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How LISA pathfinder detected dozens of 'comet crumbs'
LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by ESA (the European Space Agency) that included NASA contributions, successfully…
Blowing bubbles: Scientist confirms novel way to launch and drive current in fusion plasmas
An obstacle to generating fusion reactions inside facilities called tokamaks is that producing the current in…
A century later, plant biodiversity struggles in wake of agricultural abandonment
Decades after farmland was abandoned, plant biodiversity and productivity struggle to recover, according to new University…
Liberal or conservative? CEOs' political leanings skew firms' logic in structuring initial pay packages, study shows
When firms design the initial pay package for a new CEO, they focus on that person’s…
Four ways to curb light pollution, save bugs
Artificial light at night negatively impacts thousands of species: beetles, moths, wasps and other insects that…
Quantum light improves sensitivity of biological measurements
In a new study, researchers showed that quantum light can be used to track enzyme reactions…
NASA finds heavy rain potential in typhoon Kalmaegi
NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Typhoon Kalmaegi using infrared light to determine the strength…
How religion can heighten or help with financial stress
Churchgoers who are strapped for cash may experience a spike in anxiety when the donation plate…
Tracking inheritance of human mitochondrial DNA
New insight into how genetic information stored in human mitochondria is passed from one generation to…