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Environment
Q&A: Researchers discuss investigating the limits of carbon sequestration
Rincon de la Vieja, an active volcano in Costa Rica, creates a unique environment for studying the effects of how CO2 naturally penetrates from cracks in the foundations of the volcano, and how plants respond to plant rise. , experiences elevated carbon dioxide levels due to volcanic activity. Global CO2 level. Credit: Adrien Colburn As part of a multifaceted approach…
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Physics
Peeling back the layers: investigating the capping effect on nickelate superconductors
NSLS-II beamline scientists (top row, left to right) Jonathan Pelliciari, Claudio Mazzoli, (bottom row, left to right) Andi Barbour, Valentina Bisogni, Shiyu Fan, Vivek Bhartiya, Taehun Kim. Credit: Kevin Coughlin/Brookhaven National Laboratory So-called “infinite layer” nickelate materials, characterized by unique crystalline and electronic structures, show great potential as high-temperature superconductors. Studying these materials remains difficult for researchers. They were synthesized…
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Earth
Research investigating how climate change has affected coastal forests over the past 10 years
Map of changes between sampling intervals in forested areas in low-elevation and mid-elevation (cross) counties created from FIA. Credit: PLOS Climate (2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000444 A new study finds that climate change may have contrasting effects on coastal forests, slowing or enabling growth in areas where sea levels rise and storms occur more frequently. The researchers looked at 10 years of…
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Physics
Investigating the role of valence electrons in the magnetism of molecular crystals
Using synchrotron infrared light and near-infrared/visible laser without applying a magnetic field, we observed the response of valence electrons in the (Câ‚‚Hâ‚…)(CH₃)₃As(Pd(C₃Sâ‚…)â‚‚)â‚‚ crystal. The results revealed that about half of the valence electrons contribute to antiferromagnetism, while the other half form weak pairs associated with charge ordering and lattice distortion. By comparing the valence electron configurations identified in this study…
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Space & Cosmos
Investigating how stellar threats affect the habitable zone of exoplanets
This image from the study shows the sky positions of exoplanet-dominated stars projected onto the Mollweide map. The HZS is indicated by a yellow-green circle, and the remaining exoplanet population is represented by a gray circle. The studied sample of 84 HZS located within 220 parsecs of the Sun is represented by a yellow-green cross circle. The three dense HZSs…
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Other Sciences
Research investigating the mutual causal relationship between addiction and education
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ron Hai, associate professor of economics at Miami Patty College and the Alan Herbert School of Business, discusses people’s actions that influence human capital decisions and how they foster this accumulation and ultimately reduce poverty. We are investigating the policy. High and James Heckman, the third most influential economist in the world according to Research Papers…
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Physics
Investigating the impact of ultralight dark matter on gravitational wave signals
Inspiring extreme mass ratio binaries in a dark matter environment. The movement of a small black hole creates a dense wake, which slows it down and affects the gravitational wave signal. Credit: Beatriz Oliveira and Rodrigo Vicente. A recent study published in Physical Review Letters investigated the effects of ultralight dark matter on extreme mass specific intake (EMRI), which could…
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Biology
Gibbon dance provides a model for investigating the use of gestural signals in primates
A northern white gibbon at Mulhouse Zoo (left) and a female northern gibbon and children at Amsterdam Zoo (right). Credit: Miriam Lindenmayer (left). HHU/Kai R. Kasper (right) Female crested gibbons move in jerky, almost geometric patterns. Researchers from Heinrich Heine University (HHU) in Düsseldorf, Oslo, Norway, and Paris studied this remarkable movement, which is comparable to human dance. In Primates,…
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Space & Cosmos
Investigating the statistical possibility of triple star systems containing exoplanets
An example of a triple star system. Credit: Caltech/R. Hart (Infrared Processing Analysis Center, or IPAC) Why is it important to look for exoplanets in triple star systems? And how many planets can we find there? That’s what a recent study accepted in Astrophysics & Space Science seeks to address, after investigating the statistical possibility of a triple star system…
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Physics
The research team is investigating the emergence of fluctuating hydrodynamics in chaotic quantum systems.
Fluorescence images of a quantum many-body system of cesium atoms in an optical lattice, with an initially ordered configuration (left) and a random configuration that evolves over time. By studying the growth of fluctuations in this system, we find indications that quantum many-body systems can be macroscopically described by a simple classical theory called fluctuational hydrodynamics (FHD). Courtesy of Julian…
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