A permeable heart with a hardened facade—the resting place of Rosetta’s lander on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is…
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Devitrification demystified: Scientists show how glass crystallizes in real-time
Glass is amorphous in nature—its atomic structure does not involve the repetitive arrangement seen in crystalline…
Heavy metals make soil enzymes 3 times weaker
Heavy metals suppress enzyme activity in the soil by three to 3.5 times and have especially…
Predictions of magnetic field response in 2-D valleytronics materials
NUS researchers have developed a parameter-free approach to quantitatively predict the response of two-dimensional (2-D) valleytronics…
METISSE offers new insights into the lives of massive stars
Massive stars are those larger than about 10 times the mass of the sun and are…
California fires burn record 2 million acres
Wildfires in California have torched a record more than two million acres, the state fire department…
In EU, 1 in 8 deaths linked to pollution: report
In the EU, 13 percent of deaths are linked to pollution, said a new report published…
India rushes fire retardant to battle tanker blaze near Sri Lanka
India on Tuesday sent fresh supplies of firefighting chemicals to help battle a new blaze on…
'Mighty mice' stay musclebound in space, boon for astronauts
Bulked-up, mutant “mighty mice” held onto their muscle during a monthlong stay at the International Space…
How do stone forests get their spikes? New research offers pointed answer
Stone forests—pointed rock formations resembling trees that populate regions of China, Madagascar, and many other locations…