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Category: 7. Science
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Ancient tides may have sparked humanity’s first urban civilization
A newly published study is reshaping how scientists understand the rise of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia. The research suggests that the emergence of Sumer, often called the cradle of civilization, was not solely the result of human…
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AI restores James Webb telescope’s crystal-clear vision
Two PhD students from Sydney have helped restore the sharp vision of the world’s most powerful space observatory without ever leaving the ground. Louis Desdoigts, now a postdoctoral researcher at Leiden University in the Netherlands, and his…
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AI Helps Decode The Epigenetic ‘off-switch’ In An Ugly Plant That Lives For 3,000 Years
We all age, and for decades, science has been looking for a way to slow that clock. Much of that research is now focused on epigenetics—a system of “software” that runs on our genetic “hardware,” telling genes when to turn on and off.…
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mediate leaf sugar profile in water-stressed trifoliate orange | BMC Plant Biology
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Why Don’t Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases Saturate, As Some Predicted?
Anytime global warming or climate change get mentioned online, you can expect a bunch of comments claiming to be able to disprove the whole concept, at least in relation to human activity. Most of these have been debunked, not just in detailed…
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How to understand exoplanets — space scientists call on lab-based chemists to help
In the 30 years since exoplanets were first reported1, telescopes have revealed thousands of them. One of the most surprising things about these objects, which orbit stars other than our Sun, has been their diversity: they range from scorching…
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Scientists Reveal Secrets Beneath Mysterious Volcano
How do volcanoes function beneath their rocky surfaces? What drives the rumbling vibrations, called tremor, that occur when molten rock or gases travel upward through underground channels? Professor Dr. Miriam Christina Reiss, a volcano…
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Antarctica Ice Melts, Unveiling Huge Climate Secret
Climate models have long predicted that global warming would weaken the Southern Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2). Yet decades of measurements show little sign of this decline. Scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute…
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Scientists finally spot hidden waves powering the Sun’s corona
Researchers have made a major leap in solar physics by finding the first direct evidence of small-scale torsional Alfvén waves within the Sun’s corona. These elusive magnetic waves, first theorized in the 1940s, have long been suspected to play…
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