For the first time, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)…
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'Time bomb'?: Race to identify health effects of microplastics
Tiny pieces of plastic have been found littered throughout human bodies, trapped in our lungs and…
US school test scores haven't recovered since pandemic
American 13-year-olds continue to struggle academically in the wake of the pandemic, especially in mathematics, according…
Study reports first realization of a Laughlin state in ultracold atoms
The discovery of the quantum Hall effects in the 1980s revealed the existence of novel states…
Facial tumors evolve to coexist with Tasmanian devil populations, shows new study
Research led by the University of Tasmania has found that the deadly devil facial tumor disease…
Electron acceleration efficiency during the impulsive phase of a solar flare: X-ray and microwave observations
Solar flares are known to be prolific electron accelerators, yet identifying the mechanism(s) for such efficient…
Team lays groundwork for future ultra-precise timing links to geosynchronous satellites
Last year, scientists drove up Mauna Loa volcano on Hawai’i, aimed a laser at a reflector…
Researchers discover that worms use electricity to jump
In nature, smaller animals often attach themselves to larger ones to “hitch a ride” and save…
Direct photons point to positive gluon polarization
A new publication by the PHENIX Collaboration at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) provides definitive…
Detection of an echo emitted by Sagittarius A* 200 years ago
An international team of scientists has discovered that Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole…