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Science
New insights into the formation of artificial organic aerosols suggest an impact on a larger area
Comparison of oxidation products from the chamber with surrounding measurements. Credit: Nature Geoscience (2025). doi:10.1038/s41561-025-01645-z Artificial organic aerosols are carbon-containing particles released by humans and are classified as particulate matter. They pose serious health threats and contribute to the deaths of millions of people around the world each year. Incomplete combustion processes from transportation, industry and homes, especially in large…
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Earth
Advanced isotope analysis provides new insights into global fossil methane emissions
Emissions and sinking of pre- and rear CH4s by sector from 1850 to 2015. Credit: Journal of Geophysics Research: Atmospheres (2025). doi: 10.1029/2024JD041266 International research published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres uses innovative multi-isotopic atmospheric measurements to provide new insights into global fossil methane emissions. Principal Accelerator scientist Dr Andrew Smith, co-author of researching methane emissions for over…
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Ethics of Transformation: Interviews with Chefs Provide Insights
Credit: Promoted from Pexel Anyone who likes to visit a local cafe is familiar with the following scenarios: When you buy lunch, the cashier turns the payment screen towards you. “This just requires a few questions.” The buttons on the screen ask you to leave a hint. Maybe a dollar or two, maybe part of the bill. But what happens…
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Earth
New insights into Cyclone Way Recovery can help advance predictive models for extreme weather phenomena
(a) SST from AMSR-2 on June 16th, 2023. The green dots indicate the route for Cyclone By Paljoy (obtained from IMD, 2023). (b) Time series of average SST from AMSR-2 from June 1 to May 5, 2023. The ship investigated the wake between June 17th and 20th and is indicated by a cyan marker. The solid line shows the average…
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“Woody”, spicy”, “sweet”: the smell of the mummified body of ancient Egypt reveals new insights into the practice of preservatives
Dr. Emma Perlin Ljubljana University students set up device sampling for aromas. Credit: Abdelrazek Elnaggar Mummified remains in ancient Egypt smell “woody”, “spicy” and “sweet” and find new research led by researchers from UCL and Ljubljana University, revealing new details on mummification practices . The study, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, combines the smell of a…
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Nanotechnology
Quasiparticle research provides new insights into tellurene, paving the way for next-generation electronics
Calculated phonon polarity and band structure of few-layer tellurium and bulk tellurium. (A) Calculated A1 phonon frequency. (B) Calculated change in dipole moment due to A1 mode as a function of thickness. (C-F) Top and side views on the experimental geometry showing the calculated lattice vibrations of the A1 mode in 2L tellurium and bulk tellurium. Red arrows represent atomic…
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Nanotechnology
Decoding 2D materials growth: Insights in white graphene open door to cleaner energy and more efficient electronics
a) The diffusion route of borazine on Ru(0001) shows that borazine moves by alternating rotational movements between HCP and FCC sites as it diffuses across the surface. Regarding hydrogen removal from borazine, b) shows that B-dehydrogenation is the kinetically favored product, while N-dehydrogenation is thermodynamically favored. Credit: Small (2025). DOI: 10.1002/smll.202405404 A breakthrough in deciphering the growth process of the…
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Biology
Scientists uncover insights into neuron function by measuring two key signals simultaneously in living animals
When triggered by odor, C. elegans olfactory neurons undergo rapid changes in membrane potential and intracellular calcium ion levels, leading to fluctuations in the fluorescence intensity of membrane potential sensors and calcium ion sensors. Researchers at Kyushu University measured these changes simultaneously using high-speed capture under a microscope and subsequent image processing, showing that the two signals encode different information…
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Environment
First amber discovered in Antarctica brings new insights into Cretaceous forests
Close-up of approximately 70 µm amber extracted from lignite in the MeBo core deposit. Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / V. Schumacher Until recently, there was a gap in the world map where amber was discovered: Antarctica. But thanks to a team led by Dr. Johann P. Klages of the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, and Dr. Henny…
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Chemistry
High-resolution IR spectroscopy reveals new insights into hydrogen bonding in hydrogen sulfide
Far-infrared spectrum of H2S-H2S at T = 0.37 K calculated using ab initio intermolecular potentials and dipole functions. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53444-6 At first glance, water and the foul-smelling molecule hydrogen sulfide don’t seem to have much in common. However, if you invest a little energy, some differences will disappear. At first glance, the smell of soft drink…
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