An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered the most distant spiral galaxy candidate known to date. This ultra-massive system existed just one billion years after the Big Bang and already shows a remarkably mature…
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A step toward harnessing clean energy from falling rainwater
When two materials come into contact, charged entities on their surfaces get a little nudge. This is how rubbing a balloon on the skin creates static electricity. Likewise, water flowing over some surfaces can gain or lose charge. Now,…
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Bite-sized chunks of chicken with the texture of whole meat can be grown in the lab
A bioreactor that mimics a circulatory system can deliver nutrients and oxygen to artificial tissue, enabling the production of over 10 grams of chicken muscle for cultured meat applications. These results are publishing in the Cell Press journal…
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the research that inspires our tattoos
Biologist Liz Haynes’s plant tattoo reminds her of an inspiring mentor.Credit: Justin Kibbel
Kristin Barry had wanted a tattoo for years, so when she finished her neuroscience PhD in 2019, she knew it was time. “It made sense that once I had…
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Efficient agronomic practices narrow yield gaps and alleviate climate change impacts on winter wheat production in China
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Global photovoltaic solar panel dataset from 2019 to 2022
We proposed a two-stage classification framework to extract PV solar panels globally (Fig. 1). In the first stage, a deep learning U-Net model is trained for extracting PVs from selected high-resolution (0.6 m) Google Earth (GE) images. The…
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Healthy soil is the hidden ingredient — here’s how I’m fighting to save it
Soil quality is crucial for sustaining production in vineyards, such as this one near Montilla in southern Spain.Credit: JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty
When it comes to the land, the European Union faces a reckoning: 60–70% of its soils are…
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Meet the researchers pioneering Spanish climate solutions
The 2024 Spanish floods were partially caused by climate change.Credit: Hazhard Espinoza Vallejos/NurPhoto via Getty
In October 2024, southern and eastern Spain were ravaged by flash floods and torrential rain. Some regions received more rain in…
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Unlocking the influence of unique family firm types on eco-friendly governance and green technology innovation: moderating role of ISO certificates
From a theoretical perspective, whether family firms are more likely to implement green practices than non-family firms remains an open question (Agostino & Ruberto 2021). Different theoretical lenses offer various interpretations of the role of…
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