Ninety years ago, the physicist Hans Bethe postulated that unusual patterns, so-called Bethe strings, appear in…
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Boeing to redo test flight of uncrewed Starliner spaceship
Boeing will relaunch an uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spaceship, the company said Monday, after…
Monster cyclone tears through Vanuatu town
A deadly cyclone destroyed much of Vanuatu’s second-largest town but early warnings appeared to have prevented…
Study: After affirmative action bans, underrepresented student enrollment lags demographic trends
In states that have banned affirmative action, the share of underrepresented minorities among students admitted to…
Stream pollution from mountaintop mining doesn't stay put in the water
Since the 1980s, a sprawling mountaintop removal mining complex in southern West Virginia has been leaching…
Litter problem at England's protected coasts
Beaches in or near England’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have the same levels of litter as…
Fungi found in cotton can decrease root knot nematode galling
Texas A&M University scientists found that a surprising number of fungi naturally associated with cultivated cotton…
What makes Saturn's atmosphere so hot
The upper layers in the atmospheres of gas giants—Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune—are hot, just like…
Researchers use nanotechnology to develop new treatment for endometriosis
Scientists have developed a precise, nanotechnology-based treatment to alleviate the pain and fertility problems associated with…
Lifestyle trumps geography in determining makeup of gut microbiome
Apes in U.S. zoos host bacterial communities in their intestinal tracts that are more similar to…