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International team evaluates anoxic marine basins as potential sites for carbon sequestration

Could taking plant biomass and burying it in the deep, anoxic parts of the ocean be a workable large-scale strategy for carbon sequestration? The concept has intrigued scientists for years, and now a ...

Space.com 7/10 ?

Our Milky Way galaxy appears to have flipped 90 degrees long ago. But why?

An artist's impression of the collision between the Milky Way and the Gaia-Sausage-Enceladus dwarf galaxy. The arrows indicate the motion of stars from the dwarf.

SciTechDaily 7/10 ?

Brain Scans Reveal Which Disorders May Accelerate Brain Aging

Accelerated brain aging was associated with dementia, addiction, and psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia. A brain scan can make a person’s brain appear older or younger than their actual age. ...

Nautilus 7/10 ?

Omniscient Tree Networks, Immortal Amoebas, and Hope

9 books we’re excited to read this AugustThe postOmniscient Tree Networks, Immortal Amoebas, and Hopeappeared first onNautilus.

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Ship 40’s flawless flight promotes next mission catch potential

SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 demonstrated that the Ship can complete its mission and return intact,…The postShip 40’s flawless flight promotes next mission catch potentialappeared first onNASASpaceFlig...

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Three new kings uncovered, and a new understanding of the Assyrian King List

For approximately a century, researchers studying the Assyrian Empire's history have relied on the Assyrian King List (AKL) as the definitive record of Assyrian monarchs and their chronology, especial...

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Viagra May Block a Hidden Pathway Cancer Cells Need To Spread

A familiar drug may influence an unexpected cellular pathway that controls how cholesterol moves inside cancer cells. A medication now closely associated with erectile dysfunction began as a treatment...

Phys.org 7/10 ?

Plant-derived lignin could guide bone repair by forming bone-like minerals

A naturally abundant plant material best known for giving trees and crops their strength may one day help repair broken bones, according to a new study led by postdoctoral researcher Dr. Srinath Palak...

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DNA studies uncover a forgotten population at the top of the world

Scientists have uncovered an ancient population previously unknown to science in Ladakh, a high-altitude region in northern India. Their studies revealed individuals with a nearly perfect 50–50 mix of...

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Researchers detect potentially harmful substance in solid waste

In a study conducted by São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil and the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, the presence of chlorinated organophosphorus esters was identified in sampl...

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Tropical insects may be running out of room as temperatures rise

New research from Costa Rica's Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) suggests that tropical insects may be vulnerable to rising temperatures. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Ac...

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Sargassum, the smelly nemesis of beach vacations, has become a self‑sustaining disaster that will keep coming back

You've been planning your dream beach vacation for months, only to arrive and find the shoreline covered in large piles of smelly, brown seaweed, with even more floating offshore. It's disappointing, ...

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California drought may have pushed parts of the Sacramento Valley aquifer toward permanent collapse

Around a quarter of the U.S. food supply is grown in California's Central Valley. Most of its crops, like rice, fruit trees and nut trees, are water-intensive and require extensive groundwater pumping...

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The future of the UK's renowned Lovell radio telescope is in question after a funding cut

Scientists have reacted with alarm to news that the British government will cut funding to the world-famous radio telescope at the Jodrell Bank Observatory, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwest E...

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Play is essential for young children, including when it comes to their learning

Prioritizing play offers a variety of benefits for children, from helping them grow their vocabulary to managing their big feelings with fewer behavioral problems.

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Mesolithic hunter-gatherers on Malta relied on repeated sea crossings, study suggests

The existence of humans on Malta, a tiny Mediterranean island, during the Mesolithic period is puzzling. Archaeological evidence indicates that foragers occupied the Maltese islands between 8,500 and ...

Phys.org 7/10 ?

Impact of climate change may be equivalent to 3.3 million years of transformations in tropical vegetation

The tropics cover less than one-third of Earth's surface but are home to more than half of all known species. Forests, savannas, grasslands and deserts: A vast array of environments stretches along th...

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Small ants that evict coffee pests may gain reproductive boost while protecting crops

Ants are known allies in the fight against coffee pests known as coffee berry borers. Now, a discovery made by Jonathan "Jonno" Morris while he was a University of Michigan graduate student has reveal...

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Social amoebae form nanotube networks linking multiple cells

Social amoebae are unicellular organisms that act in concert, requiring extensive communication. Pierre Stallforth and colleagues studied modes of communication among cells of the social amoeba Dictyo...

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'Rivers in the sky' influence marine heat waves

Long, narrow bands of moving moisture in the sky, known as atmospheric rivers, contribute to heat waves in the marine environment, according to a new study published in Nature Communications by resear...

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