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Charcoal stored in preserved guano helps recreate region’s fire history
A view from below of a swarm of bats hanging from the ceiling of a rocky cave. One of them is yawning with its mouth wide open. Credit: R. Andrew King/USFWS, Public Domain As wildfires increase in frequency and intensity in many parts of the world, scientists are looking to the past to better understand when and where fires occurred.…
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Chemistry
Researchers recreate web-slinging technology inspired by Spider-Man
A stream of silk solution coagulates into fibers that adhere to and lift into a laboratory glass beaker. Credit: Marco Lo Presti, Tufts University Any kid who’s ever read a comic book or watched a Spider-Man movie imagines what it’s like to shoot webs from your wrist, fly above the city, and nail the villain. You’ve probably tried it. Researchers…
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