An enormous plastic garbage island exists in the North Pacific that is seven times the size…
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Scientists strengthen quantum building blocks in milestone critical for scale-up
A group of international scientists have substantially lengthened the duration of time that a spin-orbit qubit…
Cacti and other iconic desert plants threatened by solar development
With their tough skins, pointy armor and legendary stamina, cacti are made to defend themselves from…
Free trade can prevent hunger caused by climate change
Researchers from KU Leuven, the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and RTI International investigated…
Plant roots increase carbon emission from permafrost soils
A key uncertainty in climate projections is the amount of carbon emitted by thawing permafrost in…
Immune system adaptations in cavefish may provide autoimmune disease insight
Cavefish are seemingly insignificant: They are small, they live in tucked away places humans rarely go,…
Specialized cellular compartments discovered in bacteria
Researchers at McGill University have discovered bacterial organelles involved in gene expression, suggesting that bacteria may…
New research reveals antifungal symbiotic peptide in legume
Fungal diseases cause substantial losses of agricultural harvests each year. The fungus Botrytis cinerea causing gray…
OSCAR Satellite QSO Party 1 Aug – 22 Sept
AO-73 (FUNcube-1) – credit Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG The objective of the AMSAT-UK OSCAR Satellite QSO Party…
MoD contracts Airbus for Skynet telecoms satellite
UK forces will get a new satellite as the MoD looks to overhaul its space communications…