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Distributed sensor network may reveal physical processes contributing to diminishing sea ice
Despite its below-freezing temperatures, the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the…
Physicists announce first results from Daya Bay's final dataset
Over nearly nine years, the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment captured an unprecedented five and a…
How will humans survive a global catastrophe?
One suggested way to save humankind in the event of a deadly pandemic or other extreme…
Understanding hurricanes and climate change
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season has officially started, and NASA scientists are working with partners at…
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft resumes science and operations, exits safe mode
NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, or MAVEN, mission returned to normal science and relay operations…
'Fruitcake' structure observed in organic polymers
Researchers have analyzed the properties of an organic polymer with potential applications in flexible electronics and…
Time crystals 'impossible' but obey quantum physics
Scientists have created the first “time-crystal” two-body system in an experiment that seems to bend the…
Unprecedented water curbs kick in for drought-hit Los Angeles
Unprecedented restrictions on water usage went into effect Wednesday in the Los Angeles area, which like…
Ancient Mayan maize god sculpture found in Mexico
Archaeologists have uncovered a roughly 1,300-year-old sculpture representing the head of a Mayan maize god in…