A research team led by Prof. Li Bing from the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators, has overcome a longstanding bottleneck in refrigeration technology. Their findings, published in Nature on…
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'Dissolution barocaloric' cooling opens new path to zero-carbon refrigeration
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Q&A: Wildfire in protected Northwest forests highlights need for strategy updates
The Northwest Forest Plan, adopted in 1994, helped quell mounting tensions between timber companies and environmentalists. It protected large swaths of old-growth forest in Washington, Oregon and California to preserve habitat for endangered…
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Old diseases return as settlement pushes into the Amazon rainforest
Human activity continues to expand ever further into wild areas, throwing ecology out of balance. But what begins as an environmental issue often evolves into a human problem.
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A simple blood test mismatch linked to kidney failure and death
A difference between two widely used blood tests for kidney health may serve as an early warning sign for serious outcomes, including kidney failure, heart disease, and death, according to new research.
For many years, doctors have relied on a…
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Stunning time-lapse video captured using ‘artificial eclipse’ shows 3 massive eruptions on the sun
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a stunning time-lapse of a trio of solar eruptions exploding into space from the sun during an “artificial eclipse.” The unique footage, captured by the newly operational Proba-3 mission, could help…
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3x more efficient material with highest thermal conductivity identified
Researchers have discovered a metallic material with the highest thermal conductivity measured among metals. This challenges long-standing assumptions about the limits of heat transport in metallic materials.
The research team from UCLA Samueli…
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Growing native plants to heal land at Indigenous owned nursery in British Columbia
CRANBROOK, British Colombia | At the Nupqu Native Plant Nursery in the Canadian province of British Columbia, sulfur buckwheat seedlings fill Styrofoam trays. It’s October, the end of the growing season, and each is just a small cluster of…
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Chiral phonons create orbital current via their own magnetism
In a new study, an international group of researchers has found that chiral phonons can create orbital current without needing magnetic elements—in part because chiral phonons have their own magnetic moments. Additionally, this effect can be…
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Grains of sand prove people—not glaciers—transported Stonehenge rocks
Ask people how Stonehenge was built and you’ll hear stories of sledges, ropes, boats and sheer human determination to haul stones from across Britain to Salisbury Plain, in south-west England. Others might mention giants, wizards, or alien…
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Stronger together: How social connections and physical activity team up to boost older adults' health
Experts have long known that strong social networks and physical activity help older adults stay healthier. Until now, however, little has been known about how these two factors interact to affect the health and well-being of this group.
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