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Stone reefs in Denmark show promise in promoting marine biodiversity
Credit: Wolfgang Kunther/DTU Just six months after DTU Aqua and local organizations established new reefs at Bredgrund near Sønderborg, researchers recorded 100 times as many cod as usual. That was good news. There is a need to re-establish Danish stone reefs. The original reefs have been reduced following decades of human activities. In the past…
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Molecular trap offers hope for ALS treatment
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects neurons in the brain and spinal cord causing loss of muscle control. A study by the University of Barcelona has designed a potential therapeutic strategy to tackle this pathology that has no treatment to date. It is a molecular trap that prevents one of the…
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Radiocarbon dating reveals new insights into Tel Gezer
Archaeologists have conducted radiocarbon dating of Tel Gezer, one of the most important Bronze and Iron Age sites in Israel. Tel Gezer is located in the foothills of the Judaean Mountains at the border of the Shfela region. The site was first occupied towards the end of the 4th millennium BC, when large caves were…
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Hubble Measures the Size of the Nearest Transiting Earth-Sized Planet
This is an artist’s concept of the nearby exoplanet LTT 1445Ac, which is the size of Earth. The planet orbits a red dwarf star. The star is in a triple system, with two closely orbiting red dwarfs seen at upper… Continue Reading News Source: astrobiology.com
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‘Tasmanian devil’ is a stellar corpse showing energetic signs of life
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Space is full of extreme phenomena, but the “Tasmanian devil” may be one of the weirdest and rarest cosmic events ever observed. Months after astronomers witnessed the explosion of a distant star, they spotted…
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Machine learning techniques improve X-ray materials analysis
(a) Chemical structures of HDGEBA and CBMA [Citation29]. (b) Schematic illustration showing the preparation of epoxy resin samples on silicon substrates coated with Al2O3. Credit: Science and Technology of Advanced Materials: Methods (2023). DOI: 10.1080/27660400.2023.2270529 Researchers of RIKEN at Japan’s synchrotron radiation facility, SPring-8 and their collaborators have developed a faster and simpler way to…
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New study finds burning by humans and warming altered Andean ecosystems
The grasslands of the Peruvian Andean region. Credit: Mark Bush/Florida Tech Humans moved into the Andes about 15,000 years ago and their introduction of regular fire to the landscape created a new ecosystem, research published in Nature Communications finds. A team led by Florida Tech professor Mark Bush and graduate student Jake Schiferl at the…
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Research in Lake Superior reveals how sulfur might have cycled in Earth’s ancient oceans
The sulfate poor waters of Lake Superior could provide insights on the biochemistry of Earth’s early ocean. Credit: Alexandra Phillips Geochemist Alexandra Phillips has sulfur on her mind. The yellow element is a vital macronutrient, and she’s trying to understand how it cycles through the environment. Specifically, she’s curious about the sulfur cycle in Earth’s…
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Cube Quest Concludes: Wins, Lessons Learned from Centennial Challenge
By Savannah Bullard Artemis I launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 2022, penning a new era of space exploration and inching the agency closer to sending the first woman and first person of color to the lunar surface. Aboard the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket were 10 small satellites, no…
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One-Year Anniversary of Artemis I Launch
One year ago today, NASA’s Artemis I mission with its Orion spacecraft lifted off into the heavens and towards the Moon on its maiden flight aboard the mighty Space Launch System (SLS) at 1:47 am EST from historic Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The goal of the uncrewed mission was…
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