Several minerals suffer radioactive self-irradiation and experience long-term changes to their properties. The mineral monazite behaves…
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New paper reveals how lessons learned during COVID-19 could prepare us for nuclear attack
The current COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to serving as a reminder of the very personal nature…
Nobel prize-winning economics of climate change is misleading and dangerous—here's why
While climate scientists warn that climate change could be catastrophic, economists such as 2018 Nobel prize…
How behavioural science can help us understand human behaviour during a pandemic
When the day comes that the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, one of things that will remain with…
Researchers design system to visualize objects through clouds and fog
Like a comic book come to life, researchers at Stanford University have developed a kind of…
Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5 C warming limit by 2024, major new report says
The Paris climate agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5℃ this century. A new report…
Researchers investigate properties of the open cluster Kronberger 60
Using data from ESA’s Gaia satellite, astronomers from the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics…
A gold nanoparticle nearly cloaked by a single molecule
A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and Friedrich-Alexander…
Engineered 'nanobodies' block SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells
Researchers have designed a molecule that sticks tightly to the coronavirus spike protein, preventing the virus…
Hummingbird reduces its body temperature during nightly torpor
A team of researchers from the U.S. and South Africa has discovered that several species of…