McGill University researchers, in collaboration with Mexican scientists, have discovered two previously unknown species of crocodiles, one living on the island of Cozumel and the other on the atoll of Banco Chinchorro, both off the Yucatán…
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NASA’s NICER maps debris from recurring cosmic crashes
For the first time, astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes thanks to data from NASA’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) and other missions.
Scientists have only…
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How to Fast-Track Perovskite Solar Cells to Market
When British solar manufacturerOxford PV shipped the first commercial order of perovskite-silicon solar cells last September, it was touted as a breakthrough in the industry. The news marked a milestone in a 15-year global effort to develop this…
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Foreign direct investment can enhance the development of clean energy in countries with critical materials
Critical energy transition material production
In our preliminary analysis, we mapped the hierarchical distribution of critical energy transition material production from 2016 to 2021. We have focused on nickel, manganese, cobalt, platinum, and…
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Building-integrated photovoltaics | Nature Reviews Clean Technology
Shi, M., Lu, X. & Craig, M. T. Climate change will impact the value and optimal adoption of residential rooftop solar. Nat. Clim. Change 14, 482–489 (2024).
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Cuts to US science will take a generation to repair — leaders must speak up now
Over my decades as a professor of physics, I have encouraged myriad students to consider pursuing a science career, something that I have found immensely rewarding, intellectually and even spiritually — if not so much financially. I can no…
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The evolving immuno-angiogenic paradigm in NSCLC: lessons from ivonescimab
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R.S.H. has received consulting fees from AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Bolt Biotherapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb, Candel Therapeutics, Checkpoint Therapeutics, Cybrexa Therapeutics,…
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In science-for-policy design, one size doesn’t fit all
In science-for-policy design, one size doesn’t fit all
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Children as young as five can navigate a ‘tiny town’
Many behavioral studies suggest that using landmarks to navigate through large-scale spaces — known as map-based navigation — is not established until around age 12.
A neuroscience study at Emory University counters that assumption. Through…
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Vast Areas of Chornobyl-Affected Farmland in Ukraine Can Now Be Safely Farmed, Scientists Claim
A team of researchers from the United Kingdom and Ukraine has developed a new method for the safe reassessment of farmland abandoned after the Chornobyl nuclear accident in 1986.
Zoning of contaminated territory of Ukraine according to current…
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