Citizen scientists help discover record-breaking exoplanet in binary star system
A team of astronomers and citizen scientists has discovered a planet in the habitable zone of an unusual star system,...
How the plant world shapes the climate cycle
Over the course of hundreds of millions of years, Earth has lived through a series of climatic shifts, shaping the...
Innovation promises to prevent power pole-top fires
Engineers in Australia have found a new way to make power-pole insulators resistant to fire and electrical sparking, promising to...
E-bike incentives prove to be worth the investment
Electric bicycle rebates have exploded in popularity in North America as transportation planners try to get people out of their...
Trotting robots reveal emergence of animal gait transitions
With the help of a form of machine learning called deep reinforcement learning (DRL), the EPFL robot notably learned to...
American College of Lifestyle Medicine announces unique screening tool for clinicians to efficiently assess patient dietary patterns
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) has developed a clinical tool to help health care professionals incorporate a food...
Deep-learning decoding for a noninvasive brain-computer interface
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have the potential to make life easier for people with motor or speech disorders, allowing them to...
Discovery of uranium-contaminated soil purification material without secondary environmental pollution
Nuclear energy has long been regarded as a next-generation energy source, and major countries around the world are competing to...
Coal emissions reductions and mortality in China
In 2012, China was the largest consumer of coal in the world. In 2013, the State Council of China issued...
The carbon emissions of academic astronomy
The carbon emissions associated with air travel to professional conferences make up a sizable fraction of the emissions produced by...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies