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A Rapid Switch in Magmatic Plumbing Taps Porphyry Copper Deposit-Forming Magmas

Scientists have made a fascinating new discovery about the formation of mineral deposits crucial to our transition to a ‘green economy’.

Canadian professors' new book explores regeneration of microbial communities

A biologist and a philosopher have collaborated on a new book that looks at how microbial communities regenerate--and why.

Bumblebees Revisit Favourite Flowers as Sun Sets

As the sun sets, bumblebees revisit "profitable" flowers they encountered during the day, new research suggests.

Breakthrough in Protecting Bananas from Panama Disease

Exeter scientists have provided hope in the fight to control Panama disease in bananas.

A New Window into Plants of the Past

Researchers from Université de Montréal and the University of Minnesota have developed a fast, nondestructive way of estimating how millions of dried plant specimens interacted with their environment.

This Discovery Made ITER Possible

Forty years ago, physicists at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics found a new plasma state that could be particularly suitable for energy production: the H-mode.

Decarbonization Leads to More Equable Air Quality in California

UCI study shows how climate mitigation options would affect health of various communities

Insects Affect Electric Fields in the Atmosphere, Researchers Find

The electric charge of insects can cause changes in the electricity of the atmosphere which are comparable with weather processes, researchers at the University of Bristol and University of Reading have found.

Concern Over Unregulated High Street Health Checks That May Be Putting Extra Pressure on the NHS

An investigation by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), highlights companies are offering private blood tests for a range of conditions and deficiencies, with some making misleading claims, not backed by evidence, and leaving an already overworked NHS to follow up “abnormal results".

NASA Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars

NASA’s InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake on Christmas Eve, 2021, but scientists learned only later from orbiter images the cause of that quake

Scientists Detect Seismic Surface Waves on Planet Other Than Earth for First Time

Following two large meteorite impacts on Mars, researchers have observed, for the first time, seismic waves propagating along the surface of a planet other than Earth.

New Approach to ‘Cosmic Magnet’ Manufacturing Could Reduce Reliance on Rare Earths in Low-Carbon Technologies

Researchers have discovered a potential new method for making the high-performance magnets used in wind turbines and electric cars without the need for rare earth elements, which are almost exclusively sourced in China.

UVA Creates Shining ‘KSTAR’ to Guide Cancer Treatments

UVA Health Cancer Center researchers have developed an algorithm that will improve cancer care by quickly and easily identifying patients who will benefit from powerful cancer drugs called kinase inhibitors.

A Cell Death Find Changes the Gut Paradigm

A new and unexpected cell death mechanism found in fly guts opens up big questions about how the digestive system really maintains its balance.

Revealing the Structure of the Light-Harvesting Phycobilisome of Cyanobacterium

The structure of light-harvesting antennas in a species of cyanobacteria is revealed, yielding insights into energy transfer mechanisms during photosynthesis

‘We Have an Obligation to Help Others’

For teenager Arhan Rao, repurposing an antidepressant drug to treat cancer is the opening act in a career of serving patients by finding new ways to stop tumors.

Hungarian team applies game theory to determine how a government can fight novel pathogen

The COVID-19 pandemic has made the world aware of the deadly consequences of a new pathogen for which there was little preparation and no initial vaccine.

Black Death Shaped Evolution of Immunity Genes, Setting Course for How We Respond to Disease Today

An international team of scientists who analyzed centuries-old DNA from victims and survivors of the Black Death pandemic has identified key genetic differences that determined who lived and who died, and how those aspects of our immune systems have continued to evolve since that time.

Food System Researcher Unpacks the Narratives Driving a Race for New Protein Sources

Across Silicon Valley and beyond, tech entrepreneurs are making big promises to disrupt our diets.