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Scientists look to the mid-Pliocene to learn about the future behavior of the East Asian summer monsoon
A view of northeastern East Asia after a midsummer rain. Credit: He Linqiang The East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) is the most northerly monsoon system and is characterized by its pronounced seasonal march. It is characterized by a gradual shift northward in the rainfall stages, starting with the pre-rainy season in southern China in mid-May and ending in mid-June to…
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Physics
Accessing little-known nucleons: New neutron measurements help physicists learn about nucleon structure and spin
Central neutron detector installed in Experiment Hall B. Sylvia Nicolai and her team from the Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab), a joint research unit of the CNRS in Orsay, France, and her team at the Université Paris-Saclay and the Université de la Ville de Paris, are collaborating with the French National Construction of the detector began in 2011 with funding from the…
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Space & Cosmos
Learn more about supernovae through stardust
A pair of presolar particles from the Murchison meteorite. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory, Department of Energy Most of the diverse elements in the universe are born from supernovae. We are literally made from the dust of long-dead stars and other astrophysical processes. But the details of how that happens are what astronomers are still trying to understand. How do the…
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