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China ships Tibetan glacier water to climate-threatened Maldives
on March 28, 2024 at 12:47 pm
China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said Thursday, a gift from the world's highest […]
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Athens chokes in clouds of Sahara dust
on March 28, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Athenians are choking in clouds of thick dust blown in from the Sahara along with unseasonably warm weather, weather forecasters and doctors warned on Thursday.
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Fukushima fallout transport longevity revealed by North Pacific ocean circulation patterns
on March 28, 2024 at 11:30 am
Fukushima is now notorious for the nuclear disaster that took place in March 2011, the second worst of its kind after the Chernobyl catastrophe of 1986. An […]
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A method to compute the Rényi entanglement entropy in auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo simulations
on March 28, 2024 at 10:50 am
Entanglement is a widely studied quantum physics phenomenon, in which two particles become linked in such a way that the state of one affects the state of […]
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Ancient isolation's impact on modern ecology: How deep biogeographic divides drive divergent evolutionary paths
on March 28, 2024 at 10:00 am
A new study led by Michigan State University researcher Peter Williams sheds light on the profound influence of deep geographic isolation on the evolution of […]
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Mexico delays ban on controversial herbicide
on March 28, 2024 at 8:30 am
The Mexican government has postponed a ban on the use of glyphosate, saying it has not found an alternative for the controversial weed killer.
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Saudi Aramco CEO calls energy transition strategy a failure
on March 28, 2024 at 8:29 am
Pointing to the still paltry share of renewable energy in global supply, the head of Saudi Aramco described the current energy transition strategy as a […]
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New Zealand's Maori King calls for whales to be given personhood
on March 28, 2024 at 8:27 am
The King of New Zealand's Indigenous Maori people made an impassioned call Thursday for whales to be granted the same legal rights as people in a bid to […]
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Schools in the path of April's total solar eclipse prepare for a natural teaching moment
on March 28, 2024 at 8:25 am
Seventh-grade student Henry Cohen bounced side to side in time to the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" playing in teacher Nancy Morris' classroom, swinging his […]
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Milk on ice: Antarctic time capsule of whole milk powder sheds light on the enduring qualities of dairy products
on March 28, 2024 at 8:23 am
In a remarkable discovery, whole milk powder manufactured in New Zealand in 1907 and transported to Antarctica with explorers seeking the South Pole was […]
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Japan moon probe survives second lunar night
on March 28, 2024 at 8:21 am
Japan's moon lander woke up after unexpectedly surviving a second frigid, two-week lunar night and transmitted new images back to Earth, the country's space […]
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Research unlocks supernova stardust secrets
on March 28, 2024 at 12:10 am
Curtin University-led research has discovered a rare dust particle trapped in an ancient extra-terrestrial meteorite that was formed by a star other than our […]
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How eutrophication and climate change alter food webs in the Baltic Sea
on March 27, 2024 at 9:16 pm
Phytoplankton is the primary energy source for all marine ecosystems: These tiny plants floating in the seawater use photosynthesis to bind energy in the form […]
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Effective data management plays vital role for smallholder sheep and goat breeding programs
on March 27, 2024 at 9:01 pm
Sheep and goat breeding plays a vital socioeconomic role in the agricultural sector across Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) and beyond, providing […]
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Bat with species-devastating fungus discovered in Colorado
on March 27, 2024 at 9:00 pm
A bat infected with a fungus that has killed millions of bats across the country was found in Longmont last month.
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Organoids research identifies factor involved in brain expansion in humans
on March 27, 2024 at 8:49 pm
What makes us human? According to neurobiologists it is our neocortex. This outer layer of the brain is rich in neurons and lets us do abstract thinking, […]
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Scientists warn that the Baltic Sea gray seal hunt is too large
on March 27, 2024 at 8:49 pm
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg warn that today's hunting quotas of about 3,000 animals pose a risk to the long-term survival of the gray seal in […]
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Researcher creates algorithm to aid in discovery of new medicines
on March 27, 2024 at 8:49 pm
Ph.D. candidate Jeroen Methorst has developed a computer system that helps researchers find the protein they need to create new medicines. "Our whole group is […]
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Future of 1 billion people in South Asia hinges on water pact, says new analysis
on March 27, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Better collaboration is urgently needed to mitigate the impacts of climate change on three key river basins in South Asia—the Brahmaputra, Indus and […]
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In a distant stellar system, the JWST sees the end of planet formation
on March 27, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Every time a star forms, it represents an explosion of possibilities. Not for the star itself; its fate is governed by its mass. The possibilities it signifies […]
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Long-period oscillations control the sun's differential rotation: Study
on March 27, 2024 at 8:48 pm
The sun's differential rotation pattern has puzzled scientists for decades: While the poles rotate with a period of approximately 34 days, mid-latitudes rotate […]
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Spatiotemporal variations of rainy season precipitation in the Tibetan Plateau during the past two millennia
on March 27, 2024 at 8:45 pm
The quantitative reconstruction of the length of the rainy season and precipitation on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is crucial for revealing the spatiotemporal […]
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Triassic biostratigraphy, lithostratigraphy and paleogeography of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
on March 27, 2024 at 8:44 pm
In a paper published in Science China Earth Sciences, a team of scientists proposes a comprehensive summary of the main fossil sequences and lithostratigraphy […]
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Study finds decline in the stability of water yield in watersheds
on March 27, 2024 at 8:41 pm
Extreme climatic events such as droughts, heat waves, and cold spells not only modify hydro-meteorological conditions but also alter the underlying […]
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Extreme heat and ozone pollution: A call for targeted control strategies in China
on March 27, 2024 at 8:37 pm
Elevated surface ozone concentrations in China are posing a significant threat to both human health and crop yields. Extreme heat can greatly exacerbate ozone […]