Zinc, long overlooked as a mere micronutrient, turns out to be a game-changer in legume nitrogen fixation. Scientists have discovered a novel zinc sensor protein, FUN, that acts as a master regulator in this process—helping plants interpret…
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Greener and Cheaper: How Zinc Could Change Farming Forever
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Scientists Warn: Tintina Fault Could Unleash Major Earthquake
A major fault in Canada’s Yukon Territory, long thought dormant, has shown signs of recent seismic activity. A new study from the University of Victoria (UVic) has brought attention to a newly identified seismic threat in northwestern…
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The Ocean Got Too Hot – And Life Collapsed From Plankton to Whales
A scorching marine heatwave from 2014 to 2016 devastated the Pacific coast, shaking ecosystems from plankton to whales and triggering mass die-offs, migrations, and fishery collapses. Kelp forests withered, species shifted north, and iconic…
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Defying Geology: Scientists Discover Giant Formations Beneath the North Sea
Sinkites reveal inverted subsurface structures and may affect carbon storage strategies. Their formation remains under active investigation. Scientists have identified hundreds of massive sand formations hidden beneath the North Sea that seem to…
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Caught on Camera: Rare Footage Reveals How a Giant Earthquake Tore the Earth in Seconds
In a breakthrough moment, researchers captured the first-ever video of curved fault slip during Myanmar’s recent magnitude 7.7 earthquake—something long suspected from geological evidence but never seen in action. The astonishing footage,…
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High-Resolution Mapping Reveals Antarctic Canyons’ True Scale
What can submarine canyons teach scientists about the Earth’s oceans? This is what a recent study published in Marine Geology hopes to address as a team of scientists conducted the most extensive…
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Four Eras of U.S. Carbon Emissions: A Historical Perspective
How much of a contributor did the United States have regarding carbon emissions since the beginning of the Second Industrial Revolution, which is estimated to have begun around 1870? This is what a recent…
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Designing Dust-Repellent Surfaces for Lunar Exploration
What steps can be taken to reduce the risks of lunar dust for future astronauts? This is what upcoming research funded by the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute hopes to address as a team of researchers from the…
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Yellowstone’s Hidden Earthquakes: 86,000 Quakes Revealed by AI
Scientists used AI to reveal tens of thousands of previously undetected earthquakes beneath Yellowstone. The discovery shows swarming seismic activity across immature fault lines—transforming how we see the park’s explosive underworld….
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Chemical Processes on Europa Offer Hints of Habitability
What processes on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, could offer clues about the small moon potentially harboring life as we know it? This is what a recent study published in The Planetary Science Journal hopes to…
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