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Fireworks May Pollute the Air and Water More Than You Think
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (417+ words) New research reveals that fireworks leave a hidden trail of pollution in the air and water long after the final explosion. Once fireworks burn out, they leave behind discarded materials that include partially burned fuel, additives, metal salts, and charred…...
The Search for Room Temperature Superconductors Just Got a Huge AI Boost
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (757+ words) Scientists have demonstrated a powerful new way to search for one of physics" biggest prizes: practical superconductors. An international team of researchers has demonstrated a new way to discover superconductors much faster by combining machine learning with advanced quantum physics....
A Colossal Moon Impact May Have Left Ancient Secrets Near Future Artemis Landing Sites
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (768+ words) A giant impact billions of years ago may have brought rocks from deep inside the Moon to the surface near the lunar south pole. Researchers say future Artemis astronauts could study this rare material to learn more about the Moon's…...
Scientists Uncover the Hidden Force Making Sea-Level Rise Far Worse Than Expected
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (361+ words) Sea-level rise is not just about the oceans. New research shows that sinking land is dramatically increasing flood risk in many coastal cities. As climate change pushes oceans higher, many of the world's biggest coastal cities are confronting a second,…...
NASA Satellites Spot Rare Underwater Volcano Eruption That Could Create Earth's Newest Island
9+ hour, 59+ min ago (20+ words) A submarine eruption north of Papua New Guinea may be building new land while satellites track its evolution from above....
Earthquake Researchers Discover Dangerous Stress Levels Building Beneath Southern California
9+ hour, 59+ min ago (663+ words) Scientists modeled a millennium of earthquake history and found unusually high stress accumulating along major Southern California faults. For more than 150 years, Southern California's most powerful faults have been storing energy deep underground. While the region experiences frequent small earthquakes,…...
New Fossils Show the Arctic Was an Evolutionary Powerhouse During the Age of Dinosaurs
20+ hour, 53+ min ago (610+ words) Tiny fossil teeth from Alaska are changing how scientists view mammal life and migration in the ancient Arctic. Today's Arctic is one of the harshest and least biodiverse places on Earth, but during the age of dinosaurs it was home…...
What Happened to Australasia's Lost Crocodiles? New Research Reveals a Dramatic Extinction Story
20+ hour, 53+ min ago (886+ words) New research uncovers a lost world of strange crocodile relatives that once thrived across Australasia alongside early humans. The sight of a saltwater crocodile basking on a mudbank is one of the most iconic and intimidating images of northern Australia....
520-Million-Year-Old Fossils Solve One of Evolution's Biggest Mysteries
20+ hour, 56+ min ago (430+ words) Exceptionally preserved fossils from China reveal that bryozoans were already thriving during the Cambrian explosion. Now, exceptionally preserved fossils from southern China have filled that gap. Dating to about 520 million years ago, the fossils show that bryozoans were already thriving…...
This Popular Workout Supplement May Give Cancer Immunotherapy a Big Boost
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (189+ words) Researchers at UCLA found that creatine not only enhances cancer-fighting killer T cells but also strengthens dendritic cells, which activate and direct T cells to attack tumors....