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New study shows how 'green islands' help forests regenerate after fire
Thanks to climate change, high-elevation forests in the Central Cascade mountains of the Pacific Northwest are…
Asteroid samples offer chance to study chemically pristine solar system materials
Hayabusa2 is an asteroid sample-return mission operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), which investigated…
Fungus in a test tube first step to curing 'corn smut'
Researchers have mimicked a corn plant’s make-up in the lab to investigate “corn smut,” opening the…
Superworms capable of munching through plastic waste
Researchers at the University of Queensland have found a species of worm with an appetite for…
New clues about how hot Jupiters form
Since the first hot Jupiter was discovered in 1995, astronomers have been trying to figure out…
The link between wildfires and drinking water contamination
Following a devastating wildfire in 2018 that raged through Paradise, California, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were…
Scheduling NASA's Webb telescope's science
In the lead-up to the release of Webb’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data on July…
Yellowstone's history of hydrothermal explosions over the past 14,000 years
While much of public attention on Yellowstone focuses on its potential to produce large supereruptions, the…
Schooling status during pandemic predicted parents' resilience
Parents accustomed to home schooling felt more resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic than those whose public-school…