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Video: Euclid completes thermal vacuum testing
At the Thales Alenia Space test facility in Cannes, France, the massive door of the thermal…
Endangered bird rediscovered in Victoria
Although there is known to be a very small population in South Australia, the bird had…
Micro- and nano-plastics and arsenic combination intensifies toxic effect on submerged macrophytes
Micro- and nano-plastics (MP(NP)s) in the environment are concerning due to their large specific surface area,…
Productivity drops by 76% throughout the workday when temperatures hit 104 F, study finds
It is predicted that the planet’s average temperature could be between 2 and 9.7°F (1.1 to…
Tattoos found on ancient Egyptian women appear to ask for protection during childbirth
A pair of researchers, one with the University of Missouri at Saint Louis, the other at…
Researchers reveal secret of ultra-slow motion of pine cones
In a study recently published in Nature Materials, Prof. Wang Shutao from the Technical Institute of…
New strategy to effectively prevent component failures in metals
When a metal is stressed far below its yield strength at elevated temperatures, a process known…
Study examines germline‐specific regulator of mitochondrial fusion
Germline stem and progenitor cells (GSPCs), including primordial germ cells (PGCs) and germline stem cells (GSCs),…
Researchers learn to engineer growth of crystalline materials consisting of nanometer-size gold clusters
First insights into engineering crystal growth by atomically precise metal nanoclusters have been achieved in a…