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Smartphone App Helps Tackle Fear of Spiders Using Augmented Reality
Researchers from the University of Basel have developed an augmented reality app for smartphones in
Element Synthesis in the Universe: Where Does Gold Come From?
How are chemical elements produced in our Universe? Where do heavy elements like gold and
"Wedge Failure" Landslide in Alaska
After a cold winter, a shift in weather patterns has unleashed a blast of early
DNA Origami Used to Monitor CRISPR Gene Targeting
CRISPR gene editing has transformed research, but it is not perfect, and can sometimes target
Sentinel-6 Mission Returning Most Precise Data Ever on Sea Level
Sea-level rise is one of the most immediate consequences of climate change, as highlighted recently
New Reason Why Arctic Is Warming So Fast Found by Scientists
Explanation is proposed for extra heat in the oceans.
NASA Prepares Powerful Xenon Thruster for Asteroid Redirection Mission
After undergoing a series of performance and environmental tests, NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster - Commercial
Hubble Space Telescope Makes a frEGGs-cellent Discovery
Galaxies are well known as the birthplaces of stars and planets thanks to the overwhelmingly
Researchers Discover First Dinosaur Era Crab Fully Preserved in 100-Million-Year-Old Amber
Discovery provides new insights into the evolution of crabs and when they spread around the
Newly Discovered Quasicrystal - "Magnificent in Its Complexity" - Was Created by the First Nuclear Explosion at Trinity Site
Discovery of new material could someday aid in nuclear nonproliferation.
Groundbreaking New One-Step Process for Creating Self-Assembled Metamaterials
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers has discovered a groundbreaking one-step
Lung Cancer Resistance: The Key Is Glucose Metabolism
Cancers are not only made of tumor cells. In fact, as they grow, they develop
Not Science Fiction: Electric Propulsion Comes of Age With Psyche Mission to an Asteroid
When it comes time for NASA's Psyche spacecraft to power itself through deep space, it'll
Making Wheat/Gluten and Peanuts Less Allergenic
The United States Department of Agriculture identifies a group of "big eight" foods that causes
Fires Rage in Arizona: Hot, Dry Weather Parched Vegetation and Turned the State Into a Tinderbox
Exceptional drought has gripped much of Arizona for months. In June 2021, a potent heat wave sent temperatures soaring above
Freezing Fragmentation - Explosive Origins of "Secondary" Ice and Snow
Definitive, real-world evidence for "freezing fragmentation" of drizzle as a major source of ice in
Tiny Organisms Shed Big Light on Ocean Nutrients - And the True Impacts of Climate Change
As the world warms, sweeping changes in marine nutrients seem like an expected consequence of
Mapping Annual Wildfire Probabilities Across the State of California
Statistical modeling highlights predictive importance of local climate and human activity.