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Animal poop helps ecosystems adapt to climate change, study

The activity of this animal could accelerate the time plants.

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Females sleep less and awaken more frequently than males

What may underlie sleep differences in men and women?

Snowball Earth

New evidence suggests Earth was covered in ice more than 660 million years ago

Researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder have uncovered strong evidence that supports Snowball Earth theory.

Wet Land

Microbes in the environment are causing surges in methane emissions

Microbes, not fossil fuels, drove methane growth between 2020 and 2022

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Your mom is the source of your energy; Study reveals why

The study offers new clues about what may drive some mitochondrial disorders.

Obese woman with eating disorder bad diet and generative

High-fat diets may increase anxiety levels

High-fat diets affect gut-brain signaling and induce anxiety in male rats.

Bee diversity is lower in wealthier Boulder neighborhoods

Impact of wealth and pavement on garden biodiversity.

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Supercapacitors can help charge your laptop in a minute or your electric vehicle in 10

Charging Times Revolutionized: Breakthrough Discovery in Energy Storage

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How did Venus become so dry?

Venus has almost no water. A new study may reveal why.

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Love leaves a mark on your brain, confirms science

Dopamine in nucleus accumbens reflects selective pair bonding.

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No, you probably wouldn’t see bolts of lightning flashing from Venus’ clouds

Venus may be a (slightly) gentler place than some scientists give it credit for.

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Confirmed: Opposites don’t attract

Birds of a feather are indeed more likely to flock together, study indicates.

Water scarcity.

New membrane filtering technology helps address water scarcity issues

The membrane could be used in advanced water treatment systems and other applications.

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Cognitive ability in childhood is linked to financial well-being in adulthood

Childhood cognitive ability and adult financial wellbeing varied between different financial measures.

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Global lake water storage declines significantly

Climate change, human consumption and sedimentation led to decline.

Saturn's rings

Saturn’s rings are remarkably young, study

How old are Saturn’s rings?

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Grad student designs “artificial muscles” to be used in compost bins

soft robotic actuators made up of sustainable materials.

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Researchers have discovered a promising new target for drug-resistant breast and ovarian cancers

Suppression of a protein can kill cancer cells without harming healthy ones.

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Heart research to improve astronauts’ quality of life in space

As soon as astronauts arrive in microgravity, blood, and other body fluids are pushed "upward" from the legs and abdomen toward the heart and...

interactions between a prospective exoplanet and its star

Rocky exoplanet may have a magnetic field

A far-off radio signal is a promising sign.

Mount Everest

Someone’s germs can last on Mount Everest for centuries when they sneeze

The study highlights an invisible impact of tourism on the world’s highest mountain.

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Scientists see the impact of flushing the toilet in a whole new light

Scientists shine a light on what comes up when you flush.

Physical process and quantum entanglement

A new model in optical fibers advances quantum sensing

This significantly reduced the limitations of internal loss and phase noise.

graphyne

Scientists successfully created next-generation wonder material for 1st time

Long-hypothesized ‘next-generation wonder material’ created for the first time.

moon's snakelike Schroeter's Valley

Ancient moon volcanoes may one day provide astronauts with drinkable water

Roughly 41% of the water from volcanoes may have condensed onto the moon as ice.

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A specific wavelength of UV light can curb COVID-19 spread

It is also safer for use in public spaces.

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