NASA Agencywide Message: Presidential Message on Space Exploration Day, 2020

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Study of kelp in New Zealand reveals earthquake history

A team of researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand has found that studying…

Scientists discover volcanoes on Venus are still active

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A new species of darkling beetle larvae that degrade plastic

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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…

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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,…