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Dark matter detector observes rarest event ever recorded
How do you observe a process that takes more than one trillion times longer than the…
Global warming hits sea creatures hardest
Global warming has caused twice as many ocean-dwelling species as land-dwelling species to disappear from their…
Microbes may act as gatekeepers of Earth’s Deep Carbon
Two years ago a team of scientists visited Costa Rica's subduction zone, where the ocean floor…
Researchers create the first maps of two melatonin receptors essential for sleep
An international team of researchers used an X-ray laser at the Department of Energy's SLAC National…
Researchers dramatically clean up ammonia production and cut costs
Ammonia—a colorless gas essential for things like fertilizer—can be made by a new process which is…
Migrating bats use the setting sun
Bats weighing no more than 6 grams, migrating over a thousand miles from the Baltic to…
Study finds temperature can predict wildfires
One of the best predictors of western wildfires could be how hot it's been, according to…
New synthesis strategy speeds identification of simpler versions of a natural product
A new chemical synthesis strategy to harvest the rich information found in natural products—organic compounds isolated…
Fluorescence probe shows the distribution of active lithium species on lithium metal anodes
Batteries with metallic lithium anodes offer enhanced efficiency compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries because of their…