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AI improves detail, estimate of urban air pollution
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When migrating birds go astray, disturbances in magnetic field may be partly to blame
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One-pot reaction creates versatile building block for bioactive molecules
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Interfacial interactions of the lead-free perovskite for efficient hydrogen production
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NASA says 2022 fifth warmest year on record, warming trend continues
Earth's average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Continuing the planet's...
Theoretical computations identify a solid-state hydrogen storage material’s key bottleneck
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Feathered robotic wing paves way for flapping drones
Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study. The results could mean that wing-folding is the...
All in the planning: State policies working to fix Gulf nutrient pollution
More than a decade on, critics have questioned the effectiveness of state nutrient reduction strategies, noting the still-massive hypoxic dead zones in the Gulf....
Hand washing fabrics reduces microplastic release compared with machine washing
From tiny plankton to massive whales, microplastics have been found throughout the ocean food chain. One major source of this pollution are fibers shed...
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