Powder, not gas: A safer, more effective way to create a star on Earth
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications A major issue with operating ring-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks is keeping the plasma that fuels...
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Stanford study finds whales use stealth to feed on fish
Credit: Cascadia Research Collective; NMFS Permit 16111 Small fish are speedy and easy to scare. So how is it that a giant humpback whale, attacking...
‘Tweezer clock’ may help tell time more precisely
Credit: Caltech Atomic clocks are used around the world to precisely tell time. Each "tick" of the clock depends on atomic vibrations and their effects...
California’s stricter vaccine exemption policy and improved vaccination rates
Credit: kfuhlert, Pixabay California's elimination, in 2016, of non-medical vaccine exemptions from school entry requirements was associated with an estimated increase in vaccination coverage at...
Obesity is a risk factor for cardiotoxicity in chemotherapy-treated patients with breast cancer
Credit: OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay Anthracyclines remain a cornerstone of breast cancer therapy in combination with new-generation targeted drugs such as trastuzumab. Both types of drugs are...
The global reef expedition: French Polynesia
Scientists complete largest comprehensive study of French Polynesia's coral reefsCredit: ©Michele Westmorland/iLCP Scientists have released their findings from the largest coral reef survey and mapping...
NASA analyzes Tropical Cyclone Phanfone’s water vapor concentration
Credit: NASA/NRL When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean, water vapor data provided information about the intensity of Tropical Cyclone Phanfone. In...
OU geoscientists document 300 million year old atmospheric dust
OU geoscientists document the role of atmospheric dust on marine ecosystems 300 million years agoCredit: University of Oklahoma Dust plays a crucial role in the...
Scientists develop gentle, microscopic hands to study tiny, soft materials
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Handling very soft, delicate items without damaging them is hard enough with human hands, let alone...
Scientists create thin films with tantalizing electronic properties
As predicted by theorists, experiments show that barium zirconium sulfide thin films hold great promise for solar cells, LEDsCredit: Credit: Douglas Levere / University at...
Climate change not the only threat to vulnerable species, habitat matters
UMass Amherst ecologist and team: Madagascar's rainforest could be lost this century, threatening endangered lemursCredit: Andrea Baden/Hunter College AMHERST, Mass. ¬ - Though climate change...
Buckyballs release electron-positron pairs in forward directions
Theoretical calculations reveal that when impacted by positrons of particular energies, spherical nanoparticles release unstable electron-positron pairs, with signals dominating in the same direction as...
Overuse of herbicides costing UK economy £400 million per year
Widespread use of herbicides leading to resistant black-grass is costing UK millions in profitCredit: Helen Hicks Scientists from international conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of...
Capturing CO2 from trucks and reducing their emissions by 90%
Credit: EPFL / François Maréchal In Europe, transport is responsible for nearly 30% of the total CO2 emissions, of which 72% comes from road transportation*....
Where do baby sea turtles go? New research technique may provide answers
Credit: G. Stahelin A team of Florida researchers and their collaborators created a first-of-its-kind computer model that tracks where sea turtle hatchlings go after they...
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