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Ghostly particles detected in condensates of light and matter
Bose-condensed quantum fluids are not forever. Such states include superfluids and Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). …
A new approach to reveal the multiple structures of RNA
Experimental data and computer simulations have yielded an innovative technique to characterize the configurations of an…
How old are they? Some non-photosynthetic orchids consist of dead wood
Botanists have long held a fascination for heterotrophic plants, not only because they contradict the notion…
Study reveals two writers penned landmark inscriptions in eighth-century BCE Samaria
The ancient Samaria ostraca—eighth-century BCE ink-on-clay inscriptions unearthed at the beginning of the 20th century in…
Seven dead in Spain as winter storms lash coast
The death toll from a storm that has lashed Spain with strong winds and heavy snow…
First space-baked cookies took two hours in experimental oven
The results are finally in for the first chocolate chip cookie bake-off in space. …
OSIRIS-REx completes closest flyover of sample site nightingale
Preliminary results indicate that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully executed a 0.4-mile (620-m) flyover of site Nightingale…
Keeping lead out of drinking water when switching disinfectants
About 80 percent of water systems across the country use a disinfectant in drinking water that…
Team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses
While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s population, the…