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A University of Oklahoma study explores the so-called ‘rainbow wave’ of LGBTQ voters that emerged during…
Government-funded research increasingly fuels innovation
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Scientists from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and…
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Dying stars that cast off their outer envelopes to form the beautiful yet enigmatic “planetary nebulae”…
Broad Institute researchers use novel field-ready CRISPR platform to detect plant genes
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Calibration method improves scientific research performed with smartphone cameras
Although smartphones and other consumer cameras are increasingly used for scientific applications, it’s difficult to compare…
PIA23300: Chennai, India
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Life on Mars Was Possible After Last Great Meteorite Impact Nearly 4.5 Billion Years Ago
A new international study led by Western University shows that Mars’ first ‘real chance’ at developing…