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Unprecedented preservation of fossil feces from the La Brea Tar Pits
While Rancho La Brea, commonly known as the La Brea Tar Pits, is famous for its thousands of bones of large extinct mammals, big...
Molecular vibrations reduce the maximum achievable photovoltage in organic solar cells
Scientists at TU Dresden and Hasselt University in Belgium investigated the physical causes that limit the efficiency of novel solar cells based on organic...
One-kilometer breakthrough made in quantum field
A team led by Prof. Guo Guangcan from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and...
First supercentenarian-derived stem cells created
People who live more than 110 years, called supercentenarians, are remarkable not only because of their age, but also because of their incredible health....
Innovative new fabrication approach for reprogrammable photonic circuits
Modern society relies on technologies with electronic integrated circuits (IC) at their heart, but these may prove to be less suitable in future applications...
Geologists find lost fragment of ancient continent in Canada’s North
Sifting through diamond exploration samples from Baffin Island, Canadian scientists have identified a new remnant of the North Atlantic craton—an ancient part of Earth's...
The right dose of geoengineering could reduce climate change risks, study...
Stratospheric aerosol geoengineering is the idea that adding a layer of aerosol particles to the upper atmosphere can reduce climate changes caused by greenhouse...
Team discovers quasar tsunamis capable of preventing stars from forming
Using the unique capabilities of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers led by Virginia Tech's Nahum Arav has discovered the most energetic...
Opening plastic bags and bottles may generate microplastics
Opening plastic packaging, such as plastic bags and bottles may contribute to the generation of small amounts of microplastics—small plastic particles less than 5...
Chandra data tests ‘theory of everything’
One of the biggest ideas in physics is the possibility that all known forces, particles, and interactions can be connected in one framework. String...
Global human genomes reveal rich genetic diversity shaped by complex evolutionary...
A new study has provided the most comprehensive analysis of human genetic diversity to date, after the sequencing of 929 human genomes by scientists...
