Learn about the worsening state of snowpack in the northern Rocky Mountains, which has been contaminated by mercury and other metals from nearby mines.
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Metal Contaminants From Mines Lurk in Rocky Mountain Snow
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A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through rubble | MIT News
When major disasters hit and structures collapse, people can become trapped under rubble. Extricating victims from these hazardous environments can be dangerous and physically exhausting. To help rescue teams navigate…
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Fermenting miso in orbit reveals how space can affect a food’s taste
A miso test on the International Space Station shows fermenting food is not only possible in space, it adds nuttier notes to the Japanese condiment.
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Venus May Be Even More Geologically Active Near Its Surface than Previously Thought
An unexpected phenomenon called convection could help explain many of the volcanoes and other features of the Venusian landscape.
Artist’s impression of a volcano erupting on Venus. Image credit: ESA / AOES Medialab.
“Nobody had really…
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Multiple Proteins Viewed as Never Before – Life Sciences | Weizmann Wonder Wander
AI systems already work their magic in many areas of biomedical science, helping to solve protein structure, discover hidden patterns in the genome and process massive amounts of biological data. Now, an AI-assisted technology developed at the…
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EE – ROBOTS: Your Guide to the World of Robotics
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The DEX-EE robotic hand was created by Shadow Robot, a U.K. robotics firm that specializes in advanced robot dexterity. Collaborating with research labs and industry partners, Shadow designs and manufactures robotic hands and teleoperation…
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Curiosity Found New Carbon Molecules On Mars. What Does It Mean For Alien Life?
Nasa’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The discovery is one of the most significant findings in the search for evidence of past life on Mars. This is because, on…
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‘Woolly mice’ were just a start. De-extinction still faces many hurdles
Scientists working to unlock the secrets of de-extinction recently announced what they say is a turning point for the movement: the creation of transgenic mice with long, luxurious golden locks of tufted fur inspired by the coats of…
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Physics of irregular objects on inclined planes probed
How gravity causes a perfectly spherical ball to roll down an inclined plane is part of elementary school physics canon. But the world is messier than a textbook.
Scientists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied…
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MIT affiliates named 2024 AAAS Fellows | MIT News
Six current MIT affiliates and 27 additional MIT alumni have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
The 2024 class of AAAS Fellows includes 471 scientists, engineers,…
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