Earth’s oceans hold extraordinary biodiversity, yet only a small portion of an estimated two million marine species have been formally identified and described. One of the biggest hurdles in ocean science is the lengthy delay — sometimes lasting…
Category: 7. Science
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Alien Speculation Distracts From Interstellar Object Study
On October 29, Comet 3I/ATLAS reached its closest point to the Sun.
This point, known as perihelion, was around 210 million kilometres from the Sun, or 1.4 times the distance between the Sun and Earth, and it was on the opposite side…
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Scientists achieve forensics’ “Holy Grail” by recovering fingerprints from fired bullets
Two Irish scientists have created a groundbreaking method for recovering fingerprints from fired bullet casings — something long believed to be impossible.
Dr. Eithne Dempsey and her former PhD student, Dr. Colm McKeever, from the Department of…
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Scientists achieve forensics’ “Holy Grail” by recovering fingerprints from fired bullets
Two Irish scientists have created a groundbreaking method for recovering fingerprints from fired bullet casings — something long believed to be impossible.
Dr. Eithne Dempsey and her former PhD student, Dr. Colm McKeever, from the Department of…
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Long-healed faults reveal why even stable regions can quake
Earthquakes in stable regions seem paradoxical. In areas such as Groningen, the Upper Rhine Valley, and Utah, the shallow crust is considered “velocity-strengthening,” meaning it resists sudden slip. According to traditional geology,…
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS’s Blue Shine Is Surprising Astronomers : ScienceAlert
Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third known visitor from beyond our Solar System, has been brightening far more rapidly than expected as it approaches perihelion, its closest point to the Sun.
From Earth, the comet has been positioned almost directly…
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‘A new landscape can emerge’
An industrial designer is testing an exciting new agricultural method, replacing standard rectangular fields with circular growing areas.
TrendWatching’s Daily reported on this new method by Dutch designer and inventor, Floris Schoonderbeek,…
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New Antivenom Shows Effectiveness Against 17 African Snake Species – Eurasia Review
- New Antivenom Shows Effectiveness Against 17 African Snake Species Eurasia Review
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- Scientists create…
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Veterinary university researchers develop protein-rich powder from Pangas catfish
In a breakthrough that blends nutrition, sustainability and culinary innovation, researchers at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) have developed Fish-Pro-Max, a protein-rich powder derived from Pangas catfish…
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Former Australian science agency ecology researcher loses two papers – Retraction Watch
One of the retracted papers proposed an epigenetic clock to estimate the age of sea turtles.
Brocken Inaglory/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)A molecular ecology researcher has lost two papers and received an expression of concern for a…
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