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Green sprouts grow from the ashes of Brazil’s refractory savannah
Aerial view of dry vegetation in the savannah known as the Cerrado in San Desiderio, western Bahia, Brazil, taken on September 26, 2023. Plants began to regrow there shortly after the recent devastating wildfires. The massive wildfires that recently swept across Brazil have not spared its vast tropical savannahs, where green shoots are already beginning to emerge from the ashes…
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Pollution levels in Pakistan’s biggest cities hit record high, officials say
Air pollution in Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city, soared on Saturday, hitting an all-time high, officials said. Air pollution in Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city, soared on Saturday, hitting an all-time high for the smog-choked metropolis, officials said. For days, the city of 14 million people has been shrouded in smog, a mixture of fog and pollutants caused by low-grade diesel fuel,…
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Researchers study the effects of phosphorus and irradiance on the invasive plant Chromolaena odorata
Chromolaena odorata. Credit: Vengolis/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Resource competition is an important factor influencing the success of alien plant invasions, and environmental factors influence the outcome of competition between exotic and native plants. Chromolaena odorata is listed as one of China’s major invasive species, threatening the country’s biodiversity, agriculture, and forestry. In a study published in BMC Plant Biology, researchers…
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Fungi among us: California bats under siege
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As spooky season arrives, a creepy fungus is infesting California’s bat population, threatening their survival. The fungus was first detected on the East Coast around 2006 and has continued to spread westward ever since. It made headlines this week because it was definitely spotted in the Golden State and may have already made it as far…
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The relationship between algae and jellyfish offers insights into immune health
(a) Schematic representation of the four comparisons made during the differential gene expression analysis, divided into symbiotic status comparisons and pathogen response comparisons. SM, S. marcescens. (b) Venn diagram of differentially expressed genes that overlap between all differential gene expression comparisons. Specific comparisons are indicated by a polyp icon. Credit: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2024). DOI:…
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How classical computers can beat quantum computers at their own game
Diagram of a quantum system simulated on both classical and quantum computers. The highlighted section shows how the influence of a component of the system is limited to neighboring components. Credit: Lucy Reading-Ikanda/Simons Foundation Earlier this year, researchers at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) used classical computers and sophisticated mathematical models to solve what some say…
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Research team achieves acceleration of positive muon to 100keV for the first time
Schematic diagram of the experimental setup. Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2410.11367 A team of engineers and physicists from many institutions across Japan and working at the High Intensity Proton Accelerator Research Facility have demonstrated accelerating positive muons from thermal energy to 100 keV. This is the first time muons have been accelerated in a stable manner. The group published a…
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Why do children misbehave? Is it normal or should I be concerned?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain We all know the kid who cheats at Monopoly or backyard cricket. Maybe you even cheated on a test at school. If you notice your child doing something like this, you may worry that your child will turn to crime. However, from a developmental perspective, cheating is usually not a cause for concern for children. What…
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Mu Deng: The famous hippo’s real home has disappeared. Can the world restore it?
Several species of pygmy hippopotamus once lived in the world. Only one remains in West Africa. Credit: IUCN, CC BY-SA The playful, stocky mammal that made headlines from its enclosure at a zoo in Thailand has a sad story about its hippo friends. Mu Deng is a two-month-old pygmy hippo who loves to flap his ears and splash around in…
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Pushing the limits of traditional pottery techniques through the fusion of art and science
Graphene-enhanced ceramic art installation created by Delia Prvački. Credit: Daria Andreeva, National University of Singapore, Delia Prvački, Deliarts Pte Ltd. Art and science are sometimes poles apart, but that’s not the case with the research projects described in ACS Omega. In this study, a multidisciplinary team integrated scientific research, technological advances, and artistic exploration to experiment with the production, properties,…
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