Elemental antimony holds considerable promise for next-generation phase-change memory and nanophotonic devices, owing to its simple composition and potential for high performance. Hanyi Zhang, Xueqi Xing, and Jiang-Jing Wang, alongside their…
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The brain switch that could rewrite how we treat mental illness
In a recent Genomic Press Interview published in Brain Medicine, Dr. Eric J. Nestler reflects on how an early fascination with brain chemistry helped shape a worldwide transformation in psychiatric research. As the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean…
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Great Salt Lake’s latest species discovery gets a name fit for the lake’s native history
Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about the plight of the Great Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE…
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 189 — Privatizing Orbit
Privatizing Orbit – The Pioneering Work of Jeffrey Manber – YouTube
Watch OnOn Episode 189 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with their favorite Newspace Buccaneer, Jeffrey Manber.
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Earth-Like Planets Are More Common Than We Thought, Study Says
Welcome back to the Abstract! These are the studies this week that got hosed with star spray, mounted a failed invasion, declined to comment, and achieved previously unknown levels of adorability.
First, a study about how the…
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When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
Scientists working with the James Webb Space Telescope discovered three unusual astronomical…
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Solar wind u turn and magnetic recycling revealed by nasa Parker Solar Probe near the Sun
Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe has captured an extraordinary phenomenon, a ‘U-turn’ of the solar wind, in the Sun’s atmosphere, providing a new perspective on magnetic field behaviour.
During its record-breaking close approach to the Sun in December…
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Chimpanzee calls trigger a distinct response in the human brain
A small patch in the human auditory cortex responds more to chimpanzee calls than to other primate sounds. In 23 adults scanned in Geneva, that pattern stood out clearly.
The result points to shared vocal processing with great apes and hints at…
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How Long Can A Bird Fly Without Landing?
Trekking nearly a whole day by plane to Australia might seem like a long-haul flight, but that’s got nothing on what the common swift is capable of.
Lots of us get pretty restless after just a few hours, and we’re just sat on our asses….
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Blue Origin halfway through 4-flight certification to allow launch of national security missions – Spaceflight Now
New Glenn thunders away from its launch pad in near perfect weather conditions. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. One of Blue Origin’s oft repeated phrases is that the company is paving a road to space with its New Glenn rocket. The…
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