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Warming climate to result in reduced corn production; irrigation expected to blunt effect
No matter which of the widely accepted global circulation models ultimately comes closest to predicting the…
Research team achieves breakthroughs in precision measurement by 'scrambling' laser light
In most circumstances, disordered working conditions prevent us from performing accurate work. But in a reversal…
Producing medical isotopes at extreme energy density
Molybdenum (Mo-99) plays a seminal role in the diagnosis of cancer and other diseases. After a…
Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert
A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said Tuesday that it had found a roughly 9,000-year-old…
'Superbly preserved' pterosaur fossil unearthed in Scotland
The fossil of a 170-million-year-old pterosaur, described as the world’s best-preserved skeleton of the prehistoric winged…
Monitoring Arctic permafrost with satellites, supercomputers, and deep learning
Permafrost—ground that has been permanently frozen for two or more years—makes up a large part of…
Study confirms sharp decline in basking shark sightings in California
About the size of a small school bus, the basking shark is the second largest fish…
Disliking music: What's the point?
So, a metal head shows up at a techno party… pretty unlikely, right? Right. Disliking certain…
Study finds US flood damage risk is underestimated
In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers used artificial intelligence to predict where flood…