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A new study measured respiratory particles produced from people singing or playing instruments. Is singing worse than talking when it comes to how many...
Researchers recreate deep-Earth conditions to see how iron copes with extreme stress
New observations of the atomic structure of iron reveal it undergoes 'twinning' under extreme stress and pressure.
PFAS exposure, high-fat diet drive prostate cells’ metabolism into pro-cancer state
A high-fat diet synergizes with exposure to PFAS to change the metabolism of benign and malignant prostate cells, according to a new study in...
Coal creation mechanism uncovered
The mechanism behind one of the first stages of coal creation may not be what we thought it was, according to a team of...
Pacific rockfish and the trade-offs of a long life
Pacific rockfish are among the longest-lived vertebrates -- some species live 200+ years. Yet others live barely 10. Their varied lifespans make rockfish a...
Inexpensive carbon-based catalyst for carbon neutrality
Researchers develop a catalyst screening system for carbon dioxide conversion. Computer simulation evaluates and screens catalysts to enable efficient designs.
Machine learning refines earthquake detection capabilities
Researchers are applying machine learning algorithms to help interpret massive amounts of ground deformation data collected with Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) satellites; the...
Due to warming of the Mediterranean Sea, marine species are migrating tens of meters...
A new study shows that there are species of marine animals such as fish, crustaceans and mollusks (for example, squid) that change their habitats...
Fate of sinking tectonic plates is revealed
When tectonic plates sink into the Earth they look like slinky snakes! That's according to a study published in Nature, which helps answer a...
Volcanic eruptions contributed to collapse of China dynasties
Volcanic eruptions contributed to the collapse of dynasties in China in the last 2,000 years by temporarily cooling the climate and affecting agriculture, according...
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