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Study suggests frozen Earthlike planets could support life
Icy planets once thought too cold to support life might have livable land areas above freezing, challenging the typical assumption of what kinds of...
Ultra-thin layers of rust generate electricity from flowing water
There are many ways to generate electricity—batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, and hydroelectric dams, to name a few examples… and now, there's rust.
New research...
Uncovering the roots of discrimination toward immigrants
All over the world, immigration has become a source of social and political conflict. But what are the roots of antipathy toward immigrants, and...
Demonstration of alpha particle confinement capability in helical fusion plasmas
A team of fusion researchers succeeded in proving that energetic ions with energy in mega electron volt (MeV) range are superiorly confined in a...
Climate change could revive medieval megadroughts in US Southwest
About a dozen megadroughts struck the American Southwest during the 9th through the 15th centuries, but then they mysteriously ceased around the year 1600....
World’s smallest fossil monkey found in Amazon jungle
A team of Peruvian and American scientists have uncovered the 18-million-year-old remains of the smallest fossil monkey ever found.
A fossilized tooth found in Peru's...
High levels of estrogen in the womb linked to autism
Scientist have identified a link between exposure to high levels of oestrogen sex hormones in the womb and the likelihood of developing autism. The...
Researchers build artificial cells that sense and respond to their environment
The artificial cells could be used to sense changes in the body and respond by releasing drug molecules, or to sense and remove harmful...
African smoke is fertilizing Amazon rainforest and oceans, study finds by...
A new study led by researchers at the University of Miami's (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science found that smoke from fires...
Study shows that the Moon is older than previously believed
A new study spearheaded by Earth scientists at the University of Cologne's Institute of Geology and Mineralogy has constrained the age of the Moon...
Komodo dragon genome reveals clues about its evolution
The Komodo dragons are the largest lizards in the world. These predators weighing up to 200 pounds can detect their prey from up to...
