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A new study by scientists from the University of Tasmania, CSIRO and the University of South Australia is the first to find a relationship between plastic debris ingested by seabirds and liver concentrations of mineral metals, with potential links to pollution and ...

The highest levels continue to be in the north of England, says the Office for National Statistics

Researchers study of the effects of introducing water-saving Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis, which is used by plants that are able thrive in arid conditions, into C3 plants grown in temperate climates. ASPB is pleased to announce the ...

According to new research, the red supergiant star Betelgeuse – which began to dim dramatically in brightness in late 2019 – might not explode for another 100,000 years. The star is also smaller and closer to us than first thought. Sharing is caring! Tweet.

Some Halloween traditions can be traced back to the ancient Celts and their belief that spirits of the deceased were able to wander the earth during the time they called Samhain. Costumes were worn so the living could blend in with ghosts, and treats were laid ...

NASA's Human Landing System (HLS) Program recently checked off a key milestone in its progress toward landing the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024. The HLS Program conducted Certification Baseline Reviews (CBR) with the three U.S. ...

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SYDNEY, Oct. 23, 2020 — Researchers from the University of Sydney developed a sensor capable of correcting the distortion of starlight caused by heat variations in Earth's atmosphere. The sensor would allow ground-based telescopes to study habitable ...

The research was led by climate scientists coming from Monash University. They revealed that the ice loss being experienced by Antarctica was initiated many centuries in the past and continued to persist until the present. They also expect the failure to continue ...

Albert Einstein's twin paradox is one of the most famous thought experiments in physics. It postulates that if you send one of two twins on a return trip to a star at near light speed, they will be younger than their identical sibling when they return home. The age ...

It's too soon to say whether COVID is seasonal like the flu — but where clusters aren't under control, infections will continue to swell. Smriti Mallapaty. Search for this author in: Pub Med · Nature.com · Google Scholar · Share on Twitter · Share on Facebook ...

(CNN) Jupiter's third-largest moon Io is covered by more than 400 active volcanoes, and it's the most volcanically active world in our solar system. New radio images collected by an array of telescopes on Earth have observed the direct effect of this volcanic ...

Electricity plays many roles in our lives, from lighting our homes to powering the technology and appliances we rely on every day. Electricity can also have a major impact at the molecular scale, by powering chemical reactions that generate useful products.

Perhaps the first thing you notice when you see a bird is its amazing ability to fly. Modern birds fly using their “arms”, which have feathers and very strong flight muscles. But the ancestors of today's birds couldn't fly. Birds evolved from a group of dinosaurs ...

A phenomenon of quantum mechanics known as superposition can impact timekeeping in high-precision clocks, according to a theoretical study from Dartmouth College, Saint Anselm College and Santa Clara University. Research describing the effect shows ...

ANKARA. Japan will recruit astronauts next year, first time in the past 13 years, the government announced on Friday. Addressing a news conference, Japan's Education and Science Minister Koichi Hagiuda said the aim is to have a Japanese national on the ...

India hopes to have the infrastructure required to manufacture the components needed to build a supercomputer within the country set up by December 2020. Once completed, around 75 institutions and thousands of researchers will have access to the ...

At least she didn't have to wait in line. A US astronaut cast her ballot from the International Space Station on Thursday, making her voice heard in the presidential election despite being 253 miles (408 kilometers) above the Earth. "From the International Space ...

The activity at the volcano has been increasing during the past few days characterized by explosive eruptions. According to volcano obseratory KVERT another explosive eruption occurred at 17:20 local time today. An explosion at the volcano generated an ...

Poop is full of secrets. For scientists, digging into feces provides insights into animal diets and is particularly useful for understanding nocturnal or rare species. When animals eat, prey DNA travels all the way through animal digestive tracts and comes out ...