Scientists have trained an artificial intelligence (AI) system to accurately map—in one-hundredth of a second—the surface area and outline of giant icebergs captured on satellite images. The paper, titled "Mapping the ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 8, 2023
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Like most high schoolers in an intro to physics class, Dan Hoek heard the legendary tale of Isaac Newton and the apple.
General Physics
Nov 8, 2023
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Researchers say they have discovered a high diversity of Darwin wasps in a tropical rainforest in Brazil, wasps which were previously thought to thrive more in cooler habitats.
Plants & Animals
Nov 8, 2023
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When a hurricane-like derecho knocked down corn plants across Iowa in August 2020, it was devastating for farmers. But it also presented a natural experiment for an Iowa State University research team, which fanned out across ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 8, 2023
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Whether talking about the office kitchen, hiking trails or ratings on Yelp, there are always people who put in effort to leave those spaces better. There are also those who contribute nothing to that public good.
Social Sciences
Nov 8, 2023
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Waterhemp, the aggressive weed threatening Corn Belt crop production, is throwing curveballs once again, according to researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The weed has famously developed resistance ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 8, 2023
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While we all aspire for a long lifespan, what is most coveted is a long period of vigor and health, or "healthspan," that precedes the inevitable decline of advancing age. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 8, 2023
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An analysis by NASA's sea level change science team finds that if a strong El Niño develops this winter, cities along the western coasts of the Americas could see an increase in the frequency of high-tide flooding that can ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 8, 2023
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As the Australian government announces a Senate inquiry into the impact of menopause on women's health, careers and finances, academics from the Body@Work Project have published a paper in the University of Oxford Human Rights ...
Economics & Business
Nov 8, 2023
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Experiments with single-photon detectors have revealed surprising statistics of light created via interactions with high-frequency sound waves.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 8, 2023
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