BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientists have unraveled the mystery behind the unusually cohesive lunar soil retrieved by China’s Chang’e-6 mission from the far side of the moon.
The soil’s sticky and clumpy characteristics — which…
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The Internet is broken and the inventor of the World Wide Web wants to fix it
This Is for Everyone: The Unfinished Story of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2025)
The World Wide Web is one of those rare innovations that truly reshaped the world. It is now so deeply embedded in our daily lives…
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New Hubble Image Brings Gigantic Star-Forming Cloud into Focus
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have released a beautiful new image of part of N159, a massive star-forming cloud located about 160,000 light-years away in the constellation of Dorado.
This Hubble image shows part of the…
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The alfalfa AP2/ERF transcription factor MsCBF4 enhances frost tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana | BMC Plant Biology
Jahed KR, Saini AK, Sherif SM. Coping with the cold: unveiling cryoprotectants, molecular signaling pathways, and strategies for cold stress resilience. Front Plant Sci. 2023;14:1246093. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1246093.
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Shared decision-making and behaviour change collide: an analysis of consultations discussing clinical trial recruitment | Trials
This study has demonstrated the feasibility of applying the BCT taxonomy and OPTION5 tool to consultations in which clinical trials are discussed. The application of the BCT Taxonomy identified a range of BCTs implicitly applied by healthcare…
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Analytical characterization of optical solitons and bifurcation analysis for the (2+1)-D Wazwaz-Kaur Boussinesq equation
Mannaf, M. A. et al. Unveiling parametric effects on optical solitons of the Phi-4 model in mathematical physics. Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics. 8, 100588 (2023).
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UN rights chief warns over generative AI
The UN on Monday warned that generative AI could become “a modern-day Frankenstein’s monster”, with human rights the first casualty, as powerful tech giants unleash the technology on the world.UN rights chief Volker Turk said generative AI had…
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Record sargassum piles trap sea turtle hatchlings on Florida beaches
Every year, sea turtles emerge from nests on Florida’s beaches and begin the difficult crawl from the sand to the sea — a journey that plays a major role in whether they survive. Along the way, hatchlings must steer past artificial lighting,…
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“Far From A Pop-Science Relic”: Why “Six Degrees Of Separation” Rules The Modern World
Suppose you’re given a message to be delivered to a specific person as fast as possible. Here’s the problem, though: you don’t personally know the recipient; you don’t have their address, only a general location; and they’re far away…
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Rarely on offer! Canon’s IS binoculars are $324 off for Black Friday
Making it into our best binoculars and best binoculars for kids guides, the Canon 10x42L IS WP binoculars are a fantastic pair of binoculars, offering excellent optics, generous eye relief (for eyeglasses wearers) and image stabilization to keep…
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