As continental landmasses rose above sea level to meet wind and rain effects around 3 billion years ago, they underwent a series of geologic processes that helped them stabilize and endure until now, according to an NSF-supported study published in… As continental landmasses rose above sea level to meet wind and rain effects around 3 …
Earth’s continents survived billions of years thanks to wind and rain Read More »
Echolocating bats can more easily find and pollinate long-stemmed flowers that stand out from the surrounding foliage, which may be why this floral trait evolved Echolocating bats can more easily find and pollinate long-stemmed flowers that stand out from the surrounding foliage, which may be why this floral trait evolved Echolocating bats can more easily find …
Some flowers may have evolved long stems to be better ‘seen’ by bats Read More »
In 2022, physicists were excited by hints that something was wrong with our understanding of the universe – but new results have put that in doubt In 2022, physicists were excited by hints that something was wrong with our understanding of the universe – but new results have put that in doubt In 2022, physicists were …
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A ring of asteroid debris could have orbited Earth for tens of millions of years, and perhaps even have altered the planet’s climate A ring of asteroid debris could have orbited Earth for tens of millions of years, and perhaps even have altered the planet’s climate A ring of asteroid debris could have orbited Earth for …
The number of people worldwide directly killed by antibiotic resistance will rise to 1.9 million a year by 2050, according to the most comprehensive study so far The number of people worldwide directly killed by antibiotic resistance will rise to 1.9 million a year by 2050, according to the most comprehensive study so far The number …
Antibiotic resistance forecast to kill 39 million people by 2050 Read More »
Archaeologists are using AI and US spy satellite imagery from the cold war to find ancient underground aqueducts that helped humans survive in the desert Archaeologists are using AI and US spy satellite imagery from the cold war to find ancient underground aqueducts that helped humans survive in the desert Archaeologists are using AI and US …
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Archaeologists are using AI and US spy satellite imagery from the cold war to find ancient underground aqueducts that helped humans survive in the desert Archaeologists are using AI and US spy satellite imagery from the cold war to find ancient underground aqueducts that helped humans survive in the desert Archaeologists are using AI and US …
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Loneliness was long thought to cause health conditions ranging from diabetes to cardiovascular disease, but new research paints a more nuanced picture Loneliness was long thought to cause health conditions ranging from diabetes to cardiovascular disease, but new research paints a more nuanced picture Loneliness was long thought to cause health conditions ranging from diabetes to …
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A chemical reaction that recycles carbon dioxide into fresh oxygen could provide more sustainable life support for astronauts on the moon or Mars – and as a bonus, it also produces carbon nanotubes A chemical reaction that recycles carbon dioxide into fresh oxygen could provide more sustainable life support for astronauts on the moon or …
How to turn most of the CO2 an astronaut exhales into fresh oxygen Read More »
A woman’s brain was scanned throughout her pregnancy, adding to the growing body of evidence that dramatic remodelling takes place in preparation for motherhood A woman’s brain was scanned throughout her pregnancy, adding to the growing body of evidence that dramatic remodelling takes place in preparation for motherhood A woman’s brain was scanned throughout her pregnancy, …
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