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Fate of California condors unknown after sanctuary burns
A California wildfire has destroyed a sanctuary for the endangered California condor and the fates of…
Study: Student debt may hurt chances at full-time employment
A recently published study led by The University of Texas at Arlington says that student debt…
Revised code could help improve efficiency of fusion experiments
An international team of researchers led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics…
Thin layer protects battery, allows cold charging
In the search for a reliable, quick-charging, cold-weather battery for automobiles, a self-assembling, thin layer of…
Coastal development, changing climate threaten sea turtle nesting habitat
A research team led by Florida State University found that sea turtles in the U.S. will…
Majority of groundwater stores resilient to climate change
Fewer of the world’s large aquifers are depleting than previously estimated, according to a new study…
Bacteria could survive travel between Earth and Mars when forming aggregates
Imagine microscopic life-forms, such as bacteria, transported through space, and landing on another planet. The bacteria…
Researchers uncover unusual glassy behavior in a disordered protein
When UC Santa Barbara materials scientist Omar Saleh and graduate student Ian Morgan sought to understand…
Researchers reveal molecular structures involved in plant respiration
All plants and animals respire, releasing energy from food. At the cellular level, this process occurs…