Sea foam is a common sight along the coastline as breaking waves churn up air and algae. Now, a study in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology reports that sea foam from several beaches along North Carolina’s coast…
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scientists use recycled plastic bags as sensors for potable water
recycled plastic bags illuminate in the dark as sensors
Researchers at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, have developed a way to use recycled plastic shopping bags as nanomaterials and sensors that can glow and detect toxic…
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The surprising new particle that could finally explain dark matter
Dark Matter remains one of the biggest mysteries in fundamental physics. Many theoretical proposals (axions, WIMPs) and 40 years of extensive experimental search failed to provide any explanation of the nature of Dark Matter. Several years ago,…
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Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete fourth round of extravehicular activities-Xinhua
This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Sept. 25, 2025 shows Shenzhou-20 astronaut Wang Jie performing extravehicular activities outside China’s orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-20 crew aboard China’s orbiting space…
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Nuclear Explosion Could Save Moon From Asteroid Strike in 2032 : ScienceAlert
Asteroid 2024 YR4 caused quite a stir last year when it was discovered and originally calculated to have a 3 percent chance of hitting Earth. Since then, models have been refined, and while it no longer has a chance of hitting Earth, it does…
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Lysosomal activity in worms linked to transgenerational extension of lifespan
In the Wang Lab, it’s not unusual for worms to live for a long time.
HHMI Janelia Research Campus Senior Group Leader Meng Wang and her team study longevity. They’ve shown that by overexpressing an enzyme in the lysosomes of the…
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Ocean Warming – Earth Indicator
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Water can store a lot of heat (compared to the air), which means the ocean can absorb excess heat from a warming atmosphere. About 90% of the excess heat from planetary warming over the…Continue Reading
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Vast Reserves of Precious Platinum Could Be Hidden on The Moon : ScienceAlert
The next frontier for precious minerals could be much closer to home than the asteroid belt out past the orbit of Mars.
A new paper proposes that the minerals borne by these asteroids may have come to us, and are now scattered across…
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Shenzhou-20 crew successfully conduct fourth extravehicular activities
This is an image taken on the evening of September 25 at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center, showing Shenzhou-20 crew member Wang Jie conducting extravehicular operations outside the space station complex. Photo: Xinhua
The Shenzhou-20 crew…
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NASA modifies Dream Chaser ISS cargo contract as Sierra Space shifts to defense work
WASHINGTON — Sierra Space and NASA have sharply revised a contract to use the company’s Dream Chaser vehicle to deliver cargo to the International Space Station as the company pivots to defense applications.
NASA announced Sept. 25…
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