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Environment
Antarctic Scientists: Why They Are There, and What They Find
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A media storm exploded in mid-March 2025 when researchers at an isolated Sanae IV base in South Africa accused one of nine team members of being violent. Conversation Africa asked David William Heading, a geomorphologist who has previously done research from the frozen continent, about the work that researchers do in Antarctica, what situations and what…
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Space & Cosmos
Astronomers find gas exoplanets that have formed earlier than previously thought
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research shows that a new look at past data reveals that a tumor with a Jupiter-like mass formed much earlier than previously thought. The results of the Ohio State University survey provide new information on the timing of accumulation. This is the process of accumulating large amounts of gases and solid particles rich in carbon…
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Science
Physicists find unexpected electron crystals in new ultra-thin materials
This graphic visualizes how electrons behave as solids (left, glacier-like structure) or liquids (river-like structures) depending on the voltage applied to new material cooled to ultra-low temperatures similar to space. Credits: Michael Hurley and Sampson Wilcox/Research Laboratory of Electronics MIT physicists report the unexpected discovery of electrons forming crystal structures in a material that is a billionth of thickness. This…
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Science
Sulfur may be a new tool to find alien life
A cartoon depiction of the sulfur cycles in various planetary regimes. In the case of Earth (a), the atmosphere so2 is scrubed from the atmosphere due to wet deposition. For example, in cases like Venus with UV irradiation (B), SO2 is abundant in deep atmosphere, such as by the sun. However, in the upper atmosphere, SO2 is efficiently catalyzed by…
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Space & Cosmos
Efforts to find an alien life can be boosted by simple tests that drive microorganisms
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Finding life in space is one of the great efforts of humanity. One approach is to find motile microorganisms that can move independently. This is an ability that is a strong hint in life. When movement is induced by a chemical and the organism moves accordingly, it is known as chemotactic. Currently, German researchers are developing…
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Biology
The gene pool is dangerously shallow for many species. Researchers find five ways to support
Golden bandits (ISOODON AURATUS). Credit: Corin Sims/Biodiversity, Conservation and Attraction, CC by-Sa Before the species become extinct, their groups are often shrunk and isolated. A healthy group tends to have a large gene pool where many genetic varines circulate. However, as the gene pool of the species shrinks as the population decreases, the road to extinction erodes genetic diversity. Losing…
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Nanotechnology
Diversifying DNA origami: Generative design tools rely on grammatical rules to find optimal shapes
(A) The grammar rules in this work include triangulation of surface meshes. The distance d and rotation angle θ are user-defined values. (B) Grammar rules are randomly sampled and applied to evolve the design solution sn during the generation process. Credit: Nucleic Acids Research (2024). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae1268 As the name suggests, DNA origami is a fabrication technique in which researchers…
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Science
Citizen’s quest to find starfish along the San Diego coast helps scientists better understand biodiversity
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The last week of the year brings low tides to the San Diego coastline, giving tide collectors another chance this month to join a statewide quest to find sea stars, also known as starfish. The Solstice Sea Star Search along the California coast is an effort by the California Academy of Sciences to track starfish populations…
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Nanotechnology
Mechanical engineers find a way to increase the sensitivity of nanopores for early disease detection
Credit: Analytical Chemistry (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c02016 SMU Lyle Mechanical Engineering graduate student Kamruzzaman Jyoti will introduce new techniques in nanotechnology to detect and analyze biomolecules, potentially paving the way for new methods for early disease detection. The research, recently featured on the cover of Analytical Chemistry, integrates octahedral DNA origami structures with solid-state nanopores to significantly improve detection of proteins,…
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Science
Increasing complexity poses challenges to strategic management, researchers find
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Social changes and the phenomena that surround us are more unpredictable and interconnected than ever before. This increased complexity poses challenges to strategic management and makes trends and developments difficult to predict. Increasing complexity requires new approaches to strategic management, according to new research from the University of Vaasa in Finland. “In strategic management, it is…
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