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Space & Cosmos
Scientists find evidence that they challenge the theory of the origin of water on Earth
The metstone used in this study was when it was used when it was discovered in Antarctica. Credits: Ansmet (Meteorite Antarctic Search) Program, Case Western Reserve University, University of Utah. A team of researchers at Oxford University reveals important evidence regarding the origin of water on Earth. Using a rare type of metite stone known as enstatite chondrites, which have…
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Other Sciences
Challenge the “monogamy myth”: Unknown people report on the relationships and sex lives they just spent
Credit: Cottonbro Studio by Pexels According to a comprehensive new meta-analysis, monogamous individuals report similar levels of satisfaction in both relationships and sex life. This study, published in the Journal of Sex Research, denies the general belief that monogamous relationships, defined as the romantic and sexual commitment of monogamy, are inherently superior in fostering fulfilling relationships compared to alternative structures.…
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Environment
Tunisian startup accepts the e-waste challenge
Tunisian engineer Sabri Cheriha has become a social entrepreneur and works at a depot hosting Wefix. The engineer was washed away by social entrepreneur Sabrie Cheriha at a small depot on the outskirts of Tunisian capital. Cheriha currently has around 8 million home appliances and 9 million mobile phones in use across Tunisia, but when these devices are broken or…
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Space & Cosmos
The amazing signature of the WASP-121B dynamic atmosphere will challenge the understanding of “roasting marshmallows”.
Hot Jupiter Credit Artist Impression: International Gemini ObservaTory/NOIRLAB/NSF/Aura/J. Da Silva/Spaceengine/M. Zamani Almost one -third of the known outside planet is a huge gas company similar to Jupiter and Saturn. However, while our solar system has developed as a gas giant far from our sun, some planetary systems are so -called “hot or very hot, very close to the stars.” It…
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Environment
Environmental groups challenge updates to California’s low-carbon transportation rules
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A coalition of environmental groups filed a challenge Wednesday to California’s main climate regulator, arguing that recent updates to a major climate change program will cause more pollution in the state’s San Joaquin Valley. The lawsuit, filed in Fresno County Superior Court, requires the California Air Resources Board to “adequately disclose, analyze, and mitigate the significant…
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Chemistry
Team solves a nearly 200-year-old challenge in polymers, allowing independent control of stiffness and stretchability
Collapsible Bottlebrush An artistic representation of a network formed by cross-linking polymers, featuring a folded backbone to which many flexible linear side chains are grafted. Credit: Liheng Cai, Baiqiang Huang/Soft Biomatter Laboratory, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Virginia Researchers at the University of Virginia’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a new polymer design that…
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Biology
Scientists challenge ‘misleading’ Dublin Declaration defending meat consumption
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The declaration, which has 1,000 signatories in support of meat consumption and industrial agricultural production, is being challenged by a group of scientists led by Dr Chris Bryant from the University of Bath. In a commentary in Nature Food, 12 scientists from research institutions around the world argue that the ‘Dublin Declaration’ focuses only on the…
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Chemistry
Chemists challenge traditional views on crystal growth
Graphical summary. Credit: Matter (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2024.08.011 Remember the old high school chemistry experiment where salt crystals precipitate from a salt solution, or rock candy crystals form from sugar water? Learn about how crystals form in these solutions It turns out that your understanding of may be wrong. A new theory elucidates the crystallization process and shows that the substance…
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