice of it: In September 2017, a...
