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NASA's Terra satellite sees fire and smoke from devastating bushfires in Australia
The state of New South Wales (NSW) in south eastern Australia is continuing to experience devastating…
Evolution can reconfigure gene networks to deal with environmental change
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have unravelled the genetic mechanisms behind tiny waterfleas’ ability to…
Mysteries behind interstellar buckyballs finally answered
Scientists have long been puzzled by the existence of so-called “buckyballs”—complex carbon molecules with a soccer-ball-like…
When reporting climate-driven human migration, place matters
A quick Google search for “What is driving migration from Central America?” reveals that nearly all…
Maybe banking culture doesn't always make people dishonest
Scientists say they were unable to confirm a highly publicized 2014 study that suggested banking culture…
Ancient cup given to 1st marathon victor returned to Greece
An ancient Greek cup awarded as a prize to the marathon winner in the first modern…
Tuna carbon ratios reveal shift in food web
The ratio of carbon isotopes in three common species of tuna has changed substantially since 2000,…
Precisely poking cells en masse to cure cancer
What if you could cure cancer by re-engineering patients’ cells to better target and destroy their…
NASA provides an infrared analysis of Tropical Storm Fengshen
Tropical Storm Fengshen continued to strengthen in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean as NASA’s Terra satellite passed…