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Carbon emission from permafrost soils underestimated by 14%
Picture 500 million cars stacked in rows. That’s how much carbon—about 1,000 petagrams, or one billion…
New analysis of human portraits reveals shift in culture, cognition
Throughout history, portraits featuring the human profile have evolved to reflect changing cultural norms. A new…
COVID-19 pandemic could decimate outdoor environmental, science education programs
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the survival of organizations nationwide that provide critical outdoor environmental and science…
The many lifetimes of plastics
Many of us have seen informational posters at parks or aquariums specifying how long plastics bags,…
Researchers create first room-temp 'magnon switch' with industrially useful properties
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
NASA follows Tropical Storm Nuri's path
An animation of four days of imagery from NASA’s Terra satellite showed the progression and landfall…
Surprising growth rates discovered in world's deepest photosynthetic corals
New research published in the journal Coral Reefs revealed unexpectedly high growth rates for deep water…
Why pulsars shine bright: A half-century-old mystery solved
When Jocelyn Bell first observed the emissions of a pulsar in 1967, the rhythmic pulses of…
Using Jenga to explain lithium-ion batteries
Tower block games such as Jenga can be used to explain to schoolchildren how lithium-ion batteries…