The difference between voluntary and involuntary participation may seem clear, but a study from the Tibet…
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A framework for screening pharmaceuticals and personal care products in landfill leachates
The prevalence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the environment has generated increasing concern…
Study enhances validation of MERRA-2 aerosol optical thickness dataset in China
A new study published in Atmosphere on Oct. 23 has made advances in the validation of…
Singles become pairs: New insights into the light scattering of atoms
Researchers headed by Jürgen Volz and Arno Rauschenbeutel from the Department of Physics at the Humboldt…
Superatomic semiconductor sets a speed record for ballistic flow
Semiconductors—most notably, silicon—underpin the computers, cellphones, and other electronic devices that power our daily lives, including…
Researchers find first proof of menopause in wild chimpanzees
A team of researchers studying the Ngogo community of wild chimpanzees in western Uganda’s Kibale National…
New research finds stress and strain changes metal electronic structure
New research from the University of Birmingham shows that the electronic structure of metals can strongly…
Mammalian cells may consume bacteria-killing viruses to promote cellular health
Bacteriophages, also called phages, are viruses that infect and kill bacteria, their natural hosts. But from…
Astronomers want JWST to study the Milky Way core for hundreds of hours
To understand the universe, we need to understand the extreme processes that shape it and drive…
Civilizations are probably spreading quickly through the universe, researchers claim
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has always been plagued by uncertainty. With only one habitable…