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Earth to reach temperature tipping point in next 20 to 30 years, new study finds
Earth’s ability to absorb nearly a third of human-caused carbon emissions through plants could be halved…
Early COVID-19 lockdowns had less impact on urban air quality than first believed
The first COVID-19 lockdowns led to significant changes in urban air pollution levels around the world,…
'Ocean 100': Small group of companies dominates ocean economy
Most of the revenues extracted from use of the world’s oceans is concentrated among 100 transnational…
NORAD Air Defense Exercise Planned for National Capital Region
DefenceTalk The North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct Falcon Virgo, a routine air defense exercise,…
Rare quadruple-helix DNA found in living human cells with glowing probes
New probes allow scientists to see four-stranded DNA interacting with molecules inside living human cells, unravelling…
Wormholes may be lurking in the universe—and new studies are proposing ways of finding them
Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity profoundly changed our thinking about fundamental concepts in physics, such…
What is a protein? A biologist explains
Editor’s note: Nathan Ahlgren is a professor of biology at Clark University. In this interview, he…
Limits of atomic nuclei predicted: Scientists simulate large region of the chart of nuclides
Novel calculations have enabled the study of nearly 700 isotopes between helium and iron, showing which…
Compound from medicinal herb kills brain-eating amoebae in lab studies
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), a deadly disease caused by the “brain-eating amoeba” Naegleria fowleri, is becoming…