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The Ancient Submerged Cypress Forest Could Hold Potential For New Medicines, Biotechnology
Environmental Science

The Ancient Submerged Cypress Forest Could Hold Potential For New Medicines, Biotechnology

The 60,000-year-old forest submerged in the Gulf of Mexico could lead to the development of new drugs and biotechnology in the future – and scientists…
Studying How Epidemics Spread Is Surprisingly Good At Helping Us Understand Traffic Jams
Environmental Science

Studying How Epidemics Spread Is Surprisingly Good At Helping Us Understand Traffic Jams

A silver lining of coronavirus lockdown is that many cities are now free of traffic jams surprisingly, the epidemic alone cannot smooth urban transport, through…
Carbon dioxide is released similar to modern human activity due to the extinction of other human dinosaurs
Environmental Science

Carbon dioxide is released similar to modern human activity due to the extinction of other human dinosaurs

Long before the end of the asteroid domination, the dinosaurs survived a different phenomenon around the world – global warming brought an end to the…
Climate Change May Have Caused the Colonization of South Pacific Islands Earlier Than Thought
Environmental Science

Climate Change May Have Caused the Colonization of South Pacific Islands Earlier Than Thought

In the history of human exploration, the settlement of Eastern Polynesia is among the most notable successes. Although Western Polynesia, which was settled about 3000…
Mutant Composting Bacteria Could Be the Key To 100 Percent Recyclable Plastics
Environmental Science

Mutant Composting Bacteria Could Be the Key To 100 Percent Recyclable Plastics

A bacterial enzyme found in composting piles has been shown to be partially applied to more than just decaying leaves. The study published in the…
If Emissions Don’t Change Drastically, We Could See Abrupt Biodiversity Losses By 2030
Environmental Science

If Emissions Don’t Change Drastically, We Could See Abrupt Biodiversity Losses By 2030

A study by University College London in England details how the current rise in climate has put the earth’s ecosystem at risk of sudden and…
Researchers looking for dark matter near neutron stars
Astronomy

Researchers looking for dark matter near neutron stars

Several laboratory studies are looking for axions—a contender for dark matter—using strong magnetic fields to turn axions into photons. Any of the strongest magnetic fields…
Pulsar measurements reveal new information about the density of dark matter
Astronomy

Pulsar measurements reveal new information about the density of dark matter

Researchers have used pulsar experiments to help learn new knowledge about the abundance of dark matter in our home galaxy. In a new study, led…
Laser blasts blast like a black hole to generate magnetic field reconnection inside plasma
Astronomy

Laser blasts blast like a black hole to generate magnetic field reconnection inside plasma

A black hole is a spot in space that has so much gravity, that nothing can overcome its pull, except light. More than seven billion…
Wildfires near the ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant
Environmental Science

Wildfires near the ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

Fires are still burning in northern Ukraine – and flames have reached and are near the abandoned site of the 1986 nuclear disaster, the Chernobyl…
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