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Satellite data shows 'shocking' way Earth's magnetic field produces plasma jets
Even though Earth’s magnetic field shields us from solar wind and space weather, it doesn’t always…
Cover crops help squash to squash their pathogens
When most of us think about crops, we think of our favorite grains and produce such…
Microbes found to establish electrical connection to outside world to generate growth power
Microbes may be miniscule, but they have a massive impact on Earth and its habitability. They…
Paris Agreement limits still catastrophic for coral reefs: study
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels will still be catastrophic for coral reefs, new…
Greenland ice cap loses enough water in 20 years to cover US: study
Greenland’s immense ice sheet has lost enough ice in the past 20 years to submerge the…
Study finds extreme heat is the 'new normal' for the ocean
New Monterey Bay Aquarium-led research reveals excessively warm ocean temperatures driven by climate change are the…
Phasing out animal agriculture could potentially stabilize greenhouse gas levels for decades, according to new model
The worldwide phase out of animal agriculture, combined with a global switch to a plant-based diet,…
Comparing preprints and their finalized publications during the pandemic
Preprinting, the sharing of freely available manuscripts prior to peer-review, has been on the rise in…
Physicists manipulate magnetism with light
With the help of a “playground” they created for observing exotic physics, MIT scientists and colleagues…