It was a cloudy morning in southeast Mongolia. Paleontologist Chinzorig Tsogtbaatar and several colleagues set out by foot from their campsite to a rocky outcrop dating back some 110 million years to the…
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Scientists discover new way to grow materials on-demand using crystals and light
Crystals used in applications as varied as lasers, LEDs and the semiconductors used in sensors found in astronomical instruments could someday be ‘drawn’ rather than ‘grown’, leading to higher performance and lower costs.
A team led by Elad Harel…
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Without Jupiter, we wouldn’t exist. Gas giant saved Earth from plunging into the Sun, say scientists
Jupiter is responsible for saving Earth from a fiery death early in the Solar System’s history, and may also explain a longstanding mystery about the formation of meteorites.
A team of scientists have looked at models of Jupiter’s growth in the…
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Without Jupiter, we wouldn’t exist. Gas giant saved Earth from plunging into the Sun, say scientists
Jupiter is responsible for saving Earth from a fiery death early in the Solar System’s history, and may also explain a longstanding mystery about the formation of meteorites.
A team of scientists have looked at models of Jupiter’s growth in the…
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Astrophysicists Link Rocky Planet Compositions To Their Galactic Birthplace
The star cluster Pismis 24 lies within the much larger emission nebula called NGC 6357, located about 8,000 light-years from Earth. The cluster is seen here above a small portion of the nebula. The gas below the stars glows through ionization…
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Gold flakes expose the secret forces binding our world together
When dust clings to a surface or a gecko walks across a ceiling, it happens thanks to what scientists call “nature’s invisible glue.” Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a fast and simple way to observe these…
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Glacier Meltwater Is Less Nutritious for Marine Life
The cloudy, sediment-laden meltwater from glaciers is a key source of nutrients for ocean life, but a new study suggests that as climate change causes many glaciers to shrink and retreat their meltwater may become less nutritious.
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Archaeologists discover ‘perfectly preserved’ dinosaur egg in Argentina
It’s rare in the world of archaeology that you discover anything that is perfectly preserved, but researchers in Argentina just landed themselves an extremely rare treasure.
Palaeontologists in Patagonia stumbled across a dinosaur egg which is…
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