Water ice molecules are among the most common in the cosmos and influence the interior and exterior of many planetary bodies in our solar system. Glaciers shape parts of Earth’s surface, and dwarf planet Pluto, along with moons such as…
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Chip-based microcombs push nanometer precision in distance measurement
A new dual-microcomb method enables chip-scale devices to measure distances with nanometer accuracy, paving the way for advances in nanotechnology and photonics.
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Stunning Star Clusters Set August Skies Ablaze — Here’s Where To Look
Warm summer nights in August offer a front-row seat to some of the most mesmerizing star clusters in the sky. According to EarthSky.org, this month brings prime viewing opportunities for three of the most spectacular stellar groups visible from…
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Red meat consumption disrupts gut bacteria and worsens colonic inflammation
Epidemiological studies have revealed a strong correlation between red meat consumption and the development of inflammatory bowel disease. In a new study published in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research that was conducted in mice,…
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Three new gecko species discovered after 8 years of searching
A tan-brown lizard dashed across sun-warmed rock in coastal Angola and ran straight into the scientific record. It belonged to a trio of day geckos that science had never formally described.
The new species, all from Namibia’s neighbor to the…
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Domino’s teases submarine pizza delivery, robot dogs in new trials
Dominos UK recently sent its fans into a frenzy after releasing yet another novel way of delivering its goods to consumers – this time through a submarine.
The multinational pizza restaurant chain has already experimented with last-mile…
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Four Remarkable Stories from the History of Math Behind Bars
In 2014 Mura Yakerson, a college student at the time, decided to practice driving in a quiet area in the countryside near Saint Petersburg, Russia. Then something went wrong. While she was pulling out of a parking space, Yakerson accidentally…
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Japanese power breakthrough could be ‘step toward a fully wireless society’
Scientists in Japan have developed a new, highly efficient method for designing wireless power transfer (WPT) systems. Based on machine learning, the method enables a system to maintain stable voltage even as loads change — a key step towards…
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Chinese ‘Virtual Human’ Salespeople Are Outperforming Their Real Human Counterparts
The salesperson hawking Brother printers on Taobao works hard—like, really hard. At any time of the day, even when there’s no audience on the Chinese ecommerce platform, the same woman wearing a white shirt and black skirt is always…
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FEMA Now Requires Disaster Victims to Have an Email Address
The changes to survivor signup have been made inside the program that the agency uses to manage disaster aid applications and pay out survivors, known as the National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS). Current and former FEMA…
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